NEEWER Pro 100% Stainless Steel Heavy Duty C Stand with Boom Arm, Max Height 10.5ft/320cm Photography Light Stand with 4.2ft/128cm Holding Arm, 2 Grip Head for Studio Monolight, Softbox, Reflector

The NEEWER Pro 100% Stainless Steel Heavy Duty C Stand exceeded my expectations in every way. The quality is outstanding—the stainless steel construction feels solid and durable, giving me confidence in its longevity. The weight of the stand is perfect; it provides incredible stability, even when supporting heavier equipment like monolights, softboxes, and reflectors.The boom arm and grip heads are well-designed and hold everything securely without slipping, making adjustments a breeze. The maximum height of 10.5 feet is more than enough for most studio setups, and the versatility it offers is impressive.Overall, I’m extremely impressed with this stand. It’s a professional-grade product that performs flawlessly and has become an essential part of my studio gear. Highly recommended for photographers and videographers who need reliable and sturdy equipment!

I had bought a Neewer stand for my light and 85cm octobox, but it wasn't strong enough so returned easily via Amazon. Read a few reviews and went for this one. It is great and feels really robust. Exactly what I need, and look stylish enough for it to stay up in my small studio space.

I don't leave that many reviews and normally buy branded kit like Manfrotto or Rode so i have high expectations - buy once, cry once and all that. Having said that, I felt compelled on this occasion due to the shock I have just had when opening this and setting it up - oh my word, talk about "heavy duty"!This was purchased to hold my boom pole and shotgun mic whilst interviewing talent for documentary film work (I also bought the Neewer boom pole clamp for the top of it) and it has blown me away with just how sturdy and well put together it is. I would recommend this very highly for holding lighting and sound gear and, with a sandbag on the highest leg, it's not going anywhere.It comes in essentially three parts, the leg section (which just unfolds and snaps into place), the upright pole and then then the boom arm with two adjustable grip heads. The cushioning is excellent (being a combination of spring and air) so no crashing gear and no nipped finger tips and all of the fixtures feel pretty bomb proof.Very happy indeed! The only negative is it weighs an awful lot so don't expect to be carrying it too far - but it is exactly this that makes it so solid. You can't have it both ways.

To be honest, the quality of what arrived surprised me, given the price. I'm very happy with my fist C-stand purchase, and may well be back for more when we move to a bigger space.This is not my first Neewer product, and all have been excellent.

I've only docked a star because it's not a true C-Stand as the legs can't be moved up or down the shaft to place on uneven surfaces, such as a step. Because the image looks almost identical to what a real C-stand would look like, someone might think they're nabbing a bargain as Avenger stands cost in the region of £200.Despite this, I think it's a great value heavy duty stand. Firstly it's incredibly heavy due to its stainless steel construction, certainly overkill for speedlites, but the weight of these stands means that not only can you attach a good monobloc strobe with a heavy light modifier, but the stand is also rigid enough to use a superclamp to hold other things, like a reflector holder.The legs, though not independent, rotate out with a little force and fans out, just make sure you use the supplied allen key to loosen the legs first, otherwise they will not move. When fanned out, they provide a smaller footprint than a tripod-style stand. Very versatile in this regard. Should you need extra stability, you can drape a sandbag over the large leg.The boom arm is also solidly constructed. The clamps are firm when tightened and will stay in position should you know best practice. It has a stud-like shape at either end to attach your strobes or accessories. When attached to the stand you should always use the boom on the right of the clamp and the arm should be pointing in the same direction as the largest leg. This allows the weight of the arm to drop down in the "tighty" direction and will be supported with the best leg.Lastly, the actual stand portion itself. It slots into the leg section separately, so it can be detached for storage purposes, but if you own a few, you can just rotate the legs around and stack them against each other. Find Shane Hurlbut's video on youtube for this method. It is padded towards the top so you can have a good grip on the stand if you don't like the touch of cold steel. It's two sections, like in the picture and will extend to just over 3 metres. If you point the boom arm straight up, it will be over 4m, just make sure you get someone to hold the stand for stability! Be careful when undoing the knobs for the sections, they will shoot up like a rocket because of the heavy duty springs inside (to minimise shock to your lights should you just allow it to drop when you undo the knob without securing the section) and you don't want any part of your body or fragile items to be in the way of this.All in all, better value and more versatile, in my humble opinion, than air cushioned tripod varieties. It's very heavy but if Brexit causes the country to turn to some post-apocalyptic nightmare, you can detach the stand from the legs and use it to defend youself from roving biker gangs who might steal your gear and/or your woman.Maybe I should have given it 5 stars?

An ideal and much needed addition to my small studio. This C-Stand will be perfect for clam shell set ups, either for strobe or curved reflector, plus seated portraits; a couple of accessories you will want, to take full advantage of this C-Stand will be first, a baby pin, also maybe a junior to baby pin adapter.

These are great. So much so I have three!These are small enough to pack in the neewer roller bags and fit into a small hatchback, the are light weight enough to lug around all day and the value for money in comparison to a lightstand of this calibre is a no brainer. I had an issue with one and Neewer were quick to send replacement part

I’ve used this for boom setups on professional corporate shoots for the past year and can safely say it’s very good. It cost me a little over £100 at the time from amazon warehouse which considering most c stands can run £200+ this is incredibly value. It is a heavy stand as it’s full steel. So for a beginner if you are run and gun do not bring this.