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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington/Normal | IL | United States | Posted: 7:32 PM on 01.25.10 |
->> I thought about using the Equipment Q&A for this, but didn't really see a category to target and thought others may have the same question.
I was in a spot recently where I didn't have a place to set up my light stands and ended up having to attach them to the railing and extend them up 13 feet without the legs spread. I was able to secure them pretty well, but would really like a better, more secure way to do so. With all the movement of the fans in the stands, one can't be too careful.
What do you use when in this situation? |
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Jon Eilts, Photographer, Student/Intern
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College Station | TX | USA | Posted: 7:38 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> I have never actually done this; but what if you attached two super clamps to one another, clamp one on the railing, one to the stand and do this at a couple points? |
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William Guerro, Photographer
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Galloway | NJ | USA | Posted: 8:06 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> I have had to do the same thing a few times. I always carry the jumbo size zip ties in my light bag. They work great. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 8:24 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> I've had to do this often too. Two magic clamps connected together work well but don't provide much clearance. Two short magic arms will provide a little more room for clamping. I also keep 4' zip ties (available at Home Depot in the electrical section)in my light case. The most important thing that I learned was that you must clamp or secure the stands at two points or they are likely to twist and possibly fall. |
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Nick Morris, Photographer
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San Marcos | CA | United States | Posted: 9:26 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> I have a bunch of little bungee cords that are loops with a ball. Hard to explain what they look like but they word pretty well. |
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Randy Sartin, Photographer
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Knoxville | TN | USA | Posted: 9:58 PM on 01.25.10 |
->> Eric,
Those are some big zip ties! The ones I use are 1/4" wide and 16" long, seems like they are rated for 150 lbs. I use 3 of them, one as high as possible, the other on the bottom, and one in the middle. Just cinch them up as tight as you can and I've never had any problems at all. |
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Thomas Boyd, Photographer
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 6:19 AM on 04.06.10 |
| ->> Zip ties... Home Depot they have them in a variety of strengh ratings the ones I buy are rated for 300lbs. |
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John OHara, Photographer
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Petaluma | Ca | United States | Posted: 12:13 PM on 04.06.10 |
| ->> At all my events, horses, I put my strobes up 16 to to 24 ft . I use pipe rail from a ranch supply outlet. One 8 ft. section and the additional sections in 4 ft lengths. They are 1 7/8 " dia. I have a sleeve 1 5/8 in. attached to each section. Then I have a pin on the top section to mount the head. This my sound like an overkill, but big heads high in the air have to be solid. I use Zip ties when there is a low spectator presence. At events that are very crowed with people, I use panels clamps and tighten them with a wrench. If you want to go this way, I can send you a photo. John |
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