Delta 1 CS6 Jr Camera stand

Don Kondra

Greetings,

I've been looking for an affordable option for a camera stand, quite simply put I got tired of tripping over tripod legs and frustrated with having to adjust three legs for height.

It is not pretty but it is SOLID. The largest load it will see is ~5# and it's not a big deal to adjust for height by hand but I do plan on adding a counterweight.

B&H for $320 plus $70 to get it to Canada. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/118400-REG/Delta_00902_CS6_Jr_Camera_Stand.html

The next stand up is the Arkay 6JR-6 Mono Stand Jr @ $600 plus shipping. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/2726-REG/Arkay_602421_6JR_6_Mono_Stand_Jr.html

I was informed before I picked it up that there was some damage to the carton. The legs were wrapped nicely in bubble wrap but there was no other packaging inside the box and the legs tried to escape



The stand weights in at 36# and is constructed of 2" square 1/8" thick steel, of course there was no damage. The footprint is 32" and the arm is 22".



It is soon apparent that the manufacturer cut corners by not grinding any of the welds. And I'm fine with that if it keeps the price down !



The legs are attached to the upright with two 3/8" bolts. The holes didn't quite match up but it was quick work with a drill and steel bit to make an adjustment.



For comparison purposes this is my smaller Velbon tripod alongside the camera stand.



Camera stand with my existing Velbon ball head and E-3/14-35 mm in portrait orientation.



Closer view from the working end..



The 2" locking casters are a bit awkward to get at but I found with my smooth floor and shooting tethered the stand is heavy enough to stay put without locking.

There was only 3/16" of threaded rod to mount the ball head but it does seem to be sufficient.

All in all I'm quite pleased and looking forward to a more efficient and less frustrating work flow.

Cheers, Don

ziggy53

Congratulations on the new camera stand.

Nice write up too.

ian408

Nice looking stand. Only a couple of comments. If you want to, you could replace the casters with a 3" polyurethane wheel that will definitely roll better (like an in-line skate wheel). The weld looks it's done with spray transfer-the idea behind spray transfer is that you don't have much cleanup to do afterward. They look better powder coated-the powder fills everything in nicely-but they should have at least gotten rid of the spatter first

cmason

That looks like it is begging for a laptop tray. Would be a killer Lightroom tethering solution.

Art Scott

This one caught my eye, but with planning to move I decided to forgo the stand and went with a dolly for tripod.

Good Luck with it...looks sturdy enuff.

Don Kondra

ziggy53 wrote: »

Congratulations on the new camera stand.

Nice write up too.

Thanks Ziggy, it's one of those things you wish you would have purchased years ago, sigh...

ian408 wrote: »

Nice looking stand. Only a couple of comments. If you want to, you could replace the casters with a 3" polyurethane wheel that will definitely roll better (like an in-line skate wheel). The weld looks it's done with spray transfer-the idea behind spray transfer is that you don't have much cleanup to do afterward. They look better powder coated-the powder fills everything in nicely-but they should have at least gotten rid of the spatter first

Don't think I will get around to upgrading the casters, the two inchers are fine and as I said it appears they do not need to be locked (on my floor). I also thought about grinding the welds myself, for about two seconds

After all, it's what's in front of the camera that matters, he, he...

cmason wrote: »

That looks like it is begging for a laptop tray. Would be a killer Lightroom tethering solution.

Under consideration but what is holding me back is I like to use a mouse. Another very minor point would be the need to adjust the angle of the screen everytime you adjust the height. The arm is hollow so it would be a simple matter to extend it to accomodate a 17" laptop and mouse.

It's funny how you get used to doing something one way and are reluctant to change

For now I have a small rolling cart for the laptop, it's also the right height to sit at and catch a short break while shooting...

Quite a while ago I ripped the cord out of the back of the camera and destroyed the connector so I'm Very Careful with the tether

Another thought would be to add another arm to hold the laptop/mouse ? It is a pain moving the camera/cart from one side of a setup to another but that doesn't happen very often. Hmmm

Art Scott wrote: »

This one caught my eye, but with planning to move I decided to forgo the stand and went with a dolly for tripod.

Good Luck with it...looks sturdy enuff.

That "stand" caught my eye too Art but you would never get any work done

Thanks for the comments everyone !

Cheers, Don