craig16229 wrote:
. . . . . . I know it is more expensive, but I can't stress enough to boom your PCB monolights only on heavy duty stands and booms. It's insurance for your lights, and safety for anyone around your booms. It's so tempting to try to go with medium duty, and so risky. Even if your light survives a tumble and no one gets hurt, there is also the chance that an accident will buckle your boom/stand and then your are left with replacing and then you end up spending what you would have for "heavy duty" . . ..
. . . and here is an example of a fully boomed Einstein. This setup is a 60" octa w/double diffusers, heavy duty quickring, and steel Kupo Baby boom, and 20 pounds of counter weight. In other words, this is a heavy rig. There are times when I add a grid to the octa and a drop pin to the boom. Medium duty stands do not hold up well to this kind of demand even without any breeze; even a breath of wind, and . . . . . . well . . . . . .
Yes, you will find talk of modifiers falling off of Einsteins.
First, the latest generation 640's have much improved fingers.
Second, I have never experienced this issue.
Third, I highly recommend this if your are working without assistants: Assemble your mod and put it face down on the floor/ground. Then mount your Einstein to your mod. Gravity will help you make sure you have the most flush and tight mount possible. Then lift the whole mod and light together put it on your stand. Do the reverse when you take down your light. This will help avoid the mod slipping down on you and hitting your flash tube and/or modeling light.