Ryan Blackwood

So you're new to the exciting world of Sandbags... There's a few options for what type of sand to put in sandbags for lighting (this is not advise for sandbags for flood prevention). Arri, Mathews, Kupo and Neewer all make sandbags - cheaper bags are also available. Calumet, Manfrotto, LuxS, Portabrace all make sandbags too...Some of them with wild pricer tags. But they all come empty so what do you fill them with? What to fill Sandbags with? Sharp sand, builders sand, Kiln dried sand, play...

Aputure 1200x Edinburgh Andrew Locke's in depth review of the Aputure 1200X We're offering the best price in Edinburgh for the Hire of the Aputure Storm 1200X at only £135 / day (Ex Vat). While we're at it we're hpppy to throw in a combo stand (short or tall) and x2 sandbags. The Aputure 1200X is a powerful 1200W bi-color COB light featuring the new BLAIR light engine (blue/lime/amber/indigo/red), offering exceptional color accuracy (2,500K-10,000K) with full green-magenta adjustment . It...

In a short answer - it's not worth it in 2025 - get the newer one - The Aputure 1200x which is more expensive but has better features....