Stageworx BLS-315 Pro Lighting Stand B

I am running a small event company and needed good quality lighting stands for our LED stuff. First I wanted to buy stands by Manfrotto. Although these stands are really good and high quality I was not amused by spending 200 bugs for a good lighting stands. Another possibilty would have been these huge wind up stands for 150 bugs. Acutually these guys are very rock solid espacially if you use them outside. But the problem with these guys is that they are so heavy and big that I cannot bring them to a smaller jazz venue with my cargo van.
So I came up with the Stairville stands and tested them out. I must say that these stands are very good for the price. When I bring my 4 LED lamps in 3m height they stand quiet solid, as long as nobody falls into them because he's drunk :) And the best is, that they even fit into my 1,2 meter flightcase without any problems. So actually I can put them into my truck and also use them in smaller venues.

So all in all I am very impressed by these stands, due to the fact that they are rock solid, cheap and easy to handle.

A year ago I purchased five Eurolite LED 2001 light bars and an ADJ lightbridge 1 stand and truss system. The plan was to have three light bars across the back of the stage and two at the front. Great piece of kit but only when we have biggish rooms to set up for our gig as we used the extender making it a 4 metre span. For smaller venues I needed something lighter and easier to set up so spent several days and weeks comparing lighting stands and more importantly reading Thomann reviews to see if they were suitable for my needs. I decided on the Stairville BLS-315 Pro black stands based on the number of reviews that positively recommended them. I purchased five from Thomann as they were not available in the UK and elsewhere were much more expensive. They arrived within three days and were well packaged.
I made the right decision as these are perfect. The quality is spot on and they very sturdy when set up, even at the highest setting the stand feels safe and does not wobble much as previous stands have. The black finish looks great and adds to our professional sayeg set up and presence. I love that the height setting pins slot into locators on the stand as pins are a pain when you lose them. Although the stands are very high when opened out, they are also quite short when folded and ideal for packing away. Added to this there is also an added top piece to adapt a speaker, but I use this to fit a reducer tube for using another light with 28mm spigot. The stands are very versatile, top quality and look great, and would recommend these to anyone. If I needed more I would definitely buy these again. Top marks to Stairville and Thomann.

My first impression of this tripod was the quality of its construction especially when the price is taken into account, it's a well made item at a very much budget sector price. The tripod is very stable in use, the locking pins are substantial, as are the hand wheels for height adjustment. The supplied adapter gives you extra flexibility regarding what you can easily mount on the stand. The steel construction enables you to properly tighten fittings without the fear of damaging the tubing, which is a common problem with the aluminium tripods. Overall, I was impressed with the tripod and can find very little to criticise apart from the weight, it's a bit heavy, but that's due to it's steel construction, unfortunately you can't have it both ways. I doubt you can find a better value tripod for the price.