The 8 Best Manfrotto Light Stands (2023 reviews)

This manfrotto solid stand is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features. The adapto collars and spider casting material is crucial to provide high performance and light weight. They are air cushioned, store nice and are built to last. The height is fantastic as they get well above anyone dancing which helps eliminate harsh shadows being cast on other dancers.

These stands are very sturdy and heavy duty, plus they are air cushioned. The light weight stand is for client site and on-location to be used with a sand bag or for "photo assistant" to carry the stand. It is perfectly firm over this tripod and with the air cushions it is easy to manage it. These stands are very well made and the "Stacking" feature built into them is very convenient. It is great for a wedding photographer.

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Solid, heavy duty, easy portability, and very stable
Very sturdy, really good quality plastic and metal
Solid, well made, easy to set up and take down
Sturdy with wide footprint for a very stable base

Best For indoors: Manfrotto Great Stand

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The manfrotto great stand's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. The design is ingenious, this is Manfrotto's Italian design and engineering at its best. It has a good height for portraits when the model is sitting on a stool or so. A quick half turn of the soft-touch knobs (with little tactile bumps) brings the columns up, and another twist to lock. There is a small red aluminum tab that folds flat and holds in place with a spring. The air cushioned tubes are silky smooth and locks hold securely without heavy torquing.

The base plate for the legs has a small socket type setup, so that you plug one stand into the other. The adjustments hold in place and have large finger tabs to twist and that makes it easy to adjust. The large size of all the knobs makes it easy and delightful to use. It is good for studio work and outdoors.

Why We Like This:

Sturdy and lightweight good for studio work and outdoors
Very stable with high & off-center load
Excellent lightweight stand for location use
Excellent design, well-built, portable light stand

Best For Portable lighting setups: Manfrotto Nice Light Stand

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Manfrotto has been making great stand for years, thanks to a combination of clever design and appropriate materials. This stand is ideal for portable lighting setups. It is made of the addition of the air cushion(which these are)etc, but these are different. The "air cushioned" tubes move silky smooth and locks hold securely without excess torque. The Fit and finish is excellent, and the red anodized appointments are even a little stylish.

The setup is easy, it feels durable for light use in the home studio. It provides the photographer with a better ergonomic grip. The fact that they lock together when collapsed makes them super easy to transport.

Why We Like This:

Works well as long as no one drives over it with a forklift
Sturdy, solid feel to the constuction of this stand
A fairly sturdy and inexpensive stand
Low cost, great construction and they feel stable when working with them

Best For travelling sports photographer: Manfrotto Air Cushioned Stand

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If you often find yourself scrambling for appropriate and satisfactory stand, this product is your end point. It is a set of three 1004bac quick stack stands. They have a locking mechanism and it has an air cushion. The flat-folding and interlocking features are also nice. They are not as heavy as c-stands, but can support around 20lbs each, great for on-location work.

These are holding up super well. It is a perfect light stand pack for your speedlites except for one piece of broken hardware. These are not as heavy as c-stands, but can support around 20lbs each, great for on-location work.

Why We Like This:

Incredibly sturdy, even at max height
Solid heavy duty stands, you will love the way they connect together for portability
More rubber straps to stretch or break

Best For Flash: Manfrotto Light Stand

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If you often find yourself scrambling for convenient and suitable stand, this product is your solution. This versatile light stand features multiple attachment options including a 16 mm ( 5/8 ") spigot with a 3/8 " thread plus a removable 1/4" thread adapter allowing secure attachment of a wide range of lighting tools. It features a useful levelling leg, allowing the user to maintain a stable vertical lighting support even in challenging environments such as uneven ground, inner city streets or even rocky hillsides. It even slides neatly into the tripod pouch on the side of most camera bags to ensure the user can keep their kit compact and travel light without compromising on their lighting kit requirements.

Another great benefit of the Nano Plus is the max height of 6.46ft allowing users to raise their lighting tools comfortably in order to achieve dynamic and creative lighting set ups on the move. This works for light to medium weight lighting or background materials. It comes with an impressive maximum payload of 8.8lbs the Nano Plus can comfortably support the latest portable professional lighting equipment including flash or led without compromise, even when paired with a modifier allowing users to focus on their creativity.

Why We Like This:

Tailored for the pro on the move
Useful levelling leg for uneven terrain
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For travel And location Photography: Manfrotto One Stand

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate stand. The product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. If you're looking for portable stands for on the go work, then these are ideal. They are very light and the legs don't spread that far so don't expect to use them outside in the wind. They fold and connect into the perfect shape and support a lot of light for their size. The air cushion keeps your stuff from falling to the floor when you loosen the section knobs.

These are marketed as lightweight stands, and are capable to save space. It comes with a patented quick stack system (qss) portability is the key feature. It is great for travel and location photography since they're small and when snapped together are extremely easy to carry and light weight.

Why We Like This:

Great, high quality stands for use with speedlights
Very small foot print works perfectly for small indoor studio work
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For Softbox: Manfrotto basic Light Stand

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The manfrotto basic light stand's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. Manfrotto is a quality product and this is perfect for speedlites. It is a basic light stand that extends to a height of 9 feet. These stands are fairly solid and tall. It is designed to accommodate small light fixtures, reflective panels, or small boom arms. They tighten easily and hold extremely well.

This is a top quality, sturdy light stand. It works excellent for this setup. It is easy to assemble and it breaks down for easy travel to a job.

Why We Like This:

Great basic light stand, sturdy knobs and bolts, good quality
Sturdy and smooth is the best way to describe them
Good investment for long term

Best For those With Very limited carrying space: Manfrotto Perfect Stand

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The manfrotto perfect stand's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. This versatile light stand features multiple attachment options including a stainless steel 16 mm ( 5/8 ") spigot with a 3/8 " thread plus a removable 1/4" thread adapter allowing secure attachmen. It features a hook to be used with a sandbag in order to weigh it down when used outdoors. It is ideal for those with very limited carrying space.

The compact folded length of just 20in makes the Carbon Nanopole Stand suitable for carry on luggage or ideal for those with very limited carrying space. It provides users with the perfect stand when shooting on the move, this product is also manufactured in Italy to the highest standards providing assurance of quality craftmanship and materials that customers can rely on.

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