SMALLRIG Overhead Camera Mount, Camera Desk Mount Stand with Flexible Arm

I love the arm which can be placed anywhere along the vertical rod that it's on. You can do very close overhead shots, like painting the nails, or from farther away, like colouring in an 8.5 by 11 book. In the latter case you would attach the second vertical rod to place the arm on so that you could see the whole book or bigger object that requires the camera to be further away. The arm is a bit persnickety where it will not fit around the rod unless the clamp part of the arm is unscrewed a great deal. The video shows how close I can get to the subject with the arm at the lowest point on the vertical pole.

I bought this primarily for a zoom set up and an occasional Youtube video--just a camera and a light. I have it set up on my desk. It is lightweight, simple to set up and includes more extension parts than I need. I do not use my phone camera so I did add a ballhead mount to give me more flexibility mounting my camera(s). I leave it permanently mounted and it does not interfere with regular work.

I assembled the piece using my walker seat instead of the desk to make it more accessible to me. You can transfer it anywhere that holds a C clamp once it’s assembled. The instructions weren’t very clear at a couple points, or maybe I should say the pictures of the parts in what you’re supposed to do didn’t match the parts in my hands completely. I mean the one arm went in where it said but not securely. It doesn’t matter though, it works just fine if you switch out the holding bracket to the other head if you need it to swivel. I am 59 years old but I have always been mechanically inclined and put things together on a regular basis. It could still be me though, I may just not have been able to grasp these particular instructions. I don’t want to put anyone off because it really is a great phone holder but I have to be honest about my difficulties. So it works great, despite my lack of assembly talent. The spring loaded phone clip is tight and secure. Everything that is screwed together is tight and secure, the angles hold really well. And you can put it in any position imaginable. Plus being able to easily move the C clamp holding the base makes it very portable and adaptable to any location. Now that it’s together I really love it.

Needed this to film content over my workspace. Clamps to the side of the table easily. It's durable.

It's a nice Stand for your desk, but in reality, you have fixed positions all over, you can not adjust it as you wish, or yes you kind of can but its way too complicated, it will be easier if you can just adjust the hight of the main stand, not 3 separate pieces, my bad for not checking it before ordering it... and the side pole, there's no way you can place a camera over there, it tends to bend a lot, a small light and that's the best you can get from that part. I'm still using it because i bought two, now I'm using only one and a flex stand instead, the other it's just in one box around the corner. Not using the side one either

Muy bueno justo lo que buscaba

The Product was opened upon arrival and was missing the phone mount.

Best mount

This was a great buy. Allowed me to mount my webcams and a BLUE microphone while it was mounted behind my monito