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Clamp-aholics. The ultimate clamping and rigging team thread II
Teen Wolf Blitzer:
In the market for a new clamp. For video. I will mount a tripod head onto it. A full head with arm. Not a swivel mount. Can anyone confirm. The Saviors look too small to screw a tripod head onto. Looks like the head would hit stuff as I screwed it on. Might stick with what I know works. A super clamp.
voltronic:
--- Quote from: Teen Wolf Blitzer on April 14, 2024, 07:01:45 PM ---In the market for a new clamp. For video. I will mount a tripod head onto it. A full head with arm. Not a swivel mount. Can anyone confirm. The Saviors look too small to screw a tripod head onto. Looks like the head would hit stuff as I screwed it on. Might stick with what I know works. A super clamp.
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The Savior clamp is far stronger in every way than the Manfrotto super clamp. It's rated for double the weight, for one thing. Because of its design, it also grips tighter onto a wider variety of surfaces. I would absolutely never go back to using superclamps.
Teen Wolf Blitzer:
Didn't really answer my question though....will a full tripod head screw onto this without hitting parts of the clamp? EDIT: I went with this one. It has a 3/8 screw for the tripod head. Should work perfect!
https://www.amazon.com/9-Solutions-9-XS1005-Savior-Clamp/dp/B018495DLE/ref=rvi_d_sccl_1/146-4551347-7317221?pd_rd_w=7B5d7&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=0V9W4RK83RQ26XW3SJBS&pd_rd_wg=rvYqA&pd_rd_r=b47c413f-7be0-4d25-994a-eef041fd050d&pd_rd_i=B018495DLE&psc=1
voltronic:
--- Quote from: Teen Wolf Blitzer on April 14, 2024, 08:17:34 PM ---Didn't really answer my question though....will a full tripod head screw onto this without hitting parts of the clamp? EDIT: I went with this one. It has a 3/8 screw for the tripod head. Should work perfect!
https://www.amazon.com/9-Solutions-9-XS1005-Savior-Clamp/dp/B018495DLE/ref=rvi_d_sccl_1/146-4551347-7317221?pd_rd_w=7B5d7&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=0V9W4RK83RQ26XW3SJBS&pd_rd_wg=rvYqA&pd_rd_r=b47c413f-7be0-4d25-994a-eef041fd050d&pd_rd_i=B018495DLE&psc=1
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Well you've basically got three mounting options if using the Savior clamp with socket, which is what I have and recommend. On the outside of each of the jaws, you have both 3/8" and 1/4" female threads. I could see that if the jaws were clamped onto something rather narrow that you would have some interference with a pan head. But then you have the socket which accepts any 5/8" pin. That is up much higher, so with a normal size pin in there, you would easily clear everything.
EDIT: I forgot that version of the Savior exists. That will certainly work for you, although if it were me I would spend the additional $5 on the version with the socket as that gives you more flexibility for mounting equipment with 5/8 pins. I don't know if that's something you have need of, however.
C.Clark:
I would also highly recommend the 9.Solutions Savior clamp, will never go back to a manfrotto or a derivative of the super clamp
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