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Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« on: October 07, 2003, 12:43:15 PM »
I'm looking to upgrade mic stand and was interested to know if anyone has any experience with the bogen quicklock type extension locking collar (rather than the knob style)

price being equal, which would you get and why
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2003, 03:40:37 PM »
I have the quicklock and I love it.  Not sure exactly how the knobs stand lock, but mine is very simple.  Don't have to keep turning a knob to tighten it, just click it open and closed.

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2003, 03:51:08 PM »
I like the quicklock adapter.  It feels more secure, faster to set up, and faster to tear down.

Just to make sure we're talking about the same tips/adapters, these are the part numbers from the archive:

If you have the 1/4" male thread tip, the adapters you want to get to the 5/8" male threaded tip are:

Model | Starting Thread | Ending Thread

3111 | 1/4"F | 3/8"M
3366 | 3/8"F | 5/8"M

If you have the 5/8" male stud tip, the adapters you want to get to the 5/8" male threaded tip are:

Model | Starting Thread | Ending Thread

3102  |  5/8" F stud | 3/8" M thread
3366 | 3/8"F | 5/8"M
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2003, 04:27:49 PM »
um...i was lloking at getting one of these, since i bent the sh*t outa my cheapo stand after sci on sunday


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=125204&is=REG
BOGEN WITH QUICK LOCK
11' MAX HEIGHT
35.8" CLOSED
3.6' FOOTPRINT
$81

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2003, 04:40:29 PM »
um...i was lloking at getting one of these, since i bent the sh*t outa my cheapo stand after sci on sunday

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I get it, now.  Sorry, I got confused and though you were talking about which adapters to use for mounting mics.  I only have experience with the knobs, not the locking collars.
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2003, 04:47:02 PM »
I only have experience with the knobs

he, he...that just sounds funny

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2003, 04:47:46 PM »
I only have experience with the knobs

he, he...that just sounds funny

 :lol:  Perhaps I could've phrased that better.   :P
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2003, 04:51:36 PM »
yeah,,,so i need a new stand, after smashing my cheapo stand under my fender blues deville 212 on monday night...i thought i was being careful....
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2003, 05:30:45 PM »
I have quick locks on my 17' stand and knobs on my heavier duty 13' stand...no problems with either...

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2003, 05:40:57 PM »
Anybody know how big a stand the airlines will allow you to carry on?  I have a 17' Bogen that I have to check.  I would like to get a Bogen that was maybe 10' that I could keep with me.

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2003, 07:32:29 PM »
How big is it closed? My 9' stand fits perfectly into a lacrosse stick bag and I haven't had a problem the few times I've flown with it. I know there are other stands that are MUCH more compact than mine.

A quick Google search yields that the maximum baggage size is 62 linear inches (Length + Width + Height). So even if your stand is four and a half feet long when closed, you're ok since the thing isn't more than a few inches wide...
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2003, 10:07:58 PM »
Well a quick walk through security with my Bogen yeilds a trip back to the ticket counter.

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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2003, 10:28:24 AM »
Oh, whoops. I misread your post - that's the checked luggage limit. I think the carry-on limit is 22" x 14" x 9" but some sites just say 45 linear inches, which should still cover a collapsed Bogen - no way they're even close to 4 feet long closed. Hmph.
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Re:Quicklock option for stand - pros/cons ?
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2003, 12:29:05 PM »
I think the dimensions apply until you have something that looks like you could spear somebody with it.

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