Cambo RD-1101 Redwing Compact Boom Arm for Light Fixtures

This is my second Cambo Redwing Boom. I have the Standard and the Compact (with a 30 extension bar). One on a Matthews Jr. with wheels and the other on a Kupo Jr. with wheels. These are for me, the best, time saving and most flexible lighting placement solutions I have experienced. From table top products, to full length fashion in the studio or on location. From 6 foot soft boxes, to 7.5 foot Octoboxes, to heads with barn doors. You can roll your lights into position and adjust the light's position to almost any angle possible and quickly. The lights and their modifiers stay in position and can be moved as one wishes with the twist of the wrist or the lifting of an elbow. The boom deals with all the weight issues. Of course, you have to exercise caution when adjusting the boom arms counter weight and when attaching and removing the lighting equipment on and off it. I would also suggest a step ladder for this. I have really not tried them on a C stand but I did try a 6x4 foot soft box on a C stand briefly and it was holding up well. But sandbagging the C stand without wheels limits the overall movement in this case. The main question is, will you use it enough to justify the expense. If so, it should make your lighting life easier and remove unnecessary strain to your body.