Light Stand to use with China Balls

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bentramer81

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Can anyone point me in the right direction, I'd like to buy some light stands that will allow me to hang China Balls from them. They would need an arm to hang to the side about 24 inches since this is the size of the china balls. Any links would be greatly appericated. I eventually would like to save up for Cool Lights, so do you think their stands would work, would they have an arm that extends out to the side?
 
We use good old C-Stands (with a grib head and arm) to hang our china balls. Use the grip head to clamp down the cord. If you all ready have a normal light stand with a 5/8 stud you can just buy a grip arm and with a grip head.

EDIT: Ha KKeller beat me:)
 
jeremytuttle said:
We use good old C-Stands (with a grib head and arm) to hang our china balls. Use the grip head to clamp down the cord. If you all ready have a normal light stand with a 5/8 stud you can just buy a grip arm and with a grip head.

EDIT: Ha KKeller beat me:)
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With all the con artist websites out there, could someone please post a reliable stand link? (Looked at B&H's website and I never seem to find what I'm looking for) Ideally I like to find a stand that includes all the parts needed (gib head and arm as mentioned above)

Also, off the point, but do you find china balls to be a pain to travel with, is there some kind of case good for carrying them around?
 
Yeah I usually buy from BH. This one should work for you, it's nice and tall so you can get that China Ball up and out of the shot: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/301940-REG/Matthews_339567_Hollywood_Century_C_Pro.html

Yes, china balls are a pain to transport. You either spend the time and break them down and carry the bulbs in a seperate case or you carry them assembled but they take up a lot of room. Obviously if you have the space, I find using a cardboard box works ok for transport.
 
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