UTEBIT 11" Magic Arm Clamp with Super Clamp

Best magic arm, hands down --and for the money even better than that. I have bought and used various sizes of these Utebit arms and they are simply fantastic. Good feel, good texture on the powder coat. Very good lock, super solid, no slip without needing to tighten the knob to red-face-tight. Knob is incredible: It's not that crappy round plastic one, it is a 2-wing flat and is solid aluminum. The bushing (between the knob and the tightening mechanism) is freakin' brass, yo --not nylon, it's like actual brass. The arms of the 22" version are even 15mm for 15mm clampy-type things to be, well, clamped on. As for the rest, the cold shoe parts and clamp are exactly like every other set of cold shoe parts that come with every other arm --They are fine, no problem either way. And it should be noted that these parts alone can cost as much or more the this guy. So there you go, I got mine with a "lowest price in 30 days" --But even at the non-discount price, they are just an incredible flippin' deal. You should purchase them, or many of them. I have spoken. I am Topher! 'Ting!

This bracket allows me to position one of my webcams where I want it while clamped to an object of my choice. Love it.

I’m using this on a portable laptop stand to hold a second monitor. It completes my workstation with a minimal design. It’s easy to adjust, locks solidly in place, and is universal with the 1/4-20 mounting. It’s a great price and solid build. It holds my monitor in precisely the right spot.

It's not the best but does the job. It just barely holds my G9 but it is a heavy camera.

There’s 3 joints, but only 1 knob for tightening them. The middle joint has teeth that lock it into a position, you can see that in one of my photos. Strangely, the other 2 swivel joints at each end are very loose until you tighten the middle joint, then they become very stiff. Seems like there’s a wire inside that pulls those joints tight? Anyway, it works! When you turn the screw tighter, those swivel joints lock solidly in place. And when you turn it counter-clockwise, the swivels do become loose again.

I tried to use the arm as an adjustable interface between a cell phone holder and the included clamp (which was mounted on bike handlebars.) In attempting to tighten the joint between the arm and the clamp sufficiently to prevent (gravitational) twisting under the load of an unadorned Galaxy S7, the screw plate on one end of the arm simply cracked apart. I have used arms of this type from other manufacturers for over 20 years in various professional video setups to hold monitors, microphones, and accessories. And I have NEVER seen one fail in this fashion. When loads exceed the holding power of friction at the joints, the arm or attached accessory simply slips out of place with gravity. But that's not at all what happened here. I would have assumed all parts of the UTEBIT arm were aluminum (because that's all I'd ever encountered before) even if the product info hadn't explicitly stated (in ChinEnglish), "This magic arm clamp made of stainless steel and aluminium alloy, rust-resistant and durable, steady." But the crumbling of the screw plate shows this claim is patently false and that those plates (if not other parts of the arm) are some kind of composite or plastic. Compare the two photos, one of the cracked UTEBIT and one of a magic arm I've used for the past 15 years or so. The screw plate on that old arm easily permitted me to tighten the end joint so as to hold the cell phone in place, and the areas where finish has worn off show the underlying silver metal. On the other hand, the cracked joints of the UTEBIT plate betray no metallic color in the fissures, and I've never known "stainless steel and aluminium" to crack as opposed to bend. While the included bar clamp seemed to perform okay, I bought the kit primarily for the arm. And it performed so poorly that I am loath to ever trust a product from this manufacturer again.

Works great! Pretty decent for the price.

Struggles to hold up my iPhone without drooping, while I’m running the camera. I have to prop it up against something, but at least I can get the correct angle.

This is very handy and well-made. I got it to attach my field monitor to my tripod, and it is very strong and locks in place.

as expected and holds hood weight

Very good quality all metal

Total length is only 9inch

For nothing harassment to return.Seller should send exact things shown.Now for nothing keep waiting for refund , should have trusted a better brand