I'm using at the Manfrotto tripod either a Lastolite Ezybox 54cm or Firefly II softbox with appropriate flash. In the slightly heavier Lastolite Box, one also comes to the very limits of this stand. With strong tilt angle and fully extended tripod socket, it can therefore happen before that a tip over the entire structure. If one desires a greater stability, one should rather not extend the tripod up to the maximum height. The structure of the Manfrotto is very simple by the hand and you can make your choice within a few seconds. The build quality is good and I am so far nothing broke, although I use the tripod for more than 1.5 years. Because it can be folded also wonderful, it is also ideally suited for the mobile studio use. Only a statistical Transport, I would have still wanted included.