Designed primarily for use in lighting kits, the Matthews Medium Duty Kit Stand with Brake is compact and light weight. This black finish stand employs a brake shoe system for locking off the riser tubes as opposed to pinch castings, thus permitting the use of heavier fixtures.
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Matthews Medium Duty Overview
Matthews Medium Duty Specs
Key Specs
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| Air Cushioned | |
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Mounting
| Stand/Column Top Mount |
Features
| Accepts Second Riser | |
| Wheels | |
| Air Cushioned | |
| Detachable Base | |
| Leveling Leg | |
| Reverse Legs | |
| Interlocking Design |
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Matthews Medium Duty Reviews
If this is medium duty I am afraid of light duty
By Doug
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2026-01-27
So I bought this based on a hope that I could save some weight and perhaps hang my lights on it with a very light duty boom arm (BH #IMLSABAMR2). I generally carry at least one turtle stand, a heavy duty boom arm, 2x5lb sandbags, and a 15lb sandbag to shoots to support my lighting (mix of Godox and Profoto - and if I am using multiple lights you can multiply the stands and weights). I don't know what the total weight is - but suffice to say it is never a pleasant haul. I figured if I could get my B10x and a 3' softbox on the stand at the end of a lightweight boom arm with a 10lb sandbag I would be cutting my total weight in half. Well - as always - using the right tool for the job is the right answer and this stand is not the right tool for the job. Don't get me wrong - it is built better than my old, cheap, never use them light stands. But for my purposes this is now my new, expensive, never use is it light stand. It was just too scary with even a smallish strobe (B10x). I suspect if you were just using a flash and an umbrella with a small sandbag you would be fine. Something in the 5-6 pound total weight range if the boom was in use. Without the boom arm I would maybe go 10-15 lbs (I put my AD600 Pro II on it with a 4' Octa), but it isn't terribly useful as it limits my ability to angle the light. The one thing I did that gave me confidence in the full 20lb weight was that I put wheels on this. Jiggly - but I couldn't knock it over. But this is once again without a boom arm, so the same limit as above applies. IF you are strictly using an umbrella that would get around the issue - but I rarely use umbrellas. Disappointed as I have other Matthews products I love - but I feel like this overpromises on 20lbs without a lot of caveats. This just isn't a fit for the type of use I put stands through. If you have simpler needs I will say it is very good as plain Jane stands go. 2 star for my use cases. 5 star if I were a flash and umbrella shooter.
Sturdy, Compact, Lightweight
By John
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2025-04-09
I've been using heavier light stands for years but I really needed to reduce the weight of my kit for my On Location lighting setup. At 3 lbs. each, these are half the weight of my larger stands and they easily support an FJ/400 with Softbox. I'll continue to use my heavier stands for outdoor use but when I'm in an office, conference room or lobby taking headshots, these are perfect.
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