Ulanzi TT43 Extendable Photography Light Stand, Adjustable 6.23ft Aluminum Tripod, Reversible Portable Studio Lighting Tripod for Continute Output Lighting/Strobe Light/Webcams/Cameras/Softbox

This is going to be the perfect travel light stand. I am a professional photographer, and I travel recreationally pretty often. I always have my Sony A7 with me, and I like to take one or two strobes with me and a couple small modifiers in the event a photoshoot opportunity arises (almost always does). Steel folding light stands are a pain to travel with, take up a bunch of room, and don't travel well. I recently bought a Godox "travel" stand which is really nice. It's compact, sturdy, and extends via center pole and leg extensions just like this one. It's steel construction so it's a bit heavier, and it seems to have more pinch points and a little clunky feel compared to the Ulanzi. The Ulanzi is aluminum, so significantly lighter. The telescoping pole assemblies are "keyed" so they don't rotate within each other. This feels quite a bit smoother and they stay aligned better. The Godox overall extended height is slightly taller than the Ulanzi, but that's about the only advantage it gets. I could almost buy 3 of the Ulanzi stands for the cost of a single Godox so if this thing holds up it's a monster of a value.

The Ulanzi TT43 is a solid little stand! It's super lightweight, which makes it easy to move around and set up. I’ve been using it to place strobes behind my subjects for portraits, and it’s perfect for that.Just a heads-up — it’s best for lighter strobes. If you’re rocking something heavier like an AD400 or FJ400 with a modifier, this stand might not be the best fit. But for smaller lights, it’s spot on. Definitely a great pick if you want something portable and easy to use!

After trying one, I bought two more of these very light aluminum stands to use for location work with Nikon speedlights with modifiers. The 22-inch Ruggard lightstand case is perfect for storing and transporting 3 of the stands.

This is perfect for speedlights up to an AD200, which I have. It is far sturdier (even with an umbrella or small light box) than the cheap aluminum stands available elsewhere. My biggest gripe is that it doesn't extend very high, and if you place the legs at their max angle for height, stability is quickly compromised. But again, it's better than the skinny aluminum ones, while remaining light and compact.

Excellent quality. So superior to the stand I bought it to replace. Not only better quality, but it can extend higher or be set lower than the one i had. Very versatile.

These stands remind me of Dolica tripods, they seem to be made by the same people but I could be mistaken. They seem sturdy and well made, if they are built like the Dolica tripod I had before I gave it to my Daughter-in-law, they should last a very long time. I use them for my Canon speedlights/Pocketwizards Plus IV's, so not too much weight. I haven't set them up with a softbox yet so don't know how they'll hold up with speedlight, radio/trigger and softbox, should use a sand bag or other type of weight to maintain stability when fully extended. And they fold down very compact that I can fit them into the same carry bag as my JTL background tripods (very thick and heavy) and my four section cross bar for the backdrop. I will certainly want a couple more.

I bought this for a super portable/travel light stand and it looked like it would work great. Then the project changed and I no longer needed it. But I decided I could use a laptop stand and added a 1/4 to 5/8 adapter on top for my OnStage MSA5000 Mic Stand Laptop Mount.Then added a basic mic stand headphone hook and tray. Works really well, tho a little over the weight limit.

Only good thing about this tripod is it compacts down for easy travel, other than that don’t waste your money! The legs don’t lock so every time you lift it you have to reset. Not sturdy, wind came and knocked my strobe over and broke my battery. Useless!