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Old 12-19-2010, 12:29 AM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by GARY LEE View Post
It doesn't matter what heads you have under your big 60" umbrellas, you just need to look lower and either buy new lightstands or invest in a couple well placed sandbags. Oh and by the way I love my dynalites.
The bodies of these Alien Bee strobes are made of plastic, and due to the design of these units, the umbrella rod passes through a mount on top of the strobe.

The weight is a bit excessive, meaning with all the plastic parts involved there's a chance of breakage. All the strain is on the light itself.

The light stands are pretty light-duty but they're not bad for what I use them for.

I don't think the lights are really designed to accommodate such a heavy umbrella hanging off it.
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