This is the video that I did for the NEW Avenger Grip channel it’s in its infancy so if you liked this vid it’s also on their channel with some other pro grip content for you guys to learn some great skills working with things on set proper youtube.com/@avengergrip
Seth is one of the best educators out there. straight up professional no BS Thanks for another informative video, I actually did not know the knobs direction part and now it makes so much sense.
I love the video. As someone who has worked with C stands for years I can tell you this information would of been invaluable when I first started. The funny thing is I always want to say I wish I knew what I knew now, then. But you are giving people a decade of experience with every video.
My church has been upgrading their gear over the years and had a bunch of C Stands collecting dust for some reason - they were going to just throw them out! I knew that this was a once-in-a-blue moon opportunity was able to snag 'em. Naturally, I needed a quick primer on C-stands. Came from the Avenger channel and had to put in my word of thanks for a nice overview and showing what's possible with the stands as well as terminology/best practices (blew my mind with the reflector tip)! Love your straightforward teaching, and I'm surprised you weren't going off a teleprompter with how info-dense the video was. Thanks again for your help sir!
Glad it was helpful thanks for stopping by the channel please feel free to share it around to help out. Believe it or not teleprompters wreck me more than help I try to do all my vids in one take it’s just how my brain works it seems
@@LastXwitness LOL that's how I feel when I'm drafting a video in the mirror - but in reality I need that script. Guess you've got a teaching gift. Will share!
Thank you, Seth, for always keeping it real, tight, educational, informative, and placing safety paramount. As someone new to photography, and even newer to lighting, this was very helpful and filled, as you alluded to, a void on "setup". Much appreciated.
Hello Set, Good explanation. Keep well, keep safe and stay positive. P.S. Seth is so right please do not skip on stand. As when your lights fall they are not to good at bouncing.
Thanks for reminding us about common sense practices when setting up lighting. I have only one C stand but a few other types of stands. But many of your lessons can be applied to other light stands as well.
Excellent as always Seth! I'm glad you didn't even hint to the set term for the junior to baby pin adapter and kept on truckin', keeping it classy 🙂 I'm not sure I could have resisted lol. Keep it going bro.
Well this was originally a video for Avenger Grip so I can’t front for a legacy brand and kick crass slang. I’ll let people discover that stuff themselves lol
Been at this for about 6 years now and I'm learning so much from your channel lol. Appreciate the effort and the knowledge you're sharing with everyone!
Thank you Seth! You’ve done a quality video again! Can I ask you to make videos about (the most used) different light modifiers as well? Your explanation of using things are very helpful!
Thank you Seth Miranda for making this video and you are right very little is out there about the support part of light set ups! Great to know about the tallest leg on the C Stand and the positioning of the arm with it too.
Great video as always. A really good slimmed down version of your older c-stand video. I really like when you do these cause even if it's something I am versed in I always find a least a small tip or trick I did not know or think of. Thanks for all the great videos.
Another great instructional video, nice to know you are not just a pretty face. 😉 This is going into my playlist of instructional videos for our studio.
Another excellent video Seth and a good follow up to the C-Stand video you posted a few years ago. After your first video I invested in 3 Flashpoint C-Stands which are still the staple of my home studio lighting grip. Later on I picked up 3 runaway bases which make it so easy to roll the columns around.
Great video as always, going back to first principles and ensuring safety. I know when hiring a studio in the past the owner never goes over using the stands, so this is really useful. Thanks.
I've watched you previous C-stand video with great interest a lot of times. This one is even better! Dumb offtopic question - how did you light yourself so evenly and without any glares in your glasses? I guess bounced off a white wall...but how many lights?
Can you make videos for everything else I need in life? Been looking for this for a long time.. so many times videos/workshops are great about lighting.. then on my own I find myself being like... what are all these pieces for? Thanks for the help!
There’s a lot of inbetween pieces. It’s an industry that’s over a century old and full of gear for the infinite issues we all have had to problem solve. I suggest you follow the brand pages of the gear like Avenger Grip and they’ll have videos explaining their lines
@@LastXwitness I have two strobes, two soft boxes, two umbrellas, a reflector kit and a mannequin coming too. It’s time for my journey with light to begin 😂 😩🤯
Would you mind sharing how to hang a sandbag off the boom arm? I have flashpoint stands, but also see nothing comes with the avenger... what is the best and safest way to do this if we want to use sandbags and not the more expensive weights? Also, can you share what weight/what the ratio of weight to use is?
Well that’s the thing these are GRIP arms not BOOM arms.. you’ll notice that certain arms have a hook on the end for certain style sand bags that have a tight strap loop or a clasp you can close to kind fold the back and hook on. You wouldn’t typically use these types of arms to grip up anything so heavy that you’d need to bag the arm and if you were to do that I wouldn’t be with out other clamps and such involved. This is also where Counter Weights come in or “pumpkins” which are heavy brick type weights shaped to go on arms and legs with a handled clamp you fasten down which stays tighter to the stand there’s no swinging to it like a bag and it’s way smaller for the same if not more weight
Got it, so I guess an example would be... I'm trying to mount a godox ad600 with a beauty dish..I put a sandbag on the large leg ( the one under the arm like you state) but I can tell arm needs weight... my flashpoint stand only comes with a grip arm? ( not the one with the clip on the end).. so what would you suggest@@LastXwitness
What's the best and most compact way to carry c stands to a location especially with those legs? Is there shoulder bags or roller bags or anything else?
You have a few options there’s c stand cases or soft cases depending on how many you want to take but it gets very heavy very quick. If you were to go to a rental house they’d give you the option of a cstand cart as well
I have few Avenger C stands and can not get all small knobs on the left side.... If you have turtle base then it goes but in case you have Avenger C stands where base is fix the one small knob is always in same diirection as the longest leg on base .... Is that normal???
All that matters is the big knobs are on the right side when you’re face towards the high leg from behind the stand like I show here. The safety issue is that knuckle loosening up if the weight is on the wrong side causing it to loosen so jsut be mindful of that and you’re fine
Yea that’s fine it just doesn’t have the collar to stop from slipping through but it’s still a 5/8th post I think it’s also a double post actually just doesn’t have that safety stop
Hi Seth! I recently bought a C stand and I don't kinda understand why but no matter how hard I secure the grip, the arm always ends up rotating in his own axis. I know I'm using a big 120cm octabox, but I would expect for the c stand to be strong enough to avoid the rotation. Is possible that I'm doing something wrong or is there something I can do to try to fix that? Thanks in advance!
Yup, basically the arm stays in the angle I set it up, however it rotates in its axis, if I want to have my octabox high, pointing to model's face, it ends up rotating and pointing to floor (the heigth does not change) :( My C stand is chrome and it is C-stand 240cs Godox. Thank you in advance for replying to me! @@LastXwitness
Yea so this is where you learn not all grip is created equal. Avenger and Matthews are industry standards for a reason. A lot of lower cost c stands use die cast parts which makes them soft so they can’t hold the space pressure/tension. Get yourself an Avenger knuckle to replace the one you’re using and see how that holds www.adorama.com/aed200.html www.adorama.com/aed200b.html Chrome and black there
This is the video that I did for the NEW Avenger Grip channel it’s in its infancy so if you liked this vid it’s also on their channel with some other pro grip content for you guys to learn some great skills working with things on set proper youtube.com/@avengergrip
Seth is one of the best educators out there.
straight up professional no BS
Thanks for another informative video, I actually did not know the knobs direction part and now it makes so much sense.
Now you’re gonna obsess over it lol. Thank you ! 🫀
Solid gold advice. I used my new C-Stand for the first time last weekend with the arm and Seth's voice was in my head and it all went perfectly.
Glad it was helpful 🙏🫀
I love the video. As someone who has worked with C stands for years I can tell you this information would of been invaluable when I first started. The funny thing is I always want to say I wish I knew what I knew now, then. But you are giving people a decade of experience with every video.
People aren’t being raised on sets the same these days so if you’re gonna jsut go for it I’m glad we can create resources
A link to this video should come with every C-stand. Great work, Seth!
Well this video is on the Avenger Grip channel so maybe it’ll be pushed out there on product pages 🤷♂️
My church has been upgrading their gear over the years and had a bunch of C Stands collecting dust for some reason - they were going to just throw them out! I knew that this was a once-in-a-blue moon opportunity was able to snag 'em.
Naturally, I needed a quick primer on C-stands. Came from the Avenger channel and had to put in my word of thanks for a nice overview and showing what's possible with the stands as well as terminology/best practices (blew my mind with the reflector tip)! Love your straightforward teaching, and I'm surprised you weren't going off a teleprompter with how info-dense the video was.
Thanks again for your help sir!
Glad it was helpful thanks for stopping by the channel please feel free to share it around to help out. Believe it or not teleprompters wreck me more than help I try to do all my vids in one take it’s just how my brain works it seems
@@LastXwitness LOL that's how I feel when I'm drafting a video in the mirror - but in reality I need that script. Guess you've got a teaching gift. Will share!
Thank you, Seth, for always keeping it real, tight, educational, informative, and placing safety paramount. As someone new to photography, and even newer to lighting, this was very helpful and filled, as you alluded to, a void on "setup". Much appreciated.
Appreciate you checking it out thank you
*OUTSTANDING* video Seth! Thank you! This video should be required viewing for anyone coming into the industry. Safety first.
Hello Set, Good explanation. Keep well, keep safe and stay positive. P.S. Seth is so right please do not skip on stand. As when your lights fall they are not to good at bouncing.
Thank you. Yea cheap stands can end up being pretty expensive lol
I’ve been shooting and lighting for years and I still learned a bunch of new stuff from this. Thanks dude!
We are all always learning and picking things up no matter how long we been in the game
Thanks for reminding us about common sense practices when setting up lighting. I have only one C stand but a few other types of stands. But many of your lessons can be applied to other light stands as well.
For sure thank you for checking it out
Excellent as always Seth! I'm glad you didn't even hint to the set term for the junior to baby pin adapter and kept on truckin', keeping it classy 🙂 I'm not sure I could have resisted lol. Keep it going bro.
Well this was originally a video for Avenger Grip so I can’t front for a legacy brand and kick crass slang. I’ll let people discover that stuff themselves lol
@@LastXwitness Right on, I had a feeling maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it. Anyways, great stuff!
Nah you’re all good kid
Been at this for about 6 years now and I'm learning so much from your channel lol. Appreciate the effort and the knowledge you're sharing with everyone!
Always a great video and refresher. I always learn something everytime I see this video.
Thanks Brad!
Great video. I didn't think you could improve on your last c stand video, but you did!
Really appreciate that thank you glad it was. Worth while
Thanks, did not think of the righty tightly issue, appreciate this.
Makes sense tho right?
Thanks for sharing this very informative tutorial. I've learned something important.
All those little details with their justifications make Very Helpful knowledge. Thanks.
Glad it helped thanks for watching
Great video because I recently bought a C stand and needed these tips! Thanks so much for the easy explanation.
Thank you Seth! You’ve done a quality video again!
Can I ask you to make videos about (the most used) different light modifiers as well? Your explanation of using things are very helpful!
Yea I tend to do that type of stuff on the live demos if you’ve seen any of the ones I’ve got posted
I watched the video that you made 3 years ago and I am still learning
Thank you Seth Miranda for making this video and you are right very little is out there about the support part of light set ups! Great to know about the tallest leg on the C Stand and the positioning of the arm with it too.
Great video as always. A really good slimmed down version of your older c-stand video. I really like when you do these cause even if it's something I am versed in I always find a least a small tip or trick I did not know or think of. Thanks for all the great videos.
Another great instructional video, nice to know you are not just a pretty face. 😉 This is going into my playlist of instructional videos for our studio.
Another excellent video Seth and a good follow up to the C-Stand video you posted a few years ago. After your first video I invested in 3 Flashpoint C-Stands which are still the staple of my home studio lighting grip. Later on I picked up 3 runaway bases which make it so easy to roll the columns around.
As always, very informative video! Thanks, Seth!
Appreciate you checking it out
Great video as always, going back to first principles and ensuring safety. I know when hiring a studio in the past the owner never goes over using the stands, so this is really useful. Thanks.
I saw this on the Avenger Channel, Good Stuff. Thanks Seth 😎👍🇨🇦
Thank you!
@@LastXwitness You're Welcome Seth
Super helpful! I'll be changing a few things up thanks to you 👏🏻
Awesome glad it was helpful
I'm considering my first c-stand, and this was VERY informative, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Great reminder on the basics- Thanks Seth
Thank you for such a detailed explanation!!❤❤
🙏🫀
Nice! Every needs to learn this for sure.
Strong foundations are key
While everything else changes, grip is forever. Buy quality grip and put it in your will. Thanks Seth.
Grip can be forever maybe I should make that a shirt lol
Great stuff as always Seth. Any additional advice for using c-stands outdoors, especially where the wind might catch softboxes, etc.?
This is great stuff! Thanks Seth!
Thank you! 🫀
Thanks for this Seth, This is a really useful video,
Fantastic as usual. Kupo stands do have a notched end on the arm than can hold lights.
Yep. but you lose the movement ability and it’s also difficult to run a safety cable on that side of the arm
@@LastXwitness true. Great content on your channel. I just bought c-stands and your provided me a great intro.
Awesome and welcome. There’s also a discord with a community of shooters if you wanna check out the link in the description
Top set tips from Seth!
I've watched you previous C-stand video with great interest a lot of times. This one is even better!
Dumb offtopic question - how did you light yourself so evenly and without any glares in your glasses?
I guess bounced off a white wall...but how many lights?
Single light. Glare is all about angles I have a ton of lighting stuff on this channel take a look around
Absolutely fantastic video was so helpful thank you
Excellent video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Can you make videos for everything else I need in life? Been looking for this for a long time.. so many times videos/workshops are great about lighting.. then on my own I find myself being like... what are all these pieces for? Thanks for the help!
There’s a lot of inbetween pieces. It’s an industry that’s over a century old and full of gear for the infinite issues we all have had to problem solve. I suggest you follow the brand pages of the gear like Avenger Grip and they’ll have videos explaining their lines
Great info, thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant. Thank you.
Great video as usual, Seth. I know C-stands are important. But the weight when I’m always shooting with on the road. Ugh!
That’s always the thing There’s no travel c stand out there and if it’s too light weight it can’t do it’s job too well
Great info, thanks Seth!
Thanks! I have one of these being delivered tomorrow
Have fun with it
@@LastXwitness I have two strobes, two soft boxes, two umbrellas, a reflector kit and a mannequin coming too. It’s time for my journey with light to begin 😂 😩🤯
It’s ok. This channel is here for ya. Join the discord for 24:7 community help.
discord.gg/hSXb4pERwm
@@LastXwitness Thanks! I just joined the channel.
Good stuff; thank you!
Thanks for checking it out
Nice studio.
Thanks!
💙
Cheers fellah!
Would you mind sharing how to hang a sandbag off the boom arm? I have flashpoint stands, but also see nothing comes with the avenger... what is the best and safest way to do this if we want to use sandbags and not the more expensive weights?
Also, can you share what weight/what the ratio of weight to use is?
Well that’s the thing these are GRIP arms not BOOM arms.. you’ll notice that certain arms have a hook on the end for certain style sand bags that have a tight strap loop or a clasp you can close to kind fold the back and hook on. You wouldn’t typically use these types of arms to grip up anything so heavy that you’d need to bag the arm and if you were to do that I wouldn’t be with out other clamps and such involved. This is also where Counter Weights come in or “pumpkins” which are heavy brick type weights shaped to go on arms and legs with a handled clamp you fasten down which stays tighter to the stand there’s no swinging to it like a bag and it’s way smaller for the same if not more weight
Got it, so I guess an example would be... I'm trying to mount a godox ad600 with a beauty dish..I put a sandbag on the large leg ( the one under the arm like you state) but I can tell arm needs weight... my flashpoint stand only comes with a grip arm? ( not the one with the clip on the end).. so what would you suggest@@LastXwitness
What's the best and most compact way to carry c stands to a location especially with those legs? Is there shoulder bags or roller bags or anything else?
You have a few options there’s c stand cases or soft cases depending on how many you want to take but it gets very heavy very quick. If you were to go to a rental house they’d give you the option of a cstand cart as well
fire video!!!
Keep on telling 'em, Seth. One day maybe they'll get the message. So many bad practices shown on CZcams videos.
Just trying to get people set right and keep things safe for everyone
I have few Avenger C stands and can not get all small knobs on the left side.... If you have turtle base then it goes but in case you have Avenger C stands where base is fix the one small knob is always in same diirection as the longest leg on base .... Is that normal???
All that matters is the big knobs are on the right side when you’re face towards the high leg from behind the stand like I show here. The safety issue is that knuckle loosening up if the weight is on the wrong side causing it to loosen so jsut be mindful of that and you’re fine
Hi Seth, would the Avenger E250 baby pin suffice or do I need that E650?
Yea that’s fine it just doesn’t have the collar to stop from slipping through but it’s still a 5/8th post I think it’s also a double post actually just doesn’t have that safety stop
Hi Seth! I recently bought a C stand and I don't kinda understand why but no matter how hard I secure the grip, the arm always ends up rotating in his own axis. I know I'm using a big 120cm octabox, but I would expect for the c stand to be strong enough to avoid the rotation.
Is possible that I'm doing something wrong or is there something I can do to try to fix that?
Thanks in advance!
You mean it stays lateral but basically spins in the socket it’s self? Can I ask what brand you bought. Is it chrome or black or?
Yup, basically the arm stays in the angle I set it up, however it rotates in its axis, if I want to have my octabox high, pointing to model's face, it ends up rotating and pointing to floor (the heigth does not change) :( My C stand is chrome and it is C-stand 240cs Godox.
Thank you in advance for replying to me! @@LastXwitness
Yea so this is where you learn not all grip is created equal. Avenger and Matthews are industry standards for a reason. A lot of lower cost c stands use die cast parts which makes them soft so they can’t hold the space pressure/tension. Get yourself an Avenger knuckle to replace the one you’re using and see how that holds
www.adorama.com/aed200.html
www.adorama.com/aed200b.html
Chrome and black there
How do these Avengers rank next to the tried and true Hollywood stands: Matthew!
how many pounds are you using for the sandbag and recommend? let me know
15lbs is a good place to start it depends on what’ you’re throwing on the top of the stand
@@LastXwitnesspretty much just a sandbag that's about it
C-Stand = Ceth Stand!