Noga Cine Arm DG Hold-It Arm

These are hands down the best and most affordable arms I have ever used. They are half the price of the super heavy duty ones but these are super heavy duty if you are coming from the cheaper ones. I have never had it budge on me when holding a SmallHD 702.

It was shorter than I expected (my problem, not theirs...I've seen one in real life, which was larger). I've used the less expensive versions which do NOT feel nearly as sturdy as this. I cannot imagine ever breaking this or having it fail. The lever for tightening down the arm can be repositioned to give you better leverage or get it out of the way. It has a nice pad on one end for holding cameras or lights. I used medium-strength thread locking liquid to semi-permanently attach this arm to an 'Impact Short Double Female Stud for Super Clamps with 1/4-20 & 3/8-16 Threads.' This allows you to quickly snap this into a Super Mafer clamp, or other standard grip gear. Best practice seems to be to clamp the arm to whatever you are clamping it to, loosen the lever completely, hold the light or camera where you want it with your non-dominant hand, then tighten the lever with your dominant hand.

I had ordered the large Noga Cine Arm, but it was much too heavy for the application I need it for, which is mounting my SmallHD 702 to my Canon C300 Mark II. I returned it same day and ordered this one right away. Came within a day and my return was processed right away too! Compared with the arm that I purchased from SmallHD when I ordered my 702 (which they don't carry any longer-the arm), this arm is so solid, easy to manipulate in all directions and holds the monitor in place with no wiggling or loosening. I haven't used it in run and gun situations yet, but I can already tell it's ruggedness is going to do the job. It's heavier than what I had but it's perfect for this set up.