SmallRig Super Clamp and Magic Arm (11") with Cold Shoe Mount for Monitor, LED Light, Microphone - 3726

The quality of the parts are exceptional, best of the best; materials, finish, no rough edges, precision pieces. The design/engineering is also exceptional, lots of thought put into it. The only area that was a bit disappointing was what seems to be the assembly quality, where the arm I received, when fully open, does not line up straight, and when closed, the arms do not wind up in parallel, apparently because the permanently inserted toothed section in the arms were not indexed correctly. This is not a big issue really, it just took away from what this being a high-end top-quality product. Functionally, this is fantastic, the quality and feel is exceptional, it is very easy to adjust (using the simple trick of tightening the lock partly to lock the arms relative to one another, leaving both the rotating/swivel ends of the arms still unlocked to adjust them next, then fully lock it), and has been thought out to allow pretty much any position that some other similar devices would prevent. Even the lock (the rotating wing-nut) has tiny ball-bearings in it for a great feel and ideal operation, and I don't mean for rotation but rather in line with the pressure that turning the handle/screw creates, allowing you to adjust the pressure it applies without feeling any friction from that pressure (i.e. most clamps like this, when you turn them real tight, they grab and jerk/stutter when real tight, and are often stuck when you try and undo a really tight one, but not this one, you can smoothly adjust it right up to real tight and it never grabs and undoes smoothly). They even took pretty good care to not get oil onto surfaces you might touch, though it is still possible to contact those surfaces during use, and I'd have preferred less or no oil. There was confusion about the clamp opening capacity, with different/conflicting measurements provided in the Amazon product info - the clamp can fully open to 53mm as I measured it. It grips and clamps really well onto anything from a round pole, to the square edge of a desk or shelving unit side. I'd highly recommend these, though I also noticed a drastic price increase in mid 2023, so that has made me pause and I'm looking at other brand products, but of course prices can change anytime so go by what it is worth to you.

These Magic Arms are the most useful tool for lights, cameras, and even battery packs. The hot shoe end can be removed and you can connect anything that has 3/8" thread. It is lightweight and doesn't weigh down your camera bag too much. I wish there were some of these that were about 16-20 inches available too. Definitely a great value for any bogger/content creator.

Solved my use case exactly as I had hoped for. It is surprisingly strong and doesn't sag over time.

Ce bras magique avec clamp est tout bonnement parfait. Un accessoire qui simplifie la vie et améliore votre set up. Bien construit, robuste et polyvalent. Attention cependant : modèle non adapté au poids d'un moniteur. Idéal pour des leds, micros ou accessoires d'un poids raisonnable.

Wilde een dergelijke clamp voor mijn externe monitor. Op zich werkt dit perfect aan mijn statief als geheel stil blijft. Aan een gimbal en ermee lopen zou ik niet aanraden