Manfrotto 244RC Variable Friction Magic Arm w/3299 Quick Release (#2929QR)

These things are great and I have 4 of them at this point. If you ever need to mount a thing to another thing, and have it be a rock solid mount, then these things are like magic. The quick release arms are great for cameras and accessories. I use 2 of them with an SLR and a ring light to mount to the side of my desk and once you tighten them up, they won't budge. It saves me tons of room not needing 2 c clamps next to my desk for camera and lighting.

The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because it isn't quite long enough for what I needed, and you have to have the Super Clamp if you want to use it on anything other than a tripod. I use it on the edge of my desk, with the super clamp, and it does not move, it stays exactly where I put it, even with my Nikon D810, heavy lens, and other devices (Camranger, etc). I wanted to use this to shoot directly overhead but its not long enough for that. Do what I did not do, use a measuring tape to make sure this will be long enough for you. If it is, yea, its a great product.

This product is wonderful once I put it together. Right out of the box it was in pieces. Once it was together it's a dream piece of support gear. I've tested it on my GoPro HD Hero camera to my Sony XDCAM EX1 and all were handled by this Manfrotto 244RC arm. I plan to buy another one for on set monitors for each camera.I do recommend buying this item, but be prepared to figure out how it goes together at the joint where the two arms meet. After that it's all good.

If you want the very best, that is why you came to this product in the first place, and you will not be sorry. You need to purchase a Manfrotto Super Clamp to use this product to its full potential. I purchased this for automotive photography use, such as clamping to poles, railings, etc around the edge of the race track to be fired with PocketWizard’s, and there is no match to this for ease of setup and adjustability! I wish I had 10 of these for all my cameras. I also use this on my vehicle as a chase/camera car with a suction cup or Super Clamp with a GoPro or other camera mounted to it. It has been up to 70mph partially extended no problems. At full extension, under wind, or vibration circumstances it will wobble a bit. But nothing too noticeable unless you are doing video, and chances are, it will not be fully extended most of the time. I absolutely love this product, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to mount their camera in out of the ordinary places.

This thing is so handy. Just attach one end to anything, and your camera to another. Anytime you want to move one pivot point, or three pivot points, you just turn the one knob, make your adjustment, and lock the knob back down. I love it. Worth the price!

You can't remove the tripod plate from the magic arm; so, therefore, you always have to have a camera attached to one end of the device.

Worksmanship is the usual excellent that manfrotto produces. I ordered it for table top vid recording in the face down position. Haven't had a chance to try it for that yet. Thought there would be many uses for it and I always get close... but there always ends up being a better way. Nothing to do with it yet :-) Still glad to own it though. Maybe I'm just loyal to Manfrotto.

I used this for an automotive rig setup. I was a bit hesitant at first due to the price, but went ahead and ordered it anyway. I'm happy I did, as it is a versatile, well built piece of equipment that will last a good while. It is well worth the price, in my opinion.