David Seguin
August 17th, 2010, 04:03 PM
Recently, while looking at different options for mounting my LCD monitor onto my jib, I decided to go with Manfrotto's "Magic Arm". I received it in the mail a few days ago and am more than satisfied with my purchase. (FWIW: I bought the kit that comes with the arm, the super clamp, the wedge to use the clamp with flat surfaces, the backlight stand, and the part with the mounting thread).
After just a few minutes of playing around with it, my mind started racing at all the possibilities other than the purpose which I had originally assigned to it. I'm aware of some of it's more common uses, but my question for you guys is what are some of the less obvious uses for such a device? What have you guys used your Magic Arms for?
Laugh at my excitement if you will :P, but the fact remains that I am a man, and as most men do, I love my gadgets! You should have seen the look on my girlfriend's face when I tried to explain my excitement over what amounts to a clamp attached to some metal pipe!
After just a few minutes of playing around with it, my mind started racing at all the possibilities other than the purpose which I had originally assigned to it. I'm aware of some of it's more common uses, but my question for you guys is what are some of the less obvious uses for such a device? What have you guys used your Magic Arms for?
Laugh at my excitement if you will :P, but the fact remains that I am a man, and as most men do, I love my gadgets! You should have seen the look on my girlfriend's face when I tried to explain my excitement over what amounts to a clamp attached to some metal pipe!