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I will buy another 3 units soon
I have been using these stands for 2 years now. I use them with Nikon SB-800 speedlights and Westcott 32" Satin White umbrellas. This arrangment is very quick and easy to set up and tear down and that is very important for me in doing wedding photography. I need to be able to react quickly to the rapid pace of each wedding day. I now have 3 of the stands - one for a key light, one for a fill light and one for a back light. The best part of all is this arrangement provides a very nice quality of light in lighting formal bridal portraits and fits very easily in my Adorama 30" stand bag for easy transport between wedding venues.
I'm pleased with the weight and size - they fold small and are 2 of them easy to stash in my location bag along with a tripod, head, swivels, umbrellas, etc. I'm mounting speedlites on them, so I don't have a weight concern.The only concern I have, actually, is the build quality - they look fine but are a little plasticky. Obviously [$] doesn't buy solid steel, and I know I have to be careful with them. We'll see how they hold up.
I use this product for mounting Speedlites. It is sturdy to hold the flash and a large umbrella with. I like that is it black so that it does not reflect. I also like that it is spring loaded so that when the when is being put away it the telescoping action does not slam hard on its way down. The stand is also lightweight and easy to carry.
Excellent stand for the price, used it at the beach, gymnasium, easy to operate for speed light strobes.