UTEBIT Magic Arm, 9 inch Articulating Friction Arm with Super Crab Clamp and 1/4" Cold Shoe Mount, Magic DSLR Tripod Arms Kit for Photography, Video, Camera Rig, LED Light, LCD Monitor, Flash Light

This is the first friction arm I've bought - it won't be the last! I needed something to attach my 5.5" monitor to my Gimbal, or to my tripod, as needed, this 'Magic Arm' looked as if it might fit the bill, without spending too much money. Without too much ado, I'll say it does that job perfectly - the 0.25" screws at both ends permitted my angling the monitor how I wished. I did discover the "magic" bit is when the 'wingnut' at the centre is tightened, everything tightens! (First-time user, remember!) Of course, it didn't stop at the monitor - using the cold shoe I was able to mount my little camera light centrally on my ZV-E10 camera (the shoe is at one side of the camera) as well as beside my macro lens as a fill light - I'll play around a little more soon - and maybe get a longer one to compliment it. Yes, it works, yes, I consider I have value from the purchase, and yes again, I can recommend it without reservation. As an aside: it is quite heavy - the clamp is too, so should give good service.

What a delight to find such a reasonably priced, very high (great) quality item. It is sturdy enough to support a large digital camera. Easy to use as well.

Fixes to my tripod to enable me to place my gopro on for vlogging whilst doing my photography videos. Works well.

Clamp handle broke off first time I used it. It wasn't tightened too much as I was fitting it to a carbon fibre tripod and did not want to damage tripod carbon fibre. Had to use a pair of grips on the threaded end to remove it from my tripod leg, threaded bar was very soft metal.

I did read the negative reviews and still bought this Magic Arm as I knew I had a number of metal parts to switch out the plastic parts people say it comes with. To my surprise the parts in question are now metal... that makes this a superb bargain. You can buy this without worries! Do have a look at the video I added. Date: 30 Oct 2025.

the clamp is proper strong, i've had it holding a monitor and a light and it didn't budge. the articulating arm moves smooth but locks tight when you tighten the knob. way better than the cheap plastic ones i've used before. feels solid metal build. essential bit of kit really.

I bought this to mount my pocket 3 to my headrest to get in car footage. Mounts well and is sturdy enough. The build quality is good too. The only complain I have is that it needs to be locked on pretty tightly. The flexibility it offers is also amazing.

Love this small arm ive used this to attach to my 24 inch arm that i use for recording and have a led light on this arm. Its small and perfect to use and is very sturdy when its tightend down and grips to the metal pole. Great use for me