Inexpensive Air Cushioned Light Stands

Just wanted to let people know about the deal I got on some air cushioned light stands. Similar ones that I have found at B&H and other sites go for $25-40 plus shipping. I have bought 3 of these successfully on eBay for about $18 including shipping.

This is one of the ones I bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com …eName=STRK:MEWN​:IT&ih=008

If you search eBay for "light stand air" you will find a few listings for the same light stand for with a $0.98 starting price. There are a few different names selling the same item, but I'm 99% sure they are all the same company selling them.

Anyways, I bid $0.98 on 3 separate auctions and won all 3 for the $0.98 price. The first one showed up today and it looks great, exactly as the auction stated, looks to be pretty good quality. I'm just going to be using these to mount flashes around vehicles for night shots, so they will just be mounting a couple Sunpak 383s and a 430ex.

Anyways, I hope this helps someone else out as I think 3 stands for about $54 is a pretty good deal.

Also the model on the stand itself says "W-806"

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dude you are paying 16bucks for shipping....

just make sure they can hold some weight....that footprint doesn't look too wide...and I am afraid that if used outside...tumble down they will go...bargains are great, but if you have some expensive lights, albeit they are spring cushioned, a minor knock might send your lights to the floor...

That was with the legs all the way extended out. You can adjust how wide the footprint it and lock it in with a knob wherever you want.

turbodude wrote in post #5877061
dude you are paying 16bucks for shipping....

Does it really matter when the total price with shipping is a good deal?

maybe show or measure the footprint with the legs extended out, not up for height. Seems like a bargain for indoor use.

LOL.... I just bought one of these too for my 430ex.. got to the house pretty fast. paid thursday arrived on tuesday. haven't been home yet to check it out.... can't wait till tomorrow afternoon.

now just need triggers.

and either way 17 bucks for a decent stand.... not bad


sean

hawk911 wrote in post #5880463
maybe show or measure the footprint with the legs extended out, not up for height. Seems like a bargain for indoor use.

I am gone today but when I get home tomorrow night I will do that. I didn't do it in that picture because i just didnt have enough room lol

You got a pretty good deal, thanks for the info.

The open footprint is HUGE!!
seems nice and sturdy... but I have nothing to compare them to.

Sean

Here you go. One all the way down, and one all the way up.

I got all 3 very fast.

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How flimsy is it when fully extended? I've seen some that start to bend once you put a speedlight on them.

are you able to aim the light, or do you need some kind of swivel head like on a tripod?

These don't seem flimsy at all...with my 430ex on there it doesn't bend.

There is nothing for rotating the light on these, you would need a ball head or something to do that.

do you think these stands could support an alienbees flash and soft box without any problem?