EMART Adjustable Photo Backdrop Banner Stand with 8 x 8ft (W x H) Telescopic Tubes, Suitable for Trade Shows, Professional Photography Booths, and Step and Repeat Background Displays

If you don’t put sand or bricks inside your weight bags, the stand will be very flimsy and could fall. But besides that it is a good stand, just a little cheaply made for the price being paid.

This product is durable, easy to assemble, and exactly as described.

Setup is easy and the stand is sturdy enough for my needs. It also works well in the limited space I have in my studio. It sits closer to the wall than a stand with tripod legs. It’s also easy to move to another room without taking it apart when I need a larger space to shoot.

I was so excited about this step-and-repeat scaffold after seeing the great reviews including pics. I brought it to my non-profit's gala, and began to set it up. Looked nice and things started off great. One of the screws was too thick, though, so I could only secure 3 of 4 corners. I enlisted a bunch of folks to help me, and eventually we tried moving the different screws around figuring maybe one was different? but they were not, so we used a lot of tape and some weights to get it to stand for a few hours for our event. The top horizontal bar dipped in the middle - the background was not very heavy! - and then, when it came time to break it down, multiple pieces were nearly impossible to unscrew - and one of them would not unscrew and I had to drive home with it sticking out the window. I'm also annoyed because I offered to show Amazon photos / videos so I wouldn't have to mail it back (why am I mailing back a broken item?!) but they insisted, so now I have to find a huge box... just a totally unnecessarily annoying experience. Buy a different one. I'm going to!

EDIT: I used oil on a napkin to put between the telescope screws. And then I found I have large enough pliers to help me unscrew it. It worked. Nothing is broken. Also on the bright side: this is way lighter than a screen divider, and I love that I can push it easily. I did add some sturdy floor sliders underneath the legs. original review: I was able to put together the frame with relative ease. During the past month, everything went smoothly. I do have a minor wish, though – it would be great if the background fabric could be more conveniently fitted around the frame's edges. I attempted to increase the frame's size, but unfortunately, one of the expansion screws became misaligned and is now stuck. While the rest of the screws are easily adjustable, I'm currently limited to widening the frame, not raising its height. This situation has left me feeling quite disappointed. Similar to numerous others, I found that the frame's functionality was short-lived. I doubt this frame would hold up for more than two or three setups, especially for those who need to repeatedly assemble and disassemble it from scratch.

I have a 10' canvas tarp banner. While the footings are great, the cross members are not strong nor sturdy enough to support a 10' banner. I had to fold the banner and collapse the cross members in order to properly support the banner.

This is a good stand, I had no issues with it being flimsy and it held up my backdrop and garland, although I did use it inside so I’m not sure about outside with the wind. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because taking it apart can be rough and take a while due to the adjustable knobs use to extend the poles. Make sure to tighten them enough to where your pole doesn’t move but not so much that you can’t undo it because if not you will go through a lot of trouble when trying to put it away. Other than that aspect, it works great. All the pieces were there and the bag was intact.

Great ,sturdy, and easy to assemble. This was a heavy backdrop 8x6 and I was worried about it leaning or not being sturdy enough. It definitely held the weight and I was happy with it. It is easy to store all items that fit in the bag it comes with. Highly recommended!