SmallRig 2066B Articulating Arm 9.8in – Adjustable Magic Arm with Dual Ball Heads, 1/4"-20 Screw Mount for Camera Monitor, LED Light, Microphone, DSLR Rig & Video Accessories

Good

Exactly what I needed!

Yo lo uso junto con un soporte para celular y es muy fuerte lo recomiendo ampliamente

Like with all of my purchases, I usually wait several months before writing a review. I own 9 of these already and just about to order another 2. I figured it was time for a review. They're absolutely amazing and have exceeded my expectations. These arms are surprisingly tough, sturdy, and really easy to manipulate whatever angle you require. They're rated for 3lbs, which is a modest number. But I can understand why the manufacture would set that number as their max (just in case people, like myself, get carried away). I personally have a few of these holding up 5lbs +/-. But it also depends on the angle you have them on. I mostly use them for static objects/scenarios, so don't be picturing 5lbs fully extended on a vest while jogging or something. Although, now I'm curious... (will update.) People have also mentioned the "rubber pads" on the ends come out, or are loose. Essentially the ends have an o-ring that sits in a groove. It's designed to create a grip with whatever you're attaching these to, while also creating a safe boundary between your object's surface and the mount itself. I haven't personally had an issue with the o-ring not being sufficient enough to prevent my items from being scratched when tightened down. However, if you are attaching an heavy object to these, and the surface you're directly attaching it to isn't completely flat, the o-ring can twist or slip a bit after you really crank the fastener down. This generally only happens when you're really tightening down, and in my experience, only when the objects surface contacting the o-ring isn't completely flat. Really easy to use, extremely robust. There's a review on here with someone showing an arm completely taken apart due to merely trying to "adjust the arm's angle". It honestly takes effort to completely unscrew the knob to a point where you can take it apart and remove the inner bearings. Yes, bearings. This thing actually has bearings, which you can clean out and grease. The fastener knob is a screw, so if you keep turning it, eventually it will run out of thread and come apart. Just trying to be fair, and rate the product accordingly. Well worth the money, and I hope the quality on these things stay the same for years to come. SmallRig stuff just works. Experiment Update: I just took 5 minutes to go quickly set up an arm on a tripod and a 5lb dumbbell I had laying around. As you can see in the image, the arm is fully extended with a 5lb dumbbell balanced on top. Now I know it's not strapped to a vest, like I mentioned earlier, and I'm not jogging, but this should give you a decent idea for how well it holds up. I'm as impressed with it holding the dumbbell's weight as I am with how I managed to balance that thing on there. BUT, I wouldn't recommend doing this. Even though my arm is fine after this experiment, having the arm completely stretched out horizontally does put a lot of strain on the threads on each end, and other joints too. If not tightened down properly I can see things getting damaged easily. This is just something I had to try. As I mentioned before, I have it hold objects that weigh roughly 5lbs (give or take), but the thread ends are at a 60-80 degree angle, and they're sturdy.

It came to my surprise when I received this item that it was of a metal construction, I was expecting plastic. A welcome surprise, it is SUPER sturdy when locked into place - I use it to hold my RODE microphone to my desk. My recommendation would be to ensure any accessories that are fitted onto the 1/4" thread - is to have the thread facing upwards before fixing any heavier accessories to it. This is because if the thread is facing horizontally, the rubber gasket for the thread often spins and undoes itself from whatever's screwed into it. This could be a costly mistake if you have an expensive mirrorless camera fixed to it. Same goes for the other mounting thread, whatever you mount/screw the arm onto (like a desk), ensure it's facing downwards. Small things like microphones won't be prone to this however. I've rated it 5 stars due to it performing exactly how I expected it to - and with the metal construction, for what I use it for, I can expect this to last forever.