can this thing hold a 7 feet wescott umbrella with the boom?
1458503
Yes this stand is quite heavy. Larger than I though but very durable. They include a sand bag as well to help counterweight. I regularly use this with a 5' octabank without any issue
1224755
In my opinion, not as well. It would still help stabilize the umbrella, but having something for weight in this base makes a lot of difference.
1234370
I don't think so- have a half umbrella in mine- which is about 8 ft at widest- the pole is about 1.5 diameter for mine- I don't think would put larger umbrella in it anyway even if it would'fit' because it just holds onto my smaller 'half' umbrella- it's nice looking and works well for my purpose but don't think would put 11 ft. umbrella in it- I also live in windy AZ- 2nd floor condo- have 2 umbrellas on western exposure patios- I don't leave them open on windy day-
1608659
I usually mount it on the vertical portion of the boom. I'm not too sure about mounting it on the boom portion, but it mounts to large and small poles so it shouldn't be a problem.
2172920
Doubtful. I bought 2 of these, each for 8' market umbrellas. One was free standing and the other held an umbrella which was through a pub table. The free standing one kept blowing over.
2025876
It's pretty large, but I don't know that it would close all the way or go to the ground. Close though. We had it attached to a 9' ceiling as a "princess tent" and it draped over the ground with a little room to spare. A 6' spread or more at the top for the umbrella would really be pushing it though.
264072
I would say no. Not sure how much it weighs but not that much to hold such a tall umbrella.
1923514
Sure. I'm sure that as you put heavier things on, the limit is not the strength of the stand but that eventually it will tip over (in which case you want a boom where you can put a counterweight on the other end).
1781478
It should fit with plenty of room. My umbrella is 11 feet and it fit just fine. I will tell you that it is not easy to get on without a step ladder.
1765516
Five pounds would be a lot of weight for this stand. The boom will hold it, but if it's not balanced right you might have a problem. On the other hand. if you extended the boom directly over one of the tripod feet, it most likely wouldn't tip over. My recommendation is that if you have a five pound microphone, you should get a heavier stand than this one.
667241
Unless the diameter of this umbrella's pole (information not listed on Amazon's website) is much bigger than regular umbrellas, you should have no problem with this base.
1430341
The vertical stand reaches about 6' with the boom you can probably get it up to about 9'. I have standard 8' ceilings and keep the boom softbox up to the point of scraping the ceiling.
641895
I believe it will! It is quite heavy and I have a 6 Ft rectangular umbrella in it & it is fine. I think it would do just as well with a 9 foot umbrella too. I know someone who has one in this base & no issues! Part of the reason I purchased it! Hope that helps!
1294898
It might be too short... Make sure to look at the pole height in the specs. Otherwise it's a great, sturdy umbrella.
259017
No - it would not give you any room to move in it even if it fit your umbrella (which is unlikely). We used it with a round umbrella and table and even that was very tight, making it nearly useless.
428351
Not well at all I'm afraid. This item wasn't designed to do what you're suggesting. This was meant to hold reflectors and for that, it does a great job. For your needs, may I suggest you doing a search for "Kupo Baby Boom" or "Avenger Mini Boom". Keep in mind, that these are just arms and will require a lightstand. Finally, please do sandbag your lightstand, whether you go with a metal boom arm or a plastic one, the weight of the strobe in a softbox could be enough to topple it the entire set-up. ---Update--- So rather than give you an answer based on my assumptions, I pulled this out, put it on a lightstand and gave it a go. The end of the arm is thinner at the end but for what I'm not sure. It's way too thin for an umbrella bracket, but I put mine on anyways and I tightened it. Now it does fits, but I wouldn't call it a snug fit. Next I put my speedlight on the umbrella. It's doable at this point BUT... next I extended the arm about 3 feet and this is where I start to get nervous. The arm is bending slightly. My gear wouldn't feel safe if I extended it further. Add a softbox on it and it will fall apart from the umbrella mount. I'm sure you could McGuyver a solution but you're better off sticking to a metal boom arm.
1939577
If you have sandbags then there should be no problem. It's basically a medium sized lightstand. The boom arm can handle reflectors and speedlights. I do not recommend attaching anything heavier on the boom arm.