Must-Have Camera Magic Arms: Rigging 101

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In this video, we'll show you the must-have camera magic arms for rigging your camera. From the MID49 Universal Speedball to iFootage and Wooden Camera, we'll break down everything you need to know about these essential camera accessories. Don't miss out on this Rigging 101 tutorial!
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0:00 - intro
0:48 - AVOID THESE MAGIC ARMS
1:37 - Best budget magic arm option - smallrig
3:31 - Crdbag shout out
4:01 - Wooden Camera Ultra Arm System
6:01 - ifootage spider crab arm
8:03 - Mid49 universal speedball
10:06 - Support my channel!
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@noelwiggins7167 6 ай бұрын

A true badge of honor is buying cheap gear and regretting it when it inevitably bites you in the butt. "Buy once, cry once" pops in my head every time I assess how cost effective my investments are. "Quality of life" eventually pays for itself.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

FACTS

@murray.rodger 6 ай бұрын

The Mid49 Cam lever is such a simple but brilliant design

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

bro its a game changer, seriously

@takart 6 ай бұрын

So I ordered Mid49 Speedball monitor mount, right after watching this video last Friday while eating my lunch. It came in yesterday, with a sticker, polarized sunglasses, AND hand written "thank you note", that said "(My name) Thank you so much for support and trusting part of you rig with us. Please let us know if we can ever help with anything else. Ryan & Elizabeth at Mid49". Wow. That's something I don't see very often with camera gear purchase. That makes this particular gear something special right from the beginning. Thanks for making this video, and setting us on the right track.

@CineDailies 5 ай бұрын

Yeah they are so great 🥹

@taylorruss 6 ай бұрын

The Mid49 arm is now my absolute number one. Finally doesnt budge or twist.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@whatisagent5629 6 ай бұрын

These are the things that need to be talked about because these small pieces of equipment can end up causing tons of problems and headaches. Seems like a lot of these type of parts are offered by quite a few companies but all seem to have a flaw somewhere.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

In my opinion, the Mid49 speedball is the least flawed, but I see what you are saying

@jasonawilliams 6 ай бұрын

Was actually just shopping for magic arms and comparisons on them are surprisingly difficult to find so this vid was timely. Ultimately going to go with the mid49

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

I totally made this video for you - use my link 👀

@Lensrentals 6 ай бұрын

We love a magic arm 🫡

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

🫡🫡🫡

@OrangeBrick8 6 ай бұрын

Rigdaddy is back ❤

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

❤️🤣🫡

@kevindiossi 6 ай бұрын

We use the iFootage and crab arm to mount remote camera and they’re just a rock. The mounting system is also excellent for when you need to take something down and put it back in place easily.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@deonvnzl 6 ай бұрын

wholeheartedly agree. getting two of the MID49 arms has been an absolute game changer.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

BOOYEAH

@DJBFilmz 6 ай бұрын

That last magic arm is exactly what I need!

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

YUS! Link is in the description

@SpencerScottPugh 6 ай бұрын

Love a good build video. Very insightful. Thanks brother!

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BharatSingh-pw7sh 6 ай бұрын

I’m so thankful that you did this video. I’ve been researching for a long time now, for a good magic arm for my Nikon DSLR set-up, to mount a flash for macro photography.. at least now I know which ones to get. Thank you. Namaste 🙏🏾

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@waveland 6 ай бұрын

A couple things. Pick up some 3/8ths to 1/4-20 thread adapters, then you can get the SmallRig arm to line up with the mounting holes. Second, take a look at the SmallRig HawkLock arm. That one I find to be very flexible and saves a lot of time with attaching and detaching arms.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestions!

@chris_sparrows 6 ай бұрын

I've been enjoying the Falcam F22 series of arms and attachment accessories. They use what's basically a smaller locking Arca Swiss style plate to attach with removable anti-twist pins if needed. Have magic arms, monitor mounts, etc. Love that they are quick release. Been quite solid for me so far, and far superior to the cheap ones I started with. They also have a larger F38 quick release plate.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@CartyCantDance 6 ай бұрын

This was a great video. I have been looking for a proper magic arm, and now I know exactly what I need. The speedball looks great, thx cinedailies

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@carbonflightMN 6 ай бұрын

Just ordered my first set of magic arms. Glad I didn’t get the old style of magic arms.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Nice! What did you get?

@carbonflightMN 6 ай бұрын

@@CineDailies I got Neewer magic arms but when they came, they were only 3 inches longs, lol. I didn’t notice they were miniature. I’ll order some regular sized ones. I’ll probably go with Neewer, they seem to good products at a good price! I had a Neewer tripod and loved it. It worked as good as my $400 Manfrotto tripod, but it got stolen at a real estate shoot! Oh well!

@RichAesthetic 6 ай бұрын

Regarding the small arm that you showed off at the beginning of your video, you could just convert that quarter inch screw to a 3/8 inch screw. I believe small rig actually sells those adapters. It essentially looks like a hollow bolt that you can put above a quarter inch.then you would be able to use that small rig arm with the 38 inch screw hole on your plate and I assume that those anti-twist would then fit properly?

@juanromero961 5 ай бұрын

Needed this video just when I was in the market for these

@austininmotion 6 ай бұрын

This was a very timely upload, I have 3 of the arms you showed in my cart right now and have been trying to figure out which to go with. 10/10

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@KamranJawaid 6 ай бұрын

The video I never knew I wanted to see. Great one!

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

More to come! Haha

@rayc4050 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great content!

@CineDailies Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@maproductions8495 6 ай бұрын

Loved every minute of it bro thx ❤

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@drewbdarby 6 ай бұрын

Love deep dives and technical stuff like this. Would also be curious on a similar style video on monitor mounts? if you have preferences besides just magic arms.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

It's on my list!

@AliManuel. 6 ай бұрын

a love this content as I want to start investing in good gear to build my 1ac gear. thank you !

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Happy to hear! I have a few more 1st ac videos coming

@BenFarmerCreative 6 ай бұрын

I love a great magic arm, but that panic feeling when you use a cheaper one and it falls or loses tension....we've all felt it, and it sucks! Anti-twist pins for the win!

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

I know right haha buy once, cry once ha

@BenFarmerCreative 6 ай бұрын

@@CineDailies YUP

@heyheyhey520 5 ай бұрын

Never saw the anti twist pins in my wooden camera arms. Thanks for the tip!

@CineDailies 5 ай бұрын

Blew my mind too

@curwynhenry 6 ай бұрын

Amazing 🎉

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😄

@RIQs_World 2 ай бұрын

I am still using the 244mini

@synaptichorizons 6 ай бұрын

I have a EOS C70 and EOS R8 and need to place a Lilliput T5 (5" monitor) Touch Screen over on top of the camera. No quite understanding what would be the mid49 magic arm type of device your recommending for this task? The monito is extremely lightweight and has 1/4" thread for mounting on base of the monitor. there are no anti-turn or twist pin holes to the side of the 1/4" thread. So having a magic arm with clamping gates on either side of the mount is the answer. so once you mount base to monitor, you have some kind of little mini vice like fitting to clamp the monitor in plaqe eliminating the need for anti twist pins holes altogether. Have you ever seen a 1/4" mounting base with this kind of option?

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

It would be better to get the Mid49 magic arms because it uses friction to tighten. Then you would need a cage for the other end mount.

@elarrioguajardo208 6 ай бұрын

Cool video, on a different note, would you possibly cover the Fujifilm GFX100 II, it seems so cool! I'd like to know your thoughts on it if nothing else. The Fujifilm cameras of late seem so awesome. I was debating on getting either a Sony FX30 or a Fujifilm X-H2S for a bit before ultimately getting the FX30, but every now & then I think of what could have been...

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Yep I currently have the gfx 100 ii with me. Content is coming soon.

@elarrioguajardo208 6 ай бұрын

@@CineDailies sweet! Excited for that!

@winfilms3681 6 ай бұрын

great video! what ever happened to Bright Tangerine titan arms

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

They are great, but over priced in my opinion

@JSHFilms 2 ай бұрын

How about the Kondor Blue Cine Camera Magic Arm Pro?

@TheStoriesWeTell 6 ай бұрын

Such a nice side plate for the mavo, does that work with the mavo edge as well? Where to buy it? And how did you rig the transmitter on the back of the camera?

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

Yes it works with the edge! Use my link in the description of this video. And yes the transmitter on the back makes everything streamline

@SunnySixteen 6 ай бұрын

I still rock a cheap magic arm. 9.99 from amazon is that cool?

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

So cool 🤣

@blueridge8992 6 ай бұрын

Every camera channel has turned into QVC. Such a bummer.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

What's a QVC?

@blueridge8992 6 ай бұрын

@@CineDailies should be easy enough to type those 3 letters into the KZfaq search bar

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

@@blueridge8992.…but replying to your comment on my video. Should be easy to explain what you're complaining about bro.

@blueridge8992 6 ай бұрын

@@CineDailies we all pay for KZfaq now, either pay with our time by sitting through ads or with the $22 I pay for YT Premium. We come here to either learn or be entertained, not to constantly have products shoved down our throats. You looked just like QVC aka Home Shopping Network in this video, as does every other camera channel that I originally started following because I learned from them or found them entertaining. It’s a bummer that channels build up a little audience and then switch to trying to milk dollars and cents out of the viewers. Just tell interesting stories “bro”.

@CineDailies 6 ай бұрын

@@blueridge8992 who are you preaching to? 🤣🤣🤣its clear to me you don't make content or understand the strategy behind it. It's clear you don't know how to maintain a channel. The level of ignorance is crazy. You think entertainment is free? Because you pay for YT premium?? Content creation is a business, whether I ask you to support my channel or not. Watch my other videos if you want to learn something. Have a good day 🤣🤣🤣