NEEWER Heavy Duty Light Stand, 13ft/4m Adjustable Metal C Stand, Black

Finally, a sturdy stand that is WELL worth the price. These aren't your average stand, they are steel, and heavy, but I no longer worry about putting my lights up 13' and swaying in the breeze. I have many stands from Manfrotto, Avenger, etc. I have C stands, drop spreader stands, regular light stands, but these are now my go-to. I shoot sports on location, in gyms, on fields, and wherever the teams are at. I load them up in a wagon so weight isn't generally my biggest concern, but stability is and these are the most stable I have found. They are also spring-loaded, so they wont crash down if let down quickly(still wouldn't recommend you do that). The friction knobs are plastic, and that's what usually breaks on my stands, but they seem to be well built, and hope if I do need replacements I can find them. 100% would recommend to anyone looking for a sturdy stand.

Broke 10 months after I bought it .... And to be fair the only thing I ever put on it is a speed light. I am a wedding photographer, so I do tend to use these frequently. It has been to maybe 15 weddings and only held a speed light. The little bless black plastic piece at the neck just popped off as it was shattered. I've had a manfrotto for years that is still perfect. So needless to say I'm a little disappointed that despite its light workload, it only made it to 10 months old. I can still use it, but it's not as stable and sturdy as I would like. I would never put anything but a speed light on it now. My manfrotto is what I use for my big softboxes or anything that is heavier and I need to be reliable beyond a doubt. I spent less money on this knowing it was only going to hold speed lights and go to weddings for that very purpose. Nonetheless I'm still a little disappointed that at 10 months it no longer is capable of functioning at 100%. The manfrotto is 4 years old and has been to hundreds of weddings and still works perfectly. I understand you get what you pay for, and I'm okay with that. But this is just a warning to others to be careful what you put on one of these if you are going to move them around and use them frequently. It's very heavy duty. It's actually very heavy compared to my others and it's very stable. I'm just very disappointed at the broken plastic piece after 10 months. ....

I use this to setup a boom pole rig with a clamp and cradle. This supports the weight of a fully extended boom pole with blimp and shotgun attached. It will topple over in the wind, but have yet to have any issues indoors. The base height is a little too high than comfortable, so it is difficult to transport sometimes, even fully compacted.

I have purchased shorter Neewer stands in the past and was pleased with the quality, so this purchase was a given when I needed a taller stand. Unfortunately, this thing is much heavier than I expected since all metal parts of it are steel. Magnets don’t lie and every tube, leg and bracket has a strong magnetic attraction. That said, it is very well made and the extension tubes are large diameter and very stable. It is heavy so if you looking for something to take to shoots (like I am), just keep that fact in mind. I was also surprised that it did not come with any storage or carry bag like my shorter Neewer stands did, but I noticed it didn’t In the fine print after it arrived. Not a deal breaker and I would recommend this stand regardless.

Light weight for a 13ft tripod, easy to carry around, spring loading makes it effortless to deploy. I love this tripod. Only negative, one of the knobs bent as a cord got wrapped around it. Still works fine but that was unexpected. I didn't expect this high quality for the affordable price.

This is heavier and much more sturdy than most light stands. The tradeoff is weight so I would recommend this for fixed studios, but not for travel purposes *as light stands*. I have used these in place of C-Stands and am quite impresses with their sturdiness. For travel purposes, I'd consider traveling with these *as C-Stands*, and use them alongside lightweight light stands. There is a simple adapter (https://amzn.to/3MOB79H) that makes the top connecter like that of a C Stand that works great. I have used these stands with this connectors and Glide Gear Overhead Camera System (https://amzn.to/3MOB79H) with great success. I've really come to light these stands when extra studyness is required. Changing my 4 star review to a 5.

This is a great stand ! Height is more than I really need but this will not get knocked over by small kids or pets. It has a wide footprint and springs inside each section so tubes can't collapse into one another; a problem I had with other stands after awhile. Knobs and collars are sturdy also so they shouldn't loosen up with use. It is a little heavy - I didn 't pay attention to actual weight compared to my other stands but the sturdiness is worth it.

I’m a wedding photographer, and bought these to use for receptions. I ended up returning them because they are much heavier than I needed. They would work great in a studio environment.

Gutes stativ was bisher echt immer sicher stand! verwendet wöchentlich am sportplatz mit der xbot falcon, kann mich nicht beschweren Preis leistung top

Ok

Stand well made and super stable. Good dimensions. A good product to have for equipment.

This thing can hold things higher than I can, and longer than I can. That's a huge win. It is better than the cheaper stands with a higher max weight capacity which was important to me.

Great product, would be even better it had a case