EMART Heavy Duty Light Stand 8.5ft, Spring Cushioned, Aluminum Alloy Construction, Photo Video Studio Tripod with Carrying Bag for Photography Lighting, Parabolic Softbox, Flash (1 Pack)
EMART builds photography backdrop stands, background support and the lights that stand beside them.
4.5 712 reviews
$4999
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Our Heavy Duty Light Stand 8.5ft, Spring Cushioned, Aluminum Alloy Construction, Photo Video Studio Tripod with Carrying Bag for Photography Lighting, Parabolic Softbox, Flash (1 Pack) is the piece we hand over when a room has to turn into a set in one go.
The build runs to aluminium alloy and metal, which keeps the weight sensible without giving up on the joints. It arrives with spring-cushioned columns, a heavy-duty build and a carry bag. If a size is missing from this page, it is because we do not make it, not because it sold out.
Key features
- Heavy Duty Light Stand. EMART heavy duty light stand adopts durable and stable three-legged stage design makes it strong enough to support most equipment and can support loads weighing up to 10 kg/22 lb
- Equipment Protection Device. A spring buffer device is installed at the tripod node to effectively prevent the photo light stands from slipping and damaging the equipment installed on it. Equipped with simple but solid locking system.It will not shake during use, keeping all your stuff in safe
- 3.15-8.53 FT Height Adjustment. The levels of height adjustment can be set freely according to the actual use scene .Perfect to use outdoor and indoor, giving you a great support to meet various photo or video shooting situ
- Wide Compatibility. 1/4-inch Universal Adapter is applicable to most photographic equipment etc.such as strobe lights, soft box, umbrellas,flash light, and reflector
- Durable Material. This professional photography light stand features full metal build with anodized aluminum alloy.Outer structure is anti-corrosion, anti-rust and long-lasting, Protecting the light stand from air pollution and salt exposure
Specification
| Material | Aluminium alloy and metal |
|---|---|
| Reviews on the listing | 712 |
Where it sits in the range
EMART spring-cushioned light stands, heavy-duty C-stands with boom arms, reverse-folding tripods and phone stands for photography on location.
What this one is for
A light stand is the part of a kit nobody thinks about until something expensive hits the floor. This is a support stand built to go high cheaply and stay stable while it is up there, which is a different job from a tripod — a tripod is built to hold something still and aim it.
Sizing it against your photography backdrop stand
Work out the size from the room rather than from the catalogue. Measure the wall you shoot against, take a foot off each end for the legs, and what is left is the span a frame opens to and can honestly accommodate. Height is the figure people change their mind about later: seven feet suits a seated subject, while a standing full-length shot wants the frame fully expanded so the top edge of a seamless white, muslin, black or green surface stays out of shot. Space behind the subject matters as much as space across it — stood directly against the surface, anybody picks up its texture. In a small room, give yourself a little extra at the back so an additional panel or a prop can go in without everything having to move. As a general rule, choosing one size up costs less than choosing one size down.
Putting it up
Setup is hands only. The sections are telescopic, so you assemble it by pulling up and locking rather than by counting parts, and the adjustable collars let you stop anywhere between the stops. Mounting uses the standard fitting for this type of gear, so it mates with what is already in your bag, and it goes up quickly enough to do alone. The legs open wide, and that width is the stability — not the thickness of the tube. Position the base so nobody kicks a foot, and add weight at the feet whenever the load is heavy or people are moving across the room behind the frame.
Clamps, hooks and the top edge
A spring clamp at each corner secures the top edge and hooks spread the load along the crossbar, so the surface hangs straight instead of scalloping between two points. The same clamp keeps a light cable or a tripod leg out of frame when the kit gets crowded, without needing a second pair of hands.
Carrying it and keeping it
Transport is the test most of this kit fails. Folded it is compact, the carry bag swallows the collapsible frame and the small extra parts, and the whole package carries on one shoulder. Aluminium alloy keeps the weight sensible; the metal that decides durability sits in the locks and the joints, not the finish. The design is pro in the only sense that matters — practicality over appearance — and the material trade is plain: aluminum travels, steel survives. Care takes a minute: sections wiped, clamps back in the bag, the whole thing kept upright in a corner. A wrinkle in a surface is a storage problem rather than a fabric problem.
