DO NOT PUT YOUR LOAD FACING OPPOSITE YOUR LONG LEG ON A C-STAND!!! The extra leverage provided by the sandbag is so much less than the leverage of having a solid contact to the ground directly underneath your load. Even then, always bag the tallest leg of the c stand even if it is towards your load.

@TheSlantedLens

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Leg underneath the load is correct. I put the sandbag on the back leg because with if you put the sandbag on the leg that is under the load then the stand can roll right or left without a bag on the back side.

This is exactly the topic I was searching for this morning, four years after you made the video! Thanks for making and leaving up this video on these important fundamentals (they might not seem important until the lights come crashing down...).

@TheSlantedLens

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful!

After using those self-fill sandbags for a few years with SAND in them and finding that inevitably sand would leak out - I discovered it is much better to fill them with crushed stone. Similar flexibility of sand, but now, no messy leaks!

@wiliamprimrose5545

7 жыл бұрын

i use pea gravel in mine.

Regarding bags in a C-Stand. I thought the proper way to 'balance' the load was to put your load & arm over the long leg, so as to give it the most centered gravity. If the sand bag should be on a leg opposite to the load, doesn't it mean it should be on a different leg? I find the Avenger brand CStands seem to better heights on their C Stand feet for this reason. The middle tier leg for most sand bags is still possible.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Daryl, thanks for your comment. If you have the weight over the long leg then you are losing a good amount of reach for your boom, which defeats the purpose, imo. I've been doing it the way I mentioned for 25 years. I use the sandbag to counteract it and haven't had an issue. Thanks for watching.

I use cut up lengths chain with rubber padding in my bags.

Great video Jay!

I literally never realized that's why the handles were like that! lol awesome video

Information gold. Thank you.

@TheSlantedLens

4 ай бұрын

Glad you found it valuable! Thanks for your comment!

Thanks for covering these unsexy but very useful topics.

@TheSlantedLens

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

That was great and entertaining, thanks!

@TheSlantedLens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it entertaining. Thanks for watching!

Maybe not a sexy topic to cover but still very useful. I was thinking of using small second hand weight plates but shot would work as well.

@TheSlantedLens

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, those things would work as well!

Great video thank you!

@TheSlantedLens

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

I'm well away for sandbags and won't need any for a while, but I wish I'd seen the handle thing before I bought them. I put builders sand in very strong plastic bags inside the bags then there is no chance of any leakage at all and I always get someone else to carry them.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

I can see where that would be a hassle.

Great vid and tips as always - I picked up several bags recently and filled with pea gravel in ziplock bags. Is there a formula for the light/stand vs bag weight or just play it by ear? Thanks

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

No, it just depends on how heavy the light is. If you boom you'll need a heavier bag, or maybe even two. If it's straight up you'll need less. Thanks for watching, Matt.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

Bag weight varies. I love the rock steady bags by Photflex. They are empty and you fill them with water bottles or gravel when you need them. Great to travel.

Where do you find the sand bags with the handle that goes across the bag rather than along the length of the bag? I cannot seem to find any of the type you prefer. Oh, and by the way I love the humour sprinkled into your videos.

@TheSlantedLens

6 ай бұрын

Check these out at B&H: bhpho.to/42oErOz

This is a great video! I'm very much a newbie, but I still can't find a KZread video that illustrates how to balance a boom arm with a sandbag! Do I continue to remove sand from the bag until I've created a sufficient counterweight? If so, where do I dispose of the sand if they're shooting indoors on location in an apartment building? Are there certain techniques that will create a counterweight sandbag quickly?

@TheSlantedLens

3 жыл бұрын

Most boom arms come with a counter weight. And you move the counter weight closer to the stand or further from the stand to create the balance. A sandbag is too heavy to put on a boom.

Great tips! Now, where would be a good place to get some shots? What kind of store sells them?

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Sasha, thanks for watching. Check out the website for our affiliate links to each of the bags. Thanks! theslantedlens.com/2017/studio-equipment-sandbags-quick-tip/

Hi! Thank you for this video! Do you have a link to purchase the sandbags that you demonstrated that work better? The second sandbag you showed. I want to make sure I get the right ones.

@TheSlantedLens

3 жыл бұрын

I can't find them on B&H or Amazon any longer. If I find them I will let you know.

Absolutely wrong information on the big leg away from the weight. The Big Leg goes under the weight and the bag goes on the big leg. Doing it as described in this video will leave absolutely no support under the weight, and you are relying 100% on the C-stand and not mostly on physics.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

See my comment above. That cuts the reach of your boom and becomes to inefficient. I have done this on set for 25 years and it works. I know others say the opposite but that is how I work so I get the maximum reach form the boom and the leg does not cut that reach down.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

If I have a long boom then I will put the leg under the boom arm but on a C-Stand there is so little reach it does not make any sense.

@antoineholliday7631

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSlantedLens Actually, he's correct...

Hemmm... normally, on C-stands, one leg has to go UNDER the extending pole at the side, so the bag can't go directly opposite to that (the legs are 120 degrees from each other). One thing I never understood: why the bags have to be black? I thought that having them on a more visible color would be better. There is a real reason or is just "fashion" ?

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

I get this about the leg all the time. The manufacture tells you to put the leg toward the weight and under the boom. This does cause the stand to be more stable and less likely to fall over. The problem is that you just cut the reach of your boom by the length of the leg. If the boom is sticking out 4 feet and you put an 18" leg under it then its now only sticking out 2.5 feet. It is so inefficient that it negates the reason for a boom. I put the leg on the opposite side of the boom and put more weight on it. Now I get maximum reach with the boom. As for color its black so they will hide more easily.

@davideyeahsure

7 жыл бұрын

Well, that is a fair point. Thanks.

@Vautksch

7 жыл бұрын

The Slanted Lens so you risk the life of crew members for a couple feet of reach? seriously?

@GroundUpFilms

7 жыл бұрын

If you need a boom, use a baby boom. Even 25-year vets make mistakes. Unless you're a robot. Then there's just no excuse... you're off to the scrapyard! ;)

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

That's why I use the sandbags, so the life of my crew members is not in danger.

little tips count ,, thanks for this

@TheSlantedLens

6 жыл бұрын

hey john, thanks for checking out our video! we appreciate it!

Hello! I'm trying to sort out my lightstand problems since my shoot through umbrellas keep on getting fcked up due to wind blowing it sometimes, but I don't want to bring an additional weight of sand bags to photoshoots. I only commute via bus and I don't have a car. I have a similar light stand on 2:38 with knobs for height adjustment. I'm wondering if I could use my backpack and hang it up there instead to make it more stable? Do you think that could work as an alternative for sandbags? Thank you for the help! :)

@TheSlantedLens

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely use a backpack. You can add filled water bottles to it to help. You can also purchase empty sand bags that you can put water bottles in or add dirt, rocks or sand to them at the location where you shoot. bhpho.to/3Rfv68d

Where can I purchase the 35 pound version with the nice handle (the 2nd one you showed? I assume they don't come filled with sand?

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

Hi JAS, thanks for watching. You can find our affiliate links to the sandbags here: theslantedlens.com/2017/studio-equipment-sandbags-quick-tip/ You can find them filled or not filled.

Hi, What size and brand of sand bag do you use on C-Stand so it doesn’t touch ground? I bought 4 sand bags thinking they are standard size but they still touch floor even on highest leg.

@TheSlantedLens

4 жыл бұрын

Our sandbags touch the ground.

Hi, i hope someone sees this question, i fear that if i put the sandbag the way is shown in the video i can break one of the 3 pieces of metal that connect the legs to the base, is that a valid concern or im worrying without need

@TheSlantedLens

6 жыл бұрын

what are the three pieces of metal you're talking about?

Yaaaay! Thanks brother! :-)

@TheSlantedLens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

Can sandbags get wet? I got dog pee in one of them I want to clean/wash it

@TheSlantedLens

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have gotten mine wet many times. Just lay them outside in the sun and they will dry out!

Shotbags are most beneficial, but when working in Chicago you should use UZIbags.

You need to adjust your mic sensitivity so that when you raise your voice it doesn't peak the audio.

This is incorrect! The arm should always be above the long leg with the weight!

@TheSlantedLens

3 жыл бұрын

That is correct unless you are booming a box over a full figure and then the leg negates the reason for having an arm because the leg sticks out almost as much as the arm and you can see it on the floor.

1. How about Four 1-Gal ZipLock Freezer Bags, Some Wet Sand from the Beach or Home Depot and some Plastic Shopping Bags. Double wrap the Ziplock Bags for spillage. So make that Eight ZipLock Freezer Bags 2. One Funnel, Six 1-Liter or 2-Liter Water Bottles and some Wet Sand from the Beach or Home Depot and some Plastic Shopping Bags! Voilia! And if you really don't want to spend any money what so ever. You can go dumpster diving and find all this in any standard Apt Dumpster. That's Only if you're really desperate.

Who buys 40 dollar sand bags? :)) I made my own with an old purse from my wife and some sealable ikea bags filled with sand :)

@TheSlantedLens

6 жыл бұрын

That's a great DIY option!

@skd

6 жыл бұрын

probably the people who shoot in public should shave some decent bags tho :)) But for my studio, it does the job.

@gurudeclan

6 жыл бұрын

I use clean gravel instead of sand.

What a load of BS.

@TheSlantedLens

7 жыл бұрын

No, sand. Not BS.

@N0ISYLAND

7 жыл бұрын

Well in all my years as a lighting technician & gaffer, we never placed sandbags the way that you do, and when using a C-stand, the large leg should be directly under the lamp to counteract the imbalance. Sand bags are better place sideways around the column of the stand and not over any of the legs. For bigger units, a separate bag on every leg of a three legged stand, and maybe even more depending on the circumstances. We would send anyone back to C-stand school that used & bagged C-stands that way LOL

Grow up man ...