Bought this Calumet portable light stand in the sale - very good deal. It scores over my current portable lightweight stand in a number of areas: It's higher. It's shorter when collapsed down - both of these due to it being a 4 section stand as opposed to the usual 3. It looks and feels more robust - all metal parts, and large diameter (for a portable stand) poles. It also has a broader base than the usual cheap lightweight stands. The screw based clamps mean it does take a while longer to put up and take down than a flip-type clamp stand. One legs doesn't fold up completely as it is blocked by the leg clamp on the centre pole) It also weighs quite a bit more than other small stands as it seems to be made of steel, however I'm only ever carrying one of these in a way that the weight matters (ie strapped to my camera bag, with a shoot through brolly on the other side). All in all, this is a very well thought out stand that could even take a small studio monoblock in a pinch, and very good value.