Many years ago, I stumbled into a garage sale being run by a retired photographer. The only photographic thing he was selling was an old SmithVictor light stand (with reflector designed for a photoflood at the end of a short boom) that does exactly what you suggest - the legs automatically collapse when the stand is lifted from the floor, and then redeploy when it is put back in place. At this point, I would guess that stand to be at least 40 years old. Louie -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lea murphy Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:30 PM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: is there such a lightstand as this? I shot a wedding this weekend, did the dressing candids with a Canon 580EX flash on a stand shooting through an umbrella. As the bride didn't stand still and as the dressing area had many nooks and crannies, I had to move my gear a bunch. It crossed my mind that the thing that would be incredibly perfect in a situation like this is a light stand with collapsable legs; legs that would automatically come to the middle when I picked the stand up then spread back out again when I put it down. Does such a thing exist? If so, what's it called? I was forever bumping my stand legs on doorjambs as I was moving it about. Thanks for any help you can give. Lea
