Philip Fass
March 9th, 2010, 03:09 PM
Matthews | Digital Combo Stand - 11' | 369675 | B&H Photo Video (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/443234-REG/Matthews_369675_Digital_Combo_Stand_.html#features)
Is this the "integral rack mount adapter"? If so, it's not the kind of rack mount I'm familiar with.
Perrone Ford
March 9th, 2010, 03:17 PM
No no. It's a baby pin adapter.
Philip Fass
March 9th, 2010, 03:34 PM
Thanks. How does the upper tube end? Is it threaded?
Perrone Ford
March 9th, 2010, 03:59 PM
There's nothing threaded on a stand. The top of a combo stand is a female receptacle to accept a junior fixture. On a Junior, the fixture has a stud and it fits into the stand. On Baby fixtures, it's the opposite. The stand has a pin, and the fixture has the female part that fastens down.
On a combo stand it needs both. On my combo stand, it has a little release that pops up a spring loaded baby pin if I need to attach a baby fixture to it. But putting a baby fixture on a junior stand is like using a large truck to carry a suitcase. It's just WAY overkill.
Jim Andrada
March 10th, 2010, 07:48 PM
Interestingly enough I've seen some stands that have a short 1/4 - 20 male stud on top of a regular baby stud.
Perrone Ford
March 10th, 2010, 07:50 PM
Interestingly enough I've seen some stands that have a short 1/4 - 20 male stud on top of a regular baby stud.
True, and I have 2 of them. Forgot about that. I use them to hold foamcore as I have two gator grips that have theads for this. Seems to be a Manfrotto thing.
Brett Sherman
March 12th, 2010, 02:42 PM
I find the 1/4" 20 threaded post incredibly useful. I even tap my other 5/8" light stands with a 1/4" 20 hole so I can put a stud in if I need to.
Jim Andrada
March 12th, 2010, 03:17 PM
OK - I'll admit it. I once used the 1/4-20 stud on a light stand to put my still camera up about 16 feet with a wide angle lens on it.