American manufacturer Matthews has just introduced their latest heavy-duty light stand: the Air Climber. With a maximum height of 25ft/7.62m, this first pneumatic/mechanical light stand from Matthews can take payloads up to 200lbs/90kg! So let’s take a closer look at it! When you hear Matthews Studio Equipment, synonyms that come to filmmakers’ minds are usually “high-quality, heavy-duty and reliable” pieces of equipment. Indeed, the American manufacturer has been the grip equipment industry standard for more than 50 years. Lately, MSE launched the Steady Rest slider support and the BM1 Astera/Aputure bulb mount. In addition, the company is back in the light stand market with its latest 25 feet Air Climber pneumatic/mechanical stand. Image credit: Matthews Matthews Air Climber features The Matthews Air Climber is a pneumatic/mechanical light stand made for the big boys, with impressive specifications: It has a minimum height of 6.5ft/1.98m and a maximum height of 25ft/7.62m.The payload capacity can go up to 200lbs/91kg.The Air Climber weighs 475lbs/215kg. Image credit: Matthews As you can tell, this is not a light stand you’ll put in your car’s trunk. Instead, to make your life easier, the Air Climber comes with a large (5 x 5’/1.52 x 1.52m) leveling dolly platform that supports the telescoping column/mast. Image credit: Matthews The platform has four telescoping legs so that the footprint can be extended to 8′ x 8’/2.4 x 2.4m for extra stability. Also, there are four heavy-duty jacks with 14″/35.5cm reach to level out the platform. Once the Air Climber is in...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 April, 2022