Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Nearly Weightless Light Stand Bag

Take This on Your Next Shoot


Rock Steady Weight Bag

 

 


Incredibly versatile, our new RockSteady Bag can be stored and transported empty, then filled with sand or other ballast to the exact weight needed. When filled, the bag is ideal for stabilizing LiteStands and counter-balancing boom arms.
The saddlebag design is great for securely stabilizing light stands. Heavy duty material and double-stitch seams provide strength, durability, and impact resistance. Double-opposing zippers ensures containment of ballast. (http://www.photoflex.com/products/rocksteady-bag)
Warranty 5 Years

You know what its like carrying all your equipment to do a shoot. Its a matter of lugging it all in one trip which is usually far too much to carry for one person. Especially if you need to carry any ballast for a shoot with even the slightest of breezes, when using light stands, soft boxes, remotes or whatever you don't want falling over. So you find yourself looking around for heavy items at the location instead of hauling in the weight. I know you've done this, as we all have, we try our best to find anything that will fit around the legs of stands and we usually end up with nothing suitable. With this bag, you can add local rocks or sand or a zip loc bag of dirt placed in the weight bag, if you have nothing else. Photoflex has been in the business of providing pro products since 1985, and they have come up with a winner. Perhaps you haven't seen this before. It even has D rings for counter balance arm hanging. Or you can hang it on a light stand. I've used alternatives such as pillow cases or sandbags, but in order to get these to work I always have to scramble around looking for strings or zip ties, and they work ok, until I find that then I have to find a way to tie them so they hang or nearly hang. The solution really is to get these or make these, and for $35 I don't mind since they have a warranty of 5 years and they are made from heavy canvas so they'll probably last a very long time. Here's a closeup of the material.




By the way I am not getting paid or remunerated in any way for this news, I just like it for ease of use and light weight.


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