Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)I bought this item with the idea of supporting a Visatec 1600 Monolight (6 lbs 13oz / 3.1kg) with a midsize softbox. Since the included counterweight is 6.6 pounds it seemed like a good alternative.
Pros:
1.- This boom arm is large and looks solid.
2.- The counter weight is very good and easy to attach.
3.- The tilter bracket rotates in different angles and has different diameters for attaching to a variety of studs.
4.- Extends to 6.5 feet.
Cons:
1.- Tilter Bracket is made of plastic.
2.- There is a lack of information on particular specs, such a how much weight it can hold.
My experience:
After trying to set it up with the monolight mentioned above, my concern was the weakest part of this item, the -all plastic- Tilter Bracket, that started to squeak a bit when I attached the flash and counterweight.
I went the Westcott website to find out more about the uses or limitations of this item and found very little information, like no max load weight. I guess that if we use such a particular item for professional purposes there should be more technical information.
Perhaps something to add is that Westcott website advertises this as a good boom arm for hairlight, no more; Amazon might want to add this info so that we, the customers are more aware of the real uses of this Westcott Boom Arm.
Bottom line is: if you want to use it not fully extended and with a small monolight this maybe a good purchase for you, but if you want to add a heavier monolight, and extend it to its full capacity, probably you need to research for other alternatives.
I would only recommend it for what it's been advertised by Westcott website.
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Boom Arms are used to counterbalance the weight of your light. Westcott's new Boom Arm offers the complete package including a tilter bracket and adjustable counterweight.
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