Neewer Photography Light Stand, 3-6.6ft/92-200cm Adjustable Sturdy Tripod Stand for Reflectors, Softboxes, Lights, Umbrellas, Load Capacity: 17.6lb/8kg

Nice and lightweight to transport & move around, while having a good height it can reach & take a fair bit of weight on top (with a sandbag for safety of course!)Use it regularly to hold a boom pole for recording interviews. Able to take the weight of a fully extended 16ft pole without any concerns of breaking or falling.

Great weight to them, great height and sturdy

Is it the best quality stand ever? No, but for the price it’s very good. I’ve had no problems with it.Value for money.

Bought as a stand for the spotlight and is sturdy and has not given me any issues

Fantastic, now purchased two of these

This is my very first light stand, and I am glad I got it from Neewer. I think I am gradually building a loyal relationship with the brand, as it has always serve the purpose. It is very lightweight and easy to assemble with the whole set I got. It is also very steady, and I left it standing for over a month, and it only moves when I move it.

Does the job and holds my GODOX video light (which is very heavy).

When I first received it, I used it for lightweight equipment indoors, such as mobile phone or LED light panel, see photos. For this purpose, this light stand is adequate. You can also use it as a light boom for LED panel, see photo.However the problem really comes when you try to use it outdoors without other support. The first time I used it for a photography umbrella (lightweight 80cm umbrella and a Manfrotto umbrella joint on top of this light stand) in the garden, it toppled and hence damaged my unbrella handle (there's no strong wind, no rain). Fortunately it's not an expensive umbrella, but this just shows how vulnerable this light stand can be. The listing says the load capacity is up to 8kg, but I really doubt that. The extending sections have springs within them (unlike more expensive stands which have air cushion, of course I'm not expecting a cheap stand to have this feature, but just to point out the difference), you can feel that they're not that strong, so I don't think the springs can support such weight based on my umbrella experience. If I had known, I would have used sandbags on it when shooting in the garden, but just think about it, the reason why you're buying a portable lightstand for shooting on location is to be "portable and reliable". If you have to also carry sandbags just for a simple umbrella (I haven't attached a speedlight at the same time yet), what's the point of buying it? I might as well spend some extra to buy a sturdier stand for that purpose.In terms of "value for money", I bought it as "used - like new" for £18.49, which is ok for what it is, but I don't think it's worth the full price (currently £35.99). In fact even at £18.49, I'm considering returning it and buying a better one instead.In summary, if you're only going to use lightweight equipment with this stand (especially indoors), such as mobile phone or LED light, then this stand is perfectly adequate. But if you're going to use it for outdoor location shooting or heavier equipment, think again, it may damage your valuable equipment by toppling over, so you'd better buy a better stand for such purpose.