Topic: Super Clamp to Extension Pole connection?

[taylorc]

Looking for a reliable piece to attach a Manfrotto Extension Pole 099B to a Manfrotto Super Clamp 2909:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5160-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_2909_2909_Super_Clamp_with.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546540-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_099B_3_Section_Extension_Pole_35_.html

Any suggestions? 

[JD]

Any suggestions? 

I do basicallly what you are asking with these studs... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546377-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_036_14_036_14_Standard_Stud_for.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546381-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_036_38_036_38_Standard_Stud_with.html

I also drilled and tapped my superclamp on four sides so the stud can be threaded in and used in different directions.

[rastasean]

Do you have the two items you linked to? Have you tried using the stud up in the pole and tightening down on it?
That would be the easiest way to mount it, don't you think?

[skotdee]

Either of these should do the trick:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546373-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_042_042_Extension_Arm_with.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546442-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_203_203_Extension_Arm_for.html

I use the first one with the exact extension pole you linked to. Works great, but I had to modify the stud on the extension arm. The stud has hex shaped edges, which allow it to only be used in set positions. By simply grinding down the corners to create a round stud, you can rotate it 360 degrees and set it in any postition you need.

Im not sure if the second link has a round or hex stud, but Im sure the same modification would do the trick if it was hexed. This extension though doesnt extend as far out from the superclamp as my first link.

[rastasean]

Any suggestions? 

I do basicallly what you are asking with these studs... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546377-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_036_14_036_14_Standard_Stud_for.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546381-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_036_38_036_38_Standard_Stud_with.html

I also drilled and tapped my superclamp on four sides so the stud can be threaded in and used in different directions.

OH, RIGHT. I use a that stud and it allows you to get a little further up in the pole than what comes with the superclamp.

[taylorc]

Thanks for the responses...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546373-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_042_042_Extension_Arm_with.html

I assume the arm on the 042 is narrow enough to be inserted into the extension pole?  That has been the issue thus far - finding something threaded on one end and long & narrow enough on the other to provide a connection and support for the extension pole.

[dennisrtyler]

taylor is this for the balcony at workplay? if so, your best bet is one or two flex arms connected to the super clamp. works like a charm.

[taylorc]

taylor is this for the balcony at workplay? if so, your best bet is one or two flex arms connected to the super clamp. works like a charm.

Yeah, I have the flex arms.  Great piece. 
The extension pole is for clamping to seats/armrests.

[dennisrtyler]

taylor is this for the balcony at workplay? if so, your best bet is one or two flex arms connected to the super clamp. works like a charm.

Yeah, I have the flex arms.  Great piece. 
The extension pole is for clamping to seats/armrests.

gotcha. see you soon.

[Brian Skalinder]

The (removable, gold-colored) stud end of the 042 (left side of the picture at B&H) should fit inside the extension arm.  The fixed (grey) hex stud end (right side of the B&H pic) should fit in the SuperClamp, but I don't know if it will fit in the extension arm (might not be deep enough before the hex gets in the way).

Also, if you don't want to grind down the fixed stud's hex edges to provide for free rotation in the SuperClamp slot, you might consider the 203 Extension Arm for Mini Clamp.  FWIW, I use it with my SuperClamp.  Allows free rotation of the arm when I insert the fixed-stud end into the SuperClamp and has the same flexibility / removable stud on the other end.  The arm is slightly shorter, though, 4.72" v. the 042's 6".

[su6oxone]

I do basicallly what you are asking with these studs... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546377-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_036_14_036_14_Standard_Stud_for.html

I really don't like those studs because it is hard to very strongly connect to the tapered part of that stud.  I would recommend just a simple double sided 5/8" stud like this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/93356-REG/Giottos_080565_Reversible_5_8_Mounting_Stud.html



And if you need an angled connection, you can attach this to the super clamp (need two of the above studs then):

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546375-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_026_026_Swivel_Umbrella_Adapter.html

[taylorc]

The extension pole is evidently designed solely for what it's described as - to extend a stand/pole.  As opposed to a standalone pole to be mounted to a clamp. 

In other words there doesn't seem to be anything made by Manfrotto that is intended for this purpose... to provide a threaded connection on one end and enough length, versatility and "catch" on the opposite end for securing the pole to it.

Thanks again for the comments.

[Brian Skalinder]

In other words there doesn't seem to be anything made by Manfrotto that is intended for this purpose... to provide a threaded connection on one end and enough length, versatility and "catch" on the opposite end for securing the pole to it.

The double-ended stud does just that:  it provides a secure connection to the SuperClamp while at the same time providing a 5/8 stud onto which one securely attaches the extension.  The double-ended stud has the same connection configuration as the top of a Bogen stand:  5/8" stud + 1/4" or 3/8" threaded tip.  So attaching the extension to the double-ended stud is no different, connection-wise, than attaching it to the top of a stand.

[taylorc]

I may have been misjudging the size (diameter) of the double-ended stud.  At first glance, it seemed too large for the extension pole to slip onto. 

The hex heads on the stud that comes with the super clamp are slightly too wide for the extension pole to slip onto it.

[vanark]

I may have been misjudging the size (diameter) of the double-ended stud.  At first glance, it seemed too large for the extension pole to slip onto. 

The hex heads on the stud that comes with the super clamp are slightly too wide for the extension pole to slip onto it.

I put the hex end into the super clamp and simply use the other end to insert into the extension pole.