Flashpoint 10' C Stand on Turtle Base, 40" Grip Arm & Two 3" Gobo Head

After a century of evolution in the film and photography industry, the Flashpoint 10' Century C Stand Kit stands as a testament to the enduring tradition of high-quality, versatile, and secure light and modifier supports. This kit is an essential tool for both cinema and still studios, offering a robust and reliable solution for various lighting needs.The kit boasts a 10' two-tier spring-loaded riser column, topped with a baby pin for versatile mounting options. The removable turtle base features self-locking legs, a unique feature of the C Stand series, ensuring stability and security. The base's design allows for easy setup and compact storage, with each leg locking into a preset position for convenience.The Flashpoint C Stand Kit's 'Turtle Base' offers an exceptionally low center of gravity, ensuring balance even with off-axis gear. This stability is further enhanced when used with saddlebag-style sandbags. The unique staggered curved leg design allows for nesting of multiple C Stands, enabling their use in close proximity. The lower leg's design allows it to slide under many objects, providing additional flexibility in setup.Included in the kit are two 3.0" aluminum grip heads and a 40" extension boom arm. The gobo rod arm fits precisely into the grip heads, allowing for exact positioning of light modifiers, arms, scrims, cantilever flags, gobos, or smaller lights. The Grip/Gobo/KnuckleHead combination can also function as a short boom, proving invaluable on still life sets, supporting everything from reflectors to clamps.The cast aluminum head design features interlocking surfaces to maintain a fixed position when supporting accessories on the steel arm. The jaws open to a maximum of 1-1/8", accommodating rods, dowels, and studs. The channel disks pivot around the center tightening handle, ensuring a firm grip. When used atop light stands, it attaches via a 5/8" baby pin receiver hole, offering two places on the length for the tightening grip handle.The Flashpoint 10' Century C Stand Kit, with its rich history dating back to the early days of motion picture production, continues to be a 'must-have' in any professional studio setup. It stands as a testament to the industry's evolution, offering a versatile, durable, and reliable solution for today's image makers.