So what are reasonably priced (cheap but not cheaply made) booms and lightstands are you all using with a AB800 and beauty dish or large softbox? I heard the ones from AB are not that great.
darktiger Goldmember 1,944 posts Likes: 13 Joined Oct 2005 More info | Jul 29, 2008 11:00 | #1 So what are reasonably priced (cheap but not cheaply made) booms and lightstands are you all using with a AB800 and beauty dish or large softbox? I heard the ones from AB are not that great.
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pepperoni Senior Member  980 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest More info | Jul 29, 2008 12:00 | #2 No issues with the AB boom yet from me. Just gotta be careful not to over tighten. Mamiya. Canon. Elinchrom.
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Dave.H Senior Member  707 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Indianapolis More info | The biggest thing is making sure you have a lightstand/boom to handle the weight. In addition to the weight of the AB800 you have the leverage from the boom and the weight of the boom then the weight of the counter balance. i use this setup and it works very well: Canon 40D | EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 | EF 24-70 L f/2.8 | EF 50 f/1.8 | EF 70-200 L f/2.8 | [COLOR=navy]EF 100 f/2.8L Macro | 430EXhttp://www.davidhaughs.com
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information  3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Jul 29, 2008 12:11 | #4 darktiger wrote in post #6006814  So what are reasonably priced (cheap but not cheaply made) booms and lightstands are you all using with a AB800 and beauty dish or large softbox? I heard the ones from AB are not that great. I'm a big fan of the Bogen/Manfrotto and Avenger "combi" stands (lightstand convertible to boom stand).
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Jul 29, 2008 15:34 | #5 Do you think that Medium duty one could hold a AB800 with a large softbox?
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information 3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Jul 29, 2008 21:18 | #6 darktiger wrote in post #6008332 Do you think that Medium duty one could hold a AB800 with a large softbox? Define "large"? Here's a quick and dirty photo of my medium combi stand with a Genesis 200 light and 37" octabox mounted:  Try to ignore the mess. The basement is being rearranged. In any case, this setup is quite stable. The reason it's so low is that the ceiling is a bit under 7' and the stand couldn't be raised any further. The orange blob on the end of the boom is a counterweight which you'll always need. Dave F.
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Rudi Goldmember  3,751 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2002 Location: Australia More info | Jul 29, 2008 22:07 | #7 darktiger wrote in post #6008332 Do you think that Medium duty one could hold a AB800 with a large softbox? It has no problems with my Elinchrom D-Lite 4 with 53" Octa Midi on it. Just balance it with some counterweights. The Manfrotto is very sturdy, more than enough for most modifiers. I just don't have a photo, like Dave, to prove it! • Wedding Photographer - Sydney and Wollongong
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information 3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Jul 29, 2008 22:32 | #8 Actually, Rudi, once the debris field has been cleared, that space will once again become my home theater (hence the movie posters on the walls). Nothin' quite like watching Monsters, Inc. on a 92" diagonal screen.
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