Mar 30, 2014 20:36 | #1 It was only recently I learned of light stands with gears and levers to raise up and down.
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TheLoftStudios Goldmember 1,072 posts Likes: 9 Joined Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Texas More info | Mar 30, 2014 21:14 | #2 Yes, they are expensive... I used them several times when I worked for a couple of commercial studios throughout my career, they're great! But I also own a couple of Manfrotto Super Booms and have had no problems lifting a boomed 7' Octa as well as a 4'x'6' softbox over 15' high. There is somewhat of an art to doing it, but the biggest advice I can give is to put one foot on the stand while lifting with "both" hands. The key is to really take your time and lift it 6-8 inches at a time..... MARK
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SamFrench Senior Member  876 posts Likes: 66 Joined Jul 2011 Location: High in the Mountains More info | Mar 30, 2014 22:58 | #3 +1. What Mark says.
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Whortleberry Goldmember  1,719 posts Likes: 53 Joined Dec 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England More info | Mar 31, 2014 03:01 | #4 +2 on Mark's comments. If you alternate lifting with right arm/left arm/right arm/etc your muscle development will stay symmetrical. Phil ǁ Kershaw Soho Reflex: 4¼" Ross Xpres, 6½" Aldis, Super XX/ABC Pyro in 24 DDS, HP3/Meritol Metol in RFH, Johnson 'Scales' brand flash powder. Kodak Duo Six-20/Verichrome Pan. Other odd bits over the decades, simply to get the job done - not merely to polish and brag about cos I'm too mean to buy the polish!
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 31, 2014 08:11 | #5 MDJAK wrote in post #16797982  It was only recently I learned of light stands with gears and levers to raise up and down. And it was only recently I saw the need when trying to raise a boom arm with 15 pound sandbag on one end and Mola Setti and Profoto B1 on the other. That's over 30 pounds lifting with one hand around a pole while the other hands cranks the knob to tighten. I realize they're not cheap, but does anyone have experience with them? Maybe I'm just weak.  You're just weak, Mark! ...Leo
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Mar 31, 2014 08:29 | #6 Careful, Leo, you know it turns me on when you tawk dirty to me.
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I just have my 6 year old granddaughter lift my boomed and counter-weighted stand for me :> Canon 6D | Canon 7DII | 17-40 f/4L | 24-105 f/4L | 70-300 4/5.6L |100mm f/2.8L macro | 50mm 1.4 | 580exII | 2 - 430exII |
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Apr 01, 2014 05:25 | #8 mainbyte wrote in post #16800950 I just have my 6 year old granddaughter lift my boomed and counter-weighted stand for me :>  You made that out of Legos? Cool. Careful she doesn't take it apart.
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