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Your cart is empty.This is a more versatile version of Bogens single articulated arm. A telescopic features makes this product even more compact than before and a camera bracket allows precise camera angles. Arm tube diameters: 13mm.; attachment (bottom): 16mm spigot with 1/4-Inch thread; camera bracket with 16mm spigot and camera attachment; color: black; load capacity at maximum extension: 3.31 lbs. material: aluminum; maximum length: 23.82 in.; 2 sections; weight: 1.17 lbs.
Douglas A Kearney
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024
I don't use it as a camera mount, but instead a microphone arm to extend my Rode Videomic Go II for more versatility. I needed a cold shoe adapter but that was only a few dollars. It's heavy duty so mounting a camera would not be a problem either, I just didn't need all the versatility in mounting my studio camera.
カスタマー
Reviewed in Japan on November 24, 2024
iPadをしっかりキープしてくれる強さと、自由な角度に調整出来るので使いやすいです。
Arianna
Reviewed in Italy on February 4, 2023
Sono i migliori in assoluto. Usati per fissare delle canne di acciaio a lavoro,indistruttibili,consigliatissimo,prezzo leggermente alto,bel design come sempre.
Suli-MAN
Reviewed in the Netherlands on June 7, 2021
I bought it for my overhead camera shots, but it's better to buy the magic arm the bigger one, if you can't afford it then it worth the money, but keep in mind you have to use a ball head with it in order to have an accurate framing as you want.But for light or micraphone or any other acessories work perfect.
Tan Yi Rong Jeremy
Reviewed in Singapore on July 26, 2020
Spend more money and get something better, doesn't stay in place.
Robert W. Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2019
A bit price but no ball head required so that saves you a few dollars. Rock solid bombproof Manfrotto quality! I bought a cheap Chinese gooseneck with clamp to do table top video work. It wouldn't even hold my relatively light Canon M50 without sagging, and the screw attachment point seemed sketchy. Maybe a GoPro type camera would have worked on that piece of junk but that's about it.This arm is not long but big enough to get an overhead shot of working on a tabletop, when mounted to the table edge. It can do this without blocking your view. That's what I was after.This item from Manfrotto is quality, quality, quality. The arms are heavy duty tubing, the joints are very adjustable and tighten down very well with top-quality clamps. The camera attachment point is very well made, with a large pad to mate to the bottom of your camera, a nicely machined screw to attach to your tripod mount, and a very ergonomic, knurled knob to tighten it down. Excellent quality which I trust instinctively. I wouldn't hesitate to put an expensive Mirrorless rig on this.NOTE: You need a Manfrotto Super Clamp to attach this to a table top - or in my case a shelf above eye-level. The Super Clamp is amazing and will not disappoint. The clamp will attach this to tubing, table tops, whatever can fit between the jaws and is very confidence inspiring.Together, these make a wonderfully adjustable, rock solid platform for my video rig. You will NOT be disappointed when you get this. Don't cheap out like me and waste money on a Chinese piece of junk! Get this!
WildPortraitArtist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2016
I'm a coloured pencil artist who records a lot of Youtube videos and tutorials. I was desperate for an adjustable arm for my DSLR rather than a tripod because it took too much space up in my (already cramped) studio. This arm does the trick perfectly and can hold the weight of my camera very well. I'm using it with a Nikon D7200 which is already fairly heavy at almost 1kg, plus my 18-55mm or 55-300mm lens. Seems quite sturdy and strong, great articulation, I just wish it had longer reach. But for the price this is DEFINITELY worth it. Way less claustrophobic in my work area now! Plus because I can clamp it to the desk or the cupboards/shelves around me, I don't need to move it out of the way when I'm done recording (unlike the tripod), I can just leave it in the same position ready for next time.
P.K. Frary
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015
I use the Manfrotto 196B-2 143BKT Articulated Arm to mount a video LED light in places light stands won’t fit. The baby pins on both ends make attachment to 5/8" receivers and Super Clamps a snap. Plus, baby pins are threaded with 1/4” and 3/8” sockets for accessories such as brackets, Arca clamps, adapters, etc.The reason to buy an articulated arm over an extension pole is flexibility of positioning: three adjustment elbows allow nearly any angle or position. The plastic (Manfrotto calls it Technopolymer) butterfly joints are not as fast to adjust, smooth or solid feeling as a Magic Arm fiction wheel but lock tight with a modest load.Although Manfrotto calls the bundled 143BKT bracket a Camera Bracket, it’s a jack of all trades and can hold a video light, flash unit, audio recorder, mic, ball head, quick release, umbrellas, monitor and more. Fit and finish are excellent: smooth cast aluminum, black enamel, beefy T-screws, metal thumbwheel with 1/4" bolt, neoprene pad on camera mount and a 1/4 to 3/8” thread adapter. There are also two 5/8" light stand sockets, i.e., baby pin receivers: one to mount the bracket on a stand or arm and the other to attach a baby pin or extension arm. The second socket pulls double duty with a smaller hole on the side to mount an umbrella.This arm is light duty and not a substitute for a Magic Arm. It definitely will not support a DSLR or six-bulb light head. Buy it if you need to support a small flash, LED, flag or point and shoot camera. I found it a great problem solver for light loads: works with dozens of accessories, fits in a camera bag and can take the place of a light stand in many situations.
Phillip Sutton
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014
It's Manfrotto quality - everything works smoothly and as described. All the joints are strong and the parts have great fit and finish. The downside is it's definitely not as easy to use as a magic arm. Having used both, let me tell you what you're getting when you pay for a magic arm over one of these articulated arms...With a magic arm, you attach the base to a light stand, super clamp, or other holder. Next you attach your camera, light, or whatever to the other end. Finally, you aim your camera or light and tighten it down. With the lever type, you just swing the lever, it has some kind of cam mechanism or something, and it tightens the joint at the device, the joint in the middle and the joint at the base with the flick of the wrist. the "variable friction" type has a knob that does the same thing - but it's not just "on" or "off" You can "vary - the - friction" (go figure).NOW - what you're getting with this Articulated arm: hook the device on one end and the holder/base on the other... After that do some thinking and moving and aligning... it helps to have a good idea in your head of how you want it to be before you start setting up. Then you can slide and adjust and move everything to your heart's content. (and probably because you didn't get it right the first time).That said - this is WAY cheaper. (I think it's rated to hold much less weight too).
Todd Gilbert
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2010
If you think you are securely going to hold a DSLR with this - don't - because you won't.This plus a superclamp and a compact like a though and its very useful.In the end - I really wish I bought the double arm version (two rods per section) because it tightens down on teeth not friction.
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