Stainless Steel Century C-Stand with Super Heavy Duty Boom Arm

PIXAPRO ® Stainless Steel Century C-Stand with Super Heavy-Duty Boom Arm

The C Stand (or Century Stand), comes from the early days of motion picture production. The C-stand was widely used to hold up large reflectors which were used to catch and reflect the sunlight to illuminate the set before the introduction of artificial lights later. C-Stands are still widely used to this very day, by both photographers and movie makers alike due to their robust and sturdy build quality. They are also capable of holding heavy equipment such as large light banks, and strobes with large or heavy modifiers.

C Stands are characterised by their nested/collapsible tripod base (also known as a “turtle base”) with a lock system. The stepped height of each of the base legs allows individual legs to be set at any angle and allows multiple stands to be used in closer proximity than you can with regular light stands. It is equipped with one 5/8inch spigot, which can conveniently hold studio lights, softboxes and other accessories, such as gobos, flags or bounce cards.

The Super heavy-duty boom arm features a durable metal hinge joint which enables it to be mounted to the tube stand. The boom is also made from stainless steel and is capable of taking loads of up to 8kg in weight, which is ideal for heavier light and accessory combinations. The boom has a 2-sectioned telescopic design, which can be extended from 120cm to 220cm in length.

The Kit also comes with a counterweight sandbag to counter-balance the load at the other end of the boom to prevent your stand from tipping over and damaging your fragile equipment (Sandbag must be filled with sand/pebbles etc.).

The PIXAPRO Super Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Boom Arm and 238cm tube Stand is an essential piece of kit for anystudioo.

Boom Stands are ideal for lighting your subject from directly over-head. They are also useful for times when you need to position your light centred above or below camera position without the stand getting in the way of your shot. Ideal for Hair-lights and for Clamshell, and Butterfly (or Paramount) lighting set-ups.