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ei Total Productions wrote: ei Total Productions wrote: With pleasure. Avenger is a very good piece of equipment. I have no problems with them. There are, however, several things about Matthews which are definitely better. Thanks, that was very helpful. Oct 09 12 11:56 pm Link ei Total Productions wrote: ei Total Productions wrote: With pleasure. Avenger is a very good piece of equipment. I have no problems with them. There are, however, several things about Matthews which are definitely better. You list the reasons I can't stand the Matthews stands. To each their own. Oct 10 12 08:02 pm Link GeM Photographic wrote: That is exactly how I feel. I have a couple of Avengers. I bought out the gear from a studio that closed and that was how I got them. I have absolutely no problems with them and no regrets. I do like the Matthews better. Oct 10 12 08:47 pm Link This thread will probably continue with no end. I do want to report that I did not purchase any C stands, Upon checking up on a respondents suggestions, I did find the recommendation entirely useful, and found it to be appropropriate to the job I had in mind. I found an Avenger Combo lightstand, with the "lazyleg" base perfect for the job. The C-stand would not work well because of the sloped floor I was working on. I did look at all the options and features of each model you folks have recommended. They are all good. Thank you. I learned a lot. I made this choice simply because the tool fits works/best for the situation. Oct 10 12 09:05 pm Link I have to chuckle - I read on three different forums how American Grip, Matthews and even Avenger and Kupo (Impact) are the "Hollywood" standard. American Grip are solid, unadulterated (read, no-frills) stands that will last a lifetime. Probably why they're the choice of rental companies. Features are somewhat lacking and their website is vintage 1990. The other brands add some "features" which also makes them less reliable over hundreds of thousands of uses. Reminds me of the early days of Consumer Reports - they hated cars with frivolous features like electric windows because there was just more things to break. LOL. You can't buy a car without them today. If you are an occasional user/hobbyist any of the C-stands mentioned will work fine, even the Chinese knock-offs. If you're working 12 hours a day in a studio and transporting your equipment constantly, look to the higher end. Oct 30 15 03:12 pm Link I have Matthews and have adopted a couple of Avengers. They work but I suggest you also get some thick 4x8 foam core and lots of sandbags and a boom or two. I have a half dozen but wish I had a half dozen more. I hang my dynalites on the arms all the time and on boom arms I hang mono lights. I also like them because when I get assistants they know how to use them. Oct 31 15 09:45 am Link I have the Matthews C-stands with the detachable turtle base which is great. Mine came with the arm and adjustable clamp too. Problem is they are the "black painted" stands and Matthews also painted the spigot portion that goes into the light's socket and it is too tight to fit into my lights. Might be only 0.010" more with the paint, but I needed to do some sanding as well as Dremling out the lights to accept their painted stands. I wrote to Matthews about it and heard back squat. Although the turtle base cannot be adjusted for sloped floors, I cut some PVC pipe into different lengths and have used the stands on uneven ground by slipping one over a leg to level it up. Oct 31 15 11:01 am Link MDWM wrote: The rule is righty tighty, lefty loosiy. Keep the head to the right side of the shaft, that way the weight of the item being held will pull on the head to tighten it. Oct 31 15 11:32 am Link So far Matthews has been a favourite: well builit--Samy rents them by the way--I have two or three and to me they are the standard. I have a light Manfrotto video tripod. It's cool and groovy, almost space-age, but the Matthews when it comes to stands is a proud American moment in manufacturing. I want this from Mathhews: http://www.msegrip.com//sliderhome Oct 31 15 01:10 pm Link |