WIMBERLEYPP-200 Plamp II - Made in USA

For articulated plastic arms I think they are a bit pricey. That is too bad because if they were sold with a price discount for the more you buy I would buy a few more.For macrophotography I need to have lights hitting surfaces with different intensities and different angles. I need filtered lights, bright lights, diffuse lighting, crinkled aluminum foil reflectors, etc. These arms are sturdy, flexible, and long enough to do the job. So far they stay where I put them. I say "so far" because I don't know how much twisting and bending they will take before they start to flop. Maybe they won't, they are just holding very small weights.Right now they are my go-to holders for reflectors. I do like the clamps at the reflector holding end. They screw tight, and can be nice and tight so a filter or reflector doesn't shift with the foam rubber jaws. The other end is just a spring clamp. I have already had a problem with them shifting a little when I move the arm. But they are versatile and easy to move from one area to another. The other possibility is that I somehow incorporate a "C" clamp to replace the spring clamp. That would be able to really tighten down on the edge of a table of vertical post.I would recommend them, especially if time is money for you.

I do floral and nature photography. I work alone, so this is like having an assistant. I work outside and in a studio. I often clamp it on fences, tables, chairs, light stands and my tripod to hold flowers steady or my reflectors/diffusers. That side of the Plamp is strong enough to hold it solidly in place. I purchased the stake with it, but haven't used that yet. The tip of the clamp that holds the subject is a soft rubber so I can easily screw it down just enough to hold the most delicate of subjects like flower stems so they don't get pinched. There is a notch in the very corner that holds reflectors/diffusers and heartier subjects like branches and stems. I just screw down that end as tight as I need it to be.My only problem was the clamp side that holds my subjects has fallen off on occasion when I've tried to rotate it into position. After a few times of it falling off, I've learned to manipulate it so that doesn't happen. I think this is meant to be removed if you want to add extensions and then you reattach it. The stem/arm part of the Plamp is very stiff, sturdy, easily manipulated and stays in place.Overall, I don't know how I lived without this. I know people who've made their own using foam coated wire, but this Plamp's design is great and serves its purpose very well. I'm sure I'll purchase another one in the future.

From my perspective, this clamp is the best 3rd hand on the market. The small clamp has adjustable tension, so you can use it to hold flower stems steady without crushing or bruising the stem. The large clamp end can be attached to a tripod leg, or you can stick an old screwdriver in the soil or a rotting log, and then secure the clamp to its handle. This thing really works. I like it so much that I have purchased a 2nd one, so now one can secure the plant while the second one can hold a diffuser in place.It is wonderful when a product not only meets, but exceeds, expectations.

This is a great solution to hold something in front of your camera to be photographed or some utility to assist in shooting. I use it to hold refracting objects (see attached), but it could also be used to hold a black card that shades a lens from bright lights to avoid flares.Whereas the main clamp is very tight and strong, the one thing I would improve is the smaller clamp to hold the object, which is flimsy and doesn't hold objects well. A similar clamp as the one on the other hand would serve better.

I bought this product a few weeks ago, and finally managed to get to a local botanical garden this past week. The Plamp II worked perfectly, clamped to my tripod. I used a remote, had the mirror locked up, and the anti-vibrating feature on my lens turned off. With that combination, absolutely nothing moved and I got what I consider to be the best macro image of a flower from a cannonball tree that I've ever managed to make, despite trying several times in years past. It also worked flawlessly on a delicate orchid plant. I couldn't be more delighted.I also bought the Plamp stake, but didn't need to use it. I see no reason why results won't be equally satisfying when I choose to use the stake instead of my tripod leg.The Plamp seems perfectly strong, while maintaining flexibility, to allow me to control the shot. What else can one want in a device like this? I'd buy this again in a heartbeat if I ever lost this one.By the way, no one has offered me anything to give my opinion and relate my experience with this product.

This is your third hand......very very useful

I had looked at this product previously and didn't buy it because of the price. I tried several other articulated arms with clamps, with terrible results - table clamps unstable or not large enough to be useful, top clamp too rough for delicate subjects, flexible arm wasn't, or wasn't stable; a whole litany of problems. I wasted more on them in total than if I'd just bought this up front. Another photographer who shoots a lot of flowers recommended this product, so I bought one. I immediately used it half a dozen times doing the award photography for an orchid show, as well as in the greenhouse and it was immensely helpful in both situations. It still seems expensive, but I just added another one to my cart so I can keep one in the travel camera bag and one in the greenhouse. Plus it will be useful to have two for some difficult subjects.