Looking for a light stand for a SB-700

[realdereal]

Can someone make a recommendation? I would like it to be able to be angled down on people standing so I'm not sure if 6 feet will do or if 8 feet is needed or why higher than 8 feet would be necessary.

Also it seems like a tripod?? Is it similar but does it use a different mount?

[Manfred M]

In addition to a light stand, you will need an adjustable bracket so that you can tilt your light. They look like this.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...a_adapter.html

As for a light stand, they don;t look anything like a tripod, not the ones I use. I have about 5 or 6 along this design (I prefer the air cushion ones).

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ght_Stand.html

As for height, it depends on what you are using it for. In general, you want the light shooting down, so it depends on where you are shooting from. I think my shortest stand is about 8ft and my tallest are 13 ft.

While you are at it, you might as well invest in an umbrella (they come in different designs; white, silver, shoot through and come in different diameters.) This will give you softer, more pleasing light than a bare flash. You might want to look at a convertable white one that can be used both a shoot through and a reflected light one. I use my white one a lot more than my silver one.

[rpcrowe]

eBay has loads of low to medium priced light stands. I have several which I acquired from eBay and they are quite decent stands. The SB700 is lightweight and doesn't require a heavy duty stand.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Light-Stands...-/88665/i.html

I have had my stands for years and don't remember which specific stand that I bought.

Actually, this might be overkill but, when I want a light that is held high above my subjects, I will use my light on a boom.

This setup is using the stand and the boom at minimum height. It, of course, can be raised much higher. It allows the flash to be placed directly over the subject/subjects.

There are any number of brackets which will fit on light stands.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flash-Light-...item232f7afc8d
Additionally, these brackets usually accept an unbrella, either the shoot through or the bounce into type.

You have to decide how you will trigger the flash.

[shreds]

Your flash will have a sync shoe to its base. Nikon ones usually have a plastic 'foot' that can also be attached. This will have a standard screw thread hole with which you can attach the flash to a series of things, not just a studio stand. A flex Joby Gorrillapod is useful and can be attached to a huge variety of things with its bendy legs, especially useful for staircase shots and outdoors, where stands can blow over.

If you invest in a set of Pocket Wizards, that will avoid the need for loads of wires to trigger the flash heads. Here are the various bits.

[yauman]

Here's a flash bracket, stand and umbrella for just over US$30 Great deal! You can just bet the bracket and stand but you'll find the umbrella useful!

[shreds]

I would agree that at $30 you can't go wrong. I notice that some reviews mention the drawbacks and clearly the need to go and spend another $30 in the not to distant future may be required.

I have seen similar kits in the UK and can say that you get what you pay for. Iffy finishing, sharp edges, poorly tapped screw threads, lack of instructions, but "you pays your money and takes your choice". A lot depends on how often you intend to use it and under what conditions.

[realdereal]

Oh no. I just realized that my camera menu does not even allow for the command option. Oh great. And here I was looking for a stand. : (

[yauman]

Oh no. I just realized that my camera menu does not even allow for the command option. Oh great. And here I was looking for a stand. : (

No worries - get a set of these RF triggers, set your speedlite in manual mode and you are good to go! I used them when I had my D60, than D90 and now I'm still using them with my D7100!

[inkista]

No worries - get a set of these RF triggers, set your speedlite in manual mode and you are good to go! I used them when I had my D60, than D90 and now I'm still using them with my D7100!

Actually, as the other thread notes, SU-4 mode would still work without having to buy additional gear.

And these days, there are the RF-603II triggers, which I would recommend over the MkI RF-603s. They cost about the same, are compatible with the MkIs and the YN-560iii, but the on/off switch has been removed from the top [where you can't reach it once there's a flash on top], and there's now an OFF/TX/TRX modal switch on the side of the device, so the units can also be used on non-Nikon hotshoes (say, Fuji X, micro four-thirds, Sony NEX, etc.) and the test button will now work with a unit in-hand, instead of only when mounted on the camera hotshoe (good for light meter use). In addition, there are now locking rings on the feet, so stacking a flash on top on the camera won't be precarious, the sync voltage limit is now 300V vs. 11V, and the sync speed is improved.

Essentially nearly all the shortcomings of the RF-603 have been addressed. The sync port is still PC (not 3.5mm, sigh), and it's still output only, not an input in Tx mode (as was teased in some of the promo material), but it's overall a better unit for not any more money.

Of course, the OP could also go for the YN-622N & YN-622N-TX and get i-TTL, and remote commanding of the flash, much as with CLS. But since the D5200 doesn't do FP/HSS, the OP couldn't take advantage of that feature.

Or you could just wait and see if YN's upcoming clone of the 600EX-RT and YN-E3-RT will have Nikon-compatible versions...