EzFoto 11-Inch Articulating Magic Arm for mounting HDMI Monitor LED lights, with 15mm rod clamp

I really shouldn't be going into much detail about this arm but I feel there are a few important details one should know before purchasing this particular one. Hopefully it will save someone the frustration.

Just the articulating arm part itself works pretty well. Nice solid, sturdy construction and a convenient single knob control of all the joints is the only reason I even gave it 2 maybe 2.5 stars.

However, the 2 attachment adapters are lousy and do not work very well, if at all.

The 15mm rod rail attachment adapter does not clamp tightly. Once you attach the arm and put any mount of weight on it (like a field monitor or light or audio or whatever) the clamp will move around the rod and slowly fall. You have to constantly move it back into position. And then it will slowly shift and fall again once you touch whatever is attached to it.

You might just think to tighten the heck out of the knob; but you'd have to use a pair of pliers to get enough leverage to do so and if you did, the cheap plastic knob it is made of, is guaranteed to break! It may be fine to hold something small and light sitting on top of it but it is definitely not designed to clamp the weight of an arm sticking out and holding another piece of equipment. For me: useless part.

The worst is the adapter attachment for a hotshoe mount. It is poorly manufactured. The first one I got was defective, The screw down knob was tapped at an angle and could not be tightened down to a hotshoe mount because of its angle. And it would wobble back and forth when mounted.

I notified the seller and they promptly sent a replacement adapter part. The new part was also defective. It was much straighter but would not screw down all the way due to the way the threads were molded. I even tried using metalsmith tools to carve it out but still would not screw down completely. It would just get stuck.

I gave up. Fortunately, I also purchased a Marshall monitor hotshoe ball mount for $10 (excellent quality, btw). I threaded the arm onto it and they work pretty well together.

As for the 15mm rail attachment, I will have to modify it somehow. Or buy a separate one.

Overall, the arm works pretty well and very solid. Unfortunately, the 2 mounting adapters must be made by a separate manufacturer and do not work: Making the arm pretty useless if you can't securely attach it to anything.

If you have / or are willing to buy better attachment adapters with a 1/4" 20 thread for whatever you are going to attach, then this arm will work well.

Or you can just gamble and hope for the best.

The arm itself seems fine, and tightens to create a rather sturdy mount for 7" monitor or audio adapter box. However, the rod mount is junk. It says it's supposed to fit 15mm rods, and it might work if your 15mm rods were actually 16mm rods. I couldn't get it tight at all and ended up stripping the adjustment knob less than 5 minutes out of the box. I have been able to attach the arm to my rig's cheeseplate with no problem, though. If you can get past the idea of the rod adapter actually working, you may be pleased with this purchase.

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I just got this in the mail for the intended use as a monitor arm. It seems sturdy enough for the job but the adjustments aren't the most fluid. I shouldn't expect so much from a 30$ arm I suppose. I will most likely use this for my light panel which isn't as heavy or expensive. As with anything, you get what you pay for.

Note worthy: the knob on the 15mm adapter is made of plastic as well as the main tightening knob on the arm itself. (had I known this I wouldn't have purchased)

On the other hand the shipping was very fast and it seems to hold a good deal of weight relative to its size. I'm just worried that it won't hold up.

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It is an artefact need for mounting lights and it not complicated to be attached into the rig. I'm satisfied.

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Like others have said, this it perfect if you don't need to connect it to a 15mm rod. If you need it for the rod, get a double rod block and attach it to that.

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