Topic: Uncle! Mic stand

[2manyrocks]

Much appreciated. 

[RemotelyLocated]

I like how that Lowel flattens out at the bottom and leaves the triangle smaller. Brilliant idea.

[DigiGal]

The knobs and collars are high-density, very high quality plastic.  Not at all like cheaper stands I have.  At first glance they look like metal.

Unless they've changed them recently the clamps on the similar Lowel Omni Stands were made of metal. 

Pictured here is a broken one that I replaced.

[thunderbolt]

Ah, OK, I stand corrected!  It's hard to tell.  Thanks DG.  I love my stand even more now!

[Hypnocracy]

Lowel is a great company for the reason DigiGal points out...unlike the cheap stands on eBay...you CAN get parts should you go gorilla on them

The knobs and collars are high-density, very high quality plastic.  Not at all like cheaper stands I have.  At first glance they look like metal.

Unless they've changed them recently the clamps on the similar Lowel Omni Stands were made of metal. 

Pictured here is a broken one that I replaced.

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[dointhatrag]

Has anyone had a issue with the yellow colored clamps? They kinda stick out and draw attention. I am looking for a stand like this I can shove down my pants or hide in a coat. But still get 6 feet tall or so.

[thunderbolt]

If you have to go ultra- you might want to get a monopod and strap/gaff tape it into position.

[F.O.Bean]

Has anyone had a issue with the yellow colored clamps? They kinda stick out and draw attention. I am looking for a stand like this I can shove down my pants or hide in a coat. But still get 6 feet tall or so.

I have a M affront to 001B FOB stand that folds TINY!!! you may want to try that

[stevetoney]

Not much to add except don't forget alot of stands have a design the allows the footprint to be smaller than the max footprint when the legs extend out the widest possible.  Both of my stands have a clamp that slides on the center pole.  The lower you slide it the wider the legs span out.  So if I don't have as much space or if want to keep the footprint smaller, I don't slide the center clamp down as far.

[F.O.Bean]

Not much to add except don't forget alot of stands have a design the allows the footprint to be smaller than the max footprint when the legs extend out the widest possible.  Both of my stands have a clamp that slides on the center pole.  The lower you slide it the wider the legs span out.  So if I don't have as much space or if want to keep the footprint smaller, I don't slide the center clamp down as far.

For some reason, I cant picture that? But I havent seen your stand in a couple months