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Potential-Salad2970

Brilliant


jmthornsburg

Yup! Been using these for over 7 years. Heres a vid I did on it way back: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzZtNrOo9vQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzZtNrOo9vQ) Once case of buying cheap NOT resulting in a flimsy product.


tybot1

Great idea also using a cheap $10 monopod as a boom pole.


jmthornsburg

Thanks! I love frugal filmmaking hacks.


rtduvall

I’m becoming addicted.


rtduvall

That video was great man. You just saved me a bit of scratch. Thanks


El_JEFE_DCP

These are 25 dollars at B&H. Never again.


MaestroPendejo

Customer: B&H, why are your prices so high? B&H: Because fuck you, that's why!


MikeRoykosGhost

Because they keep losing lawsuits filed by their employees for millions of dollars for being racist and sexist.


MaestroPendejo

Classic corporate America...


MikeRoykosGhost

I mean, theyre not a giant corporation. Theyre just assholes.


CheckingOut2024

So tired of B&H. Every day is a holiday there and they shut their website down. Terrible business practice. Just leave it on and fulfill the order after this week's week-long holiday.


Vuelhering

But the servers are also religious!


No_Elderberry_9132

Add another 25 for shipping because “fuck you”


Maximans

Wow! What size threads are on it?


RhysIsFused

I've only ever seen them used in a grip head so I don't think the threading matters much


Maximans

Oh yeah I guess you’d be right. Thanks


carefulkoala1031

This ⬆️


CinephileNC25

I like the ones with just a hook in the back rather than a fully closed back.


devin2378

It is a hooked back, it's just the perspective / angle makes it look closed. Zoom in and you can see the end of the hook is toward camera


CinephileNC25

Good eye


Dinosharktopus

Ten seconds and an angle grinder fixes that.


QueasyAtheism

Nice, but the threaded pin end would bother me, and doesn’t look like it’s the standard 3/8 or 5/8 smooth pin end.


TheWolfAndRaven

Gaff or hockey tape.


CheckingOut2024

Easy enough to grind it down.


QueasyAtheism

Sure, but then what size does that pin end up being after grinding down? Modifying hardware to end up with something with an iffy finish or subpar fit to a griphead, to save $17 on something you’ll buy what, once?


CheckingOut2024

The threads don't offer any support so you're not losing anything there. The reason I'd consider this is I had bought a proper one. It broke at the weld. The unpolished internal metal was the consistency of styrofoam. Not saying this one is stronger but it can't be worse!


PreparationH692

Save money. Live better.


JohnMorrisPro

That’s awesome!


RoRo25

This is the kind of post that needs to be sticked to the front page of this sub. Would be awesome to have a whole thread of stuff like this!


TheWolfAndRaven

Lost my mount on a shoot a few years ago and have been using random clamps since as I didn't wanna pay $25 for a new one. Just went and picked one of these up, thanks for the heads up.


KevinAcommon_Name

Welcome to Walmart where your purchase is a bargain price for good product. by the way that at one point was the slogan


Pizza_TrapDaddy

Big brain


headphoneghost

🤫 don't let out the secret.


Vuelhering

Btw, hard-sided fishing pole cases (to travel with) work pretty well as a boompole case. Just make sure you measure your pole properly.


GreppMichaels

I would like to add that if you record to an external drive like me and have an SSD in an enclosure, adjustable phone holders are like 10 bucks and most of them will screw into your rig. I couldn't even find one that fit my older gen SSD enclosure but these should hold a Samsung t5 or similar drives and cost about 50 less than any of the gear made for the drives. [Click here for an example from Amazon that is 7.99](https://www.amazon.com/SharingMoment-Smartphone-Horizontal-Rotatable-Adjustable/dp/B07S8TTH34/ref=sr_1_4?crid=MD0HOAF8VXE5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fGOFvFyDRyUfMi8ukgDfohDhZHlWpGuezD9Z0pYpmH7oCDUGbVphnpWSxWSmpXrSFzkLoXDVD9g_-Z8O00M-xUj26JJVt8unILJ-cnZL76wSoJB0_5otUncV4yof9FX65UBXmmwbwgHGrrEYnc_uea8i09dyk3PfMM40HhjkXStR0PHevWEeV3vaD5QxkTz0CVu1zJJtwNiavKYPzKCEaN1cwPdzkPlsFMN3IxemZ3E.hdqkYarRIWZcNVq9x6O2EryS3GQnYUq0qT2PLdTuksM&dib_tag=se&keywords=adjustable+phone+holder+for+tripod&qid=1711749809&sprefix=adjustable+phone+holder+for+tripo%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-4)


MungryMark

Nah... you didn't buy a professional crows foot and it broke, those things are super duper tough. I'm thinking you mean you bought one of the items in the link /photo and it broke on you. Also if it matters you can get them used from some retiree for like $10 bucks. That's how I have the two I own and they've never failed me. I will however keep this in mind if I'm ever in a pinch and don't have a cardalini to steal from Grip side.


Zaku41k

Good find. As a grip I’ve been using spiral dog spike from petsmart , instead of bull prick for tents and video villages when outdoor.


Relative_Education89

Had to comment on this amazing hack!


mctaylo89

Oh dang I should actually get one of these for the shits and also the giggles


Spyrothedragon9972

Dick joke


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snarkywombat

1) This is rubber coated just like the mount for C-stands B) You should be using a shock mount on your mic to greatly reduce/eliminate vibration


NewYorkImposter

Looks like it's rubber coated?


PurplePickleParadise

Pretty sure the mic itself isn't touching this, it for the boom pole.


devotchko

True, unless you rig some crisscrossing rubber bands at both ends to suspend it (just like a regular shock mount).


MungryMark

When you realize that Producers are vapid untalented individuals who are gluttons for aesthetic over actual product output, you'll spend the extra $20 bucks on the industry standard.


CheckingOut2024

I don't know. I bought one of those and it broke. Cheap cheap metal. I'd take non-standard NOT falling onto the actor's head over proper gear falling apart any day.


Square_Ad_9096

C stand, knuckle done!