Always go for the light stand with the heaviest weight rating?

[lenicolas]

I’m assuming thomann.de delivers to Switzerland?

They have the black C-stand with boom arm in stock

Or if you find a basic light stand locally you could just buy the extension arm from them for versatility.

I gotta say I’m surprised you can’t find a basic light stand used in Switzerland. There’s a bunch of amateur photographers down there.

[MilamBardo]

Thanks, everyone. So looks like can use a counterweight or sandbags on a normal light stand. What was confusing me was that I had seen a customer review saying that it wasn't possible to sandbag the 126bsu/csu. Clearly they were wrong.

[MilamBardo]

I’m assuming thomann.de delivers to Switzerland?

They have the black C-stand with boom arm in stock

Or if you find a basic light stand locally you could just buy the extension arm from them for versatility.

I gotta say I’m surprised you can’t find a basic light stand used in Switzerland. There’s a bunch of amateur photographers down there.

Yes, I've been checking the used auction site out here, and not much comes up. There were some broncolor senior stands, but I didn't think that the load capacity was enough.

Also, the Avenger you linked only has 10kg load capacity, so not sure it would be enough? My strobe is 3.5kg, and I might want to boom at some point. But, certainly I will keep it in mind as I'm thinking I'll need a C Stand as well.

[MilamBardo]

I’m assuming thomann.de delivers to Switzerland?

They have the black C-stand with boom arm in stock

Or if you find a basic light stand locally you could just buy the extension arm from them for versatility.

I gotta say I’m surprised you can’t find a basic light stand used in Switzerland. There’s a bunch of amateur photographers down there.

Okay, your comment got me searching on the auction site. I've not been able to find anything recent, but I have found what looks like a much older stand. I think it looks like steel, so should be able to carry a 3.5kg strobe. And it is going cheap so far, so would be ideal.

The only problem is I can't figure out what the connector is - it looks huge. Will this work with a strobe do you think? Do I need an adaptor?

[Tin Can]

Yes

Okay, your comment got me searching on the auction site. I've not been able to find anything recent, but I have found what looks like a much older stand. I think it looks like steel, so should be able to carry a 3.5kg strobe. And it is going cheap so far, so would be ideal.

The only problem is I can't figure out what the connector is - it looks huge. Will this work with a strobe do you think? Do I need an adaptor?

[MilamBardo]

Yes

Do you mean I need an adapter?

[Tin Can]

https://www.mole.com/adapters-spuds

Maybe

Do you mean I need an adapter?

[Peter De Smidt]

Regarding an adapter, it depends on your fixture. Pro gear uses 5/8 baby studs.

They look like this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...xoCOrIQAvD_BwE

That's what's on the top of c-stands, for example.

Some studs, though, look like this: https://www.manfrotto.com/nl-en/ligh...ud-1-4-036-14/

Pro fixtures will fit on the newer stud, but they will often fit at an angle.

So the used light stand you showed had the newer one. It may work with your gear just fine, but if not, there's an adapter: https://www.adorama.com/fpxsp05.html...D,type:keyword

That's not the one I use. Mine has a longer lip at the top. I Googled a bit but couldn't find it. If you have problems, I can spend more time looking. The difference is the length of the top lip. Compare the photo in the first link to the later ones. Basically, a baby stud is a 5/8" diameter rod with a narrower dimension area for a screw. The difference is the length of the top 5/8" section "above" the notch. Traditional studs this is about a centimeter long. On the newer ones, it can be 1/4th of that.

This fixture has the the pro-style on one end, and the newer style on the other: https://www.impactstudiolighting.com...39;_20-Threads

[Tin Can]

baby stud wall mounts

I have 3 screwed to my walls, cheap new, very strong

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._pin_wall.html

[MilamBardo]

Regarding an adapter, it depends on your fixture. Pro gear uses 5/8 baby studs.

They look like this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...xoCOrIQAvD_BwE

That's what's on the top of c-stands, for example.

Some studs, though, look like this: https://www.manfrotto.com/nl-en/ligh...ud-1-4-036-14/

Pro fixtures will fit on the newer stud, but they will often fit at an angle.

So the used light stand you showed had the newer one. It may work with your gear just fine, but if not, there's an adapter: https://www.adorama.com/fpxsp05.html...D,type:keyword

That's not the one I use. Mine has a longer lip at the top. I Googled a bit but couldn't find it. If you have problems, I can spend more time looking. The difference is the length of the top lip. Compare the photo in the first link to the later ones. Basically, a baby stud is a 5/8" diameter rod with a narrower dimension area for a screw. The difference is the length of the top 5/8" section "above" the notch. Traditional studs this is about a centimeter long. On the newer ones, it can be 1/4th of that.

This fixture has the the pro-style on one end, and the newer style on the other: https://www.impactstudiolighting.com...39;_20-Threads

Thanks for your help on this.

Yes, I can see what you mean about the lip being bigger in the first link. I'll have a look about and see if I can see the one I would need.