The manufacturing quality of this “magic arm” is very good. It's metal, it's sturdy, easy to use, and a coldshoe mount is provided.

The clamp will be able to hang on tubes of 15 to 50 millimeters in diameter, or pinch a surface, such as a table top, for example. It has screw threads in 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch formats, so it can be used with many accessories from the world of image, but also sound. I tested it with goosenecks and dynamic microphones, and it works very well.

The articulated arm has 1/4 inch screws at each end. Its operation is simple: you unscrew in the center and everything becomes adjustable, you screw back and everything becomes rigid. We will attach it to the clamp (or other supports) and hang compatible peripherals and accessories within a limit of 2 kilos. Tested with a DSLR equipped with a 300mm telephoto lens, it doesn't move a bit as long as you stay “level”.

And that is finally the only complaint I can make of him. As quarter-inch supports do not have locking pins, the use will be limited to maintaining very light equipment in any position, or heavier equipment as long as it stays straight, otherwise it may unscrew by itself under its own weight. This is all the more a shame since the clamp is compatible since it has small holes around the screw threads. But it's not hidden, we know what we're buying, so I'm not taking any stars off.

In the end, I am satisfied with this muscular little arm. The build quality is very good, it is solid and frankly practical. Sold for €37, it's an investment, but its quality/price ratio is justified by a design that is a bit more upscale and that has the arguments to verify it.