Essential Gear for Photographers: Super Clamp

[@josephbreckenridge2966]

this is great! i like your presentation style: professional and to the point practical advice that i can use. thank you, Sir.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@iSpike]

G'day Daniel mate, Great video man. Happy to subscribe. Cheers from Western Australia

[@alexanderdunton2598]

I'm just beginning to learn about these basic but really useful tools to improve my media production, and you are the man with knowledge. Thankyou for sharing! I'm researching using this superclamp attatched to a light stand to hold a monopod which then be booming for my mic. Research. Research. Research!

[@filibertkraxner305]

Nice video Daniel! Just ordered my first superclamp to DIY a cheap copy stand out of this, a length of pipe, a flange and an old piece of counter top. Might pick up a few more of these clamps, based on your suggestions!

[@manilamartin1001]

Cool. I discovered super clamps the way most of us did. I had bogen autopoles for my background stand back in the day. Good to see you teaching this great tool to the masses.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Bogen! Yes!!

[@dkt_1530]

This video helped me out A LOT. Wow. I’m very grateful for this information. Thank you!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Awesome

[@bala1000mina]

Thanks a lot Daniel, Very useful and informative video. I learnt a lot, God bless you!

[@S9universe]

quick and easy experience for us, thank you

[@vickosis]

Thanks for the intro to clamps 😊 Any chance of providing us with a brand name and/or link to the U-Hooks? Thx

[@fmrff70]

What a great video! In typical NY fashion, you talked soooooo fast! I didn't even see your cup of coffee on set! This is one video I'll have to watch multiple times! Thanks for sharing! Time to order some swag from you!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Oh there was coffee believe me 😊

[@keithlaw95]

I use several for my background paper. I have the 3 roll geared chain drive paper holder clamped to two light stands. love them Kupo is my fave brand for grip.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Excellent

[@gyrocompa]

THANK YOU for such a clear, complete and helpful video ! You open such perspectives to us, sunday photographers !

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thank You!

[@gittlemanm]

Nice review. What accessory is there for attaching a skrim (handle) to the super clamp?

[@thewrongopinion7811]

100% agreed on the wonderfulness of super clamps. Great video, thank you

[@Whyducry]

So helpful! Would they be able to hold a strobe and modifier to a backdrop stand overhead? I would love to see a video on that! I love your concise and to the point style of delivery! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@thejoshthat]

The hex @3:40 could this be used to stick the clamp stem of an elgato low profile mic into? Also if you could define the terminology of that clamp stem part for me lol

[@250GTOAJ]

They are great clamps and the rest of the stuff that goes with it is helpful. Thanks Daniel

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

For sure

[@bradleyc79]

Thanks from Chicago

[@SandraSaysStuff]

Thanks so much for making this video! I currently have an extra arm attached to my monitor arm to mount a camera for when I’m at my desk, but thanks to this video, I figured how I might be able to just mount the camera directly onto the pole, which would take up much less space and it’d be easier to put away as opposed to my current permanent solution.

[@JimResnikoff]

I just picked up 2 of them. The manfrotto ones. I also picked up 6 inch kupo baby pin. Works wonderfully. I also got the short studs which allows me to mount a ball head flush to it. Sort of like a poor mans platypod. These things are awesome

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Nice

[@roybixby6135]

Another use is some 1mafis clamps holing " square steel across 2 c-stands for hanging lighting...

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

True

[@markshirley01]

Thanks Daniel - that was brilliant so helpful. Could you do a video of a rig for shooting down on to food or products that would be nice and stable.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks- I believe I have lol - I’ll do it again though if it is no longer around

[@marcodemedici1032]

What is the pole you mentioned for narrow spaces? I have limited space too

[@benharris3949]

Grip is an absolutely baffling subject, thank you for spending time on specific pieces. I think I’ll use one of these for flat lay.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@shearel3]

would there be a way to attach a boom arm to a c stand that already has a light on it? like using the super clamp or something and a Microphone Boom Support Holder? Any ideas?

[@lucasblanc11]

What would be the best way for me to have a light with a lantern softbox hanging from the ceiling? The studio has a grid in the ceiling but it's too high

[@ziaphotography2056]

Thank you, very informative and helpful video :)

[@1stElement]

I loved SuperClamp. Breakfast In America is a truly brilliant album.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

For sure 🎶

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Thanks, Daniel! Great details for someone like me, because I have a bunch of speedlights, but not studio strobes, at this time. References like this are great.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Cool, yes they can easily hold small flashes

[@jlirving]

Thank you I found these very helpful :)

[@MKB0720]

Thank so much for this great video!!!

[@ChrisBaquiran13]

Hey Daniel, wondering what autopole did you get for your setup?

[@farnaz120]

Very useful video! I wonder how should I pull back the tripod's extendable arm inside. It is original, Manfrotto MHXPRO_BHQ2, please guide me if possible. I pulled out to attach my camera, but it is not getting back inside. Is it broken now?

[@jimpurcell]

Thanks! I have dozens of super clamps and use them. Now I can use them better!!!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Cool

[@MisaSantaCecilia]

Thank you, great video!

[@WALKITOFFDavidSmith]

I've use the super clamp on a C stand to mount a small 24" softbox to create clamshell lighting for my headshots. Is that weird? lol

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Nope, I do the same thing

[@raymondlinares8307]

Looks like the super clamp is a good way to hang an overhead camera to some speedrail using the hex 3/8th plate, a flat head tripod head, and some safety chain back to the speedrail just in case.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Yes!

[@bobby350z]

Very useful. Thanks for posting.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks 😊

[@vclmacmichael]

Such a great video, thank-you 🙂

[@anthonyeusebio5590]

Thank you for the info! On another note, you’re shirt is awesome!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thank You!

[@p.burley4533]

This is the one I’ve been searching for and it deserves a Part Two: what about poles for these clamps. Floor-to-ceiling, horizontal, those with knuckles, even ceiling rails? Just a simple rigging system to get gear off the floor. Can’t keep stepping around stands and ducking octas forever…

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

While I don’t use a rail system currently, I have worked in studios with them and they can certainly be convenient, especially when you are repeating set ups such as in product photography.

[@FrostyTheBeerMan]

Hi Daniel ! I always love your gear tutorials ! So many great ideas ! Love the super clamp on the ladder... nice ! ✅

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@haydngonzalez1901]

Very helpful. Thanks man. Happy new year

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks- Happy new year

[@cognovo]

I love my Autopole and the super clamp. How would you attach a boompole for audio recording to an autopole ?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

I wouldn’t - a boom sticking out that far is going to be an issue

[@GilbertTV]

I want one of them... cool clamp ..thanks for sharing

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Cool

[@yebogogo64]

I wamt to use on my motorcycle but probably need to have two points to hold the selfie stick so that it doesnt vibrate off

[@Zinman17]

Great video! Thanks for sharing -- just subscribed.

[@FreddieWalker]

Excelent!!! Thanks!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@PilotManForever]

QUESTION - We have a monfroto 509 with a ball head. Would like unscrew the ball from the underside and thread that into a clamp and intern clamp to a bar at our mix position. Seeing optionfor a 1/4 20 mount but not the larger 3/8" studd sticking out of the Ball mount. Ideas?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

They make adapters to change the thread size

[@photonsonpixels]

Super helpful! Thanks Daniel.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@1stfootprint_art]

Thanks for the imformative and clear information...

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@evelasq1]

Happy New Year!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Happy new year

[@HeulwynRoberts]

Love these video's Daniel, very helpful.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Stego86]

I have recently bought two of those! super helpful!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Cool

[@birdie399]

You always make interesting videos. Thanks for another interesting video.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thank You!

[@vivianiacoboni6273]

Hi Daniel, @vivianiacoboni6273 0 seconds ago Great video! I love how sturdy and these clamps are. Question: I need the super clamp to grip the square pole of the "Neewer Table Top Rig System" (Awesome). I attached the clamp securely. But....What attachment would you recommend in order to put my 7 inch monitor hanging off that clamp. Some videos show the monitor hanging upside down. I want it coming off the clamp right side up with the screw that goes into the monitor pointing up? I just am not experienced at all in all of this. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you for a very nice video. I have very small space too. I am trying to do top down top down art videos. Thank you again for a very informative video!

[@DopamineOverload]

Great vid! Subscribed! Can the super clamps be mounted on a horizontal autopole / varipole... while the angle changes, so a lighting fixture/head can fit on it? I've only seen these clamps mounted vertically... thanks!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Sure, they can be mounted on a horizontal pole

[@dwmspace]

This is a great overview! My only concern that’s held me back from buying these is that I’ve read at least 10 reviews of people saying that their 037 stud has snapped/broken off. Damaging gear where the snapped screw is stuck inside the camera thread or worse. It scares me that Manfrotto are using brass studs and screws instead of stronger steal. It doesn’t give me the confidence to mount my $5k camera with lens on it. What’s your opinion on this? Do you feel that the mounting plate (208hex) at 7:40 is much stronger and won’t ever snap because it has distributed weight from the plate? Even still, I find it odd that they made the thread out of brass.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Ideally you’re going to use a tripod head when mounting the camera. But the reason why brass is used is because if it was steel it might actually ruin the thread in things it threads into one of the metals needs to be softer otherwise you’re going to strip threads out

[@photooutreach5168]

Clamps are great. Makes life easy.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

For sure

[@DopamineOverload]

Hi again, Daniel! Thanks for this great video. Would you happen to know if smaller clamps (Smallrig/Camvate) can tightly fit these larger-diameter poles? Or is a big super clamp required? Thanks again!

[@BPLeroyLotusEvora]

You are an amazing teacher, thank you so much!!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thank You!

[@smallgreentreefrog]

I have the profoto b2 set that I usually use with the octa softboxes. How do I mount them to a light stand when I cannot have assistants to handhold them?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

How do you mount the B2s? They fit right onto the top of the light stand, maybe I’m not understanding you

[@djhem9411]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful ❤️🙏🏼

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@anamits]

I use a super clamp on a tripod to make a makeshift boom arm for flatlay photography.. The clamp goes on the head via the hex and I use the clamping jaws to hold a monopod (with a ball head on it) horizontally and voila, I have my boom arm!!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Nice

[@a56gs74]

Thanks Daniel!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@md278x]

Thanks a lot!

[@b991228]

Can that super clamp crush cheap light stands? I guess what I’m really asking is whether I should ditch the economy light stands?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

I won’t say no, but you’d probably have to try pretty hard to crush an aluminum stand - now carbon fiber can certainly crack

[@manoharmgr8235]

வீடியோ மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி இரா.மனோகர் சென்னை . Very useful This video sir, , big thank you sir R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.India

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@laughingboy-tk6ut]

great vids man - subbed :) was wondering if you could do a vid on 5/8” types - some seem to be smooth, some have a fine alligator-type texture, some seem to have one flat side, some seem to be hexaganol - not sure if i’m right but i’m assuming this all has to do with not wanting slip or rotation and if so then, do all 5/8” baby have some sort of anti-rotation feature? hopefully all this makes sense… also, how do you ensure your gear doesn’t shift on any of the various threads-types employed? basically, just wondering about how you ensure your gear doesn’t shift on the threads or pins or whatever you have them attached to and if some techniques or gear or threads or 5/8” pins or receiving ends are better than others? cheers man :)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Great idea - let me see what I can do.

[@laughingboy-tk6ut]

@@DanielNortonPhotographer cheers man - chuck in another reply if you make it so I don’t miss it - peace

[@barneylaurance1865]

Is the tripod head mounting plate essential? Is it risky to mount a tripod head on the stud? I was got a superclamp with just the stud and I was hoping it could replace a tripod sometimes.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

The screw is fairly fragile and could break without the surface area of a plate. I won’t say I’ve never just screwed a camera to a stud, but be careful for sure.

[@barneylaurance1865]

@@DanielNortonPhotographer Thanks Daniel. I wasn't screwing the camera directly to the stud - it doesn't fit the stud I've got - but I tried taking the head off my tripod and screwing that to the stud, which seemed to work. Guess I'll buy the plate then, I'm a sucker for any aftermarket.

[@julianoeb]

I don't recommend placing a camera directly on the stud that comes with 035. I did, and both the screw and the bottom of my camera ended up dusting. Lucky for me I managed to find a used part to make or replace my camera, if I would never be able to use it with a tripod again.

[@tayamiruo7200]

Please can you recommend a clamp I can use to hold my 43” inches reflector to my light tripod?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Instead of clamp look for “reflector holder”

[@tayamiruo7200]

Daniel Norton Photographer Thank you

[@mcculloughimagery4952]

what clamp do you recommend using for a trifold reflector to a lightstand or tripod

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

You’ll likely need some kind of an arm, they make ones that are usually just called “reflector holders”

[@chiraz111]

Did you link the shirt site?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

teespring.com/stores/daniel-norton

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks!

[@arangodan]

Thank you

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@roryonabike5863]

First rate. Cardellini clamps next?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Certainly on my list, those are great

[@MisterDivineAdVenture]

Seriously, this video is THE 1% - NOBODY promoting stands / lights / youtube rigs / booms / jibs (what am I leaving off? Plenty.) Nobody knows how to "stunt these clamps. All hail - and thanks for saving me still more hours (and worse.)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🙌🏻

[@pattymattes7124]

Thanks Daniel!!!

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

😊😊😊

[@chrstphrdyer]

Have to have for location

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

For sure

[@robertcalifornia4821]

How Much?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

About $30 links in the description

[@Ethaningramphoto]

Super Clamps are great. I prefer Cardellinis as they are much more versatile and no wedge needed.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Yes, but also bigger and more expensive 😊

[@windmill10]

Does the super clamp also take a 1/4" 20 screw so I could screw it to the quick release plate of my tripod in order to clamp my monopod so I have a make shift jib. Like in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/amKymaqZjZaNn9E

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Yes! That could work, but be wary of putting too much weight on the mono pod that way it may not be able to support it

[@Thereal111t]

The way you dramatically turned and looked at the ladder was a very muppet-ish movement. If only there was a muppet version of Daniel….lol. My company actually painted bits of 2x4 with a fancy paint job and sent them out to us for when we needed to put a superclamp on the top of a ladder. The plastic tops on fiberglass ladders tend to not be solid. They called it a “hollow form spacer.”

[@RayValdezPhotography]

Sheeit, I wouldn't feel comfortable with my b1 one hanging like that. I drop one one before with the dome on it. it was a traumatic experience.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Got to trust your gear! The cameras more expensive than the light actually

[@grad-dd9zj]

in your intro you forgot to mention the videos about frozen lands :)

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

🥶

[@travel734]

I bought one for taking pictures in Paris. The place where photography was invented is very unfriendly to photographers! No tripods near the Eiffel Tower my friend. But a super clamp with a quick release on a sign post is not noticed!

[@gordonelwell7084]

Why would you need these clamps when you have 51,200 ISO?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

😝

[@thejotaran6731]

Cool t-shirt

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@gordonelwell7084]

So if you ever tire of the photography gig, you could get a job at a hardware store . . . maybe that hardware store in Maryland where Julia Roberts works . . . ?

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

I would probably enjoy that. I do love hardware

[@OwenLloyd]

Great video Daniel - I love super-clamps - I have used them to rig a camera overhead on a background support stand; as counterweights (or if that's not enough, something to hang a sandbag on) and I regularly use them to hold my DIY diffusion screen frame, made from 21mm plastic waste pipe - seen here with some Savage heavyweight Translum on it owenlloydphotography.com/?p=3066 I didn't know about the camera base plate - just ordered one - and some hex pins as mine came with regular studs :) I sometimes think I like shooting in the studio just so I can mess around combining grip in new and obscure ways :P

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

Yes, grip is like half the fun

[@keithw8646]

Your videos are great, but wind up expensive for me as I must have whatever you talk about!

[@sbarronmd]

Super Clamp, they sing Breakfast in America. good song.

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

😊

[@JulesFredericNerestant]

if DN says 30lbs..! thanks for the video

[@DanielNortonPhotographer]

😊