Pedco UltraClamp Assembly Camera Mount Accessory for Cameras, Scopes, and Binoculars

This is a great product. It is made out of high-quality strong impregnated plastic and the clamp part is metal with rubber covers where it actually clamps on. This can clamp anything from a glass car door window to wooden or metal fence post or slat. The clamp part comes off so you can use just the top portion screwed onto any 1/4 x20 stud ore even a small tri/bi-pod. I've used this on both my bicycle and motorcycle. It clamps securely to a frame member, handlebar and even a brake master cylinder reservoir. It seems pretty darn solid and I've never had an issue with it falling off. Still, I loop the camera strap through a mini carabiner as a back-up. That's why cameras have a strap in the first place -as a back-up. The top portion is very adjustable and the two ball-joints give almost infinite adjustability. Once the setting thumb screw is tightened down it is SOLID. I've heard a few complaints that the screw is easily stripped. Come on folks, you don't need to tighten this thing down like a GORILLA. People tend to seriously over-tighten fasteners of all types. This is made out of a strong high-impact plastic but it is still plastic. It tightens down very securely but if you bear down on it like a GORILLA you are going to strip it. You can strip any fastener -even a metal one by over-tightening. It's only a 1/4 x 20 screw in there that is molded to a plastic thumb handle. If you strip this out then you are OVER-TIGHTENING it folks. The fact that it comes apart makes it not only more handy with more options to work with other gear but it fits into a smaller bag when it is in 2 parts. This is how I carry mine. The thumb wheels make it fast and easy to put back together or adjust. I can't say enough good things about this product. Cons: None, unless you are an oafish GORILLA who over-tightens things to the point that they break. 300 ft-lbs will strip just about anything out.

I purchased this product with the intent to use it as a substitute tripod in places where it's impractical to bring a tripod and as a way to capture photos of motion. In the first situation, it often works well. I've clamped my Canon Rebel on to the backs of chairs and it works well enough as a substitute tripod. Granted, I'd rather have a tripod but in some situations it's just not possible. Often times, I've found that the clamp isn't large enough to hold onto a table or other object so you'll have to get creative. For motion pictures, I've clamped the camera to hockey sticks and skateboards so that I could experiment with motion. I admit, this isn't for the faint of heart: strapping an expensive, heavy camera to a hockey stick and swinging it around. The clamp will do its duty as long as you do yours. The clamp has yet to slip but I've made sure that the camera is secure before trying anything too vigorous. I also wrap the shoulder strap around the stick or my arm in case anything happens but the Pedco Ultraclamp works wonderfully. It latches onto the camera pretty snugly and doesn't budge until you give it enough pressure. The rubber grips on the clamp itself works really well on most surfaces as long as it fits: glass, wood, plastic, etc. It works great with my Canon Rebel but I'm hesitant to try anything more intense with it due to weight like strapping it to a motorcycle or offroad vehicle. This would probably work better with a compact camera. I highly recommend picking up this product. It's lightweight and sturdy. I toss it into my purse if I know I can't bring my tripod and I hardly know it's in there.

I was pleased with the quality of this clamp when it arrived (I bought 2). I have seen a number of cheapo clamps and based on the reviews here decided to take a chance. For my use case, it does the job well. I am actually using a pair of these to mount a Vizio VSB200 sound bar to my treadmill. That sound bar is just a touch over 12 pounds, so I am at the published maximum limit of the clamp. As one of the other reviewers mentioned, you can't treat this like a cast iron C-clamp. It is made out of aluminum alloy, which keeps the weight down and the design does a good job in the compromise between useability, strength, and weight. If you crank down on the screw, the clamp WILL flex. That's simply the nature of physics with the material and C-clamp designs. I didn't find the flex unreasonable for the target weight zone. Were I to change something about the design of the clamp, I would change two things. First, I would change the ball clamp material to something more rigid. It works fine and will probably be fine forever. I'd just like a bit less flex in that piece. Second would be the material used for the protective covers (screw and opposite clamp arm). They are a little to "slick" for my taste, so I would make them rougher or stickier so that they slide less. Bottom line is that I would still buy this again for the same use. I would have no concerns using this as intended for low weight photographic/av equipment.

This little clamp surprisingly has so many uses from my time owning this (2011) until now (2025). I initially purchased this for school use to mount my Zoom H2n microphone to record class lectures when I was a student in college. Of course I asked permission first prior to mounting and using the Microphone, but it has done me well over the years. the top end mount screw is a 1/4" standard thread mount which my Zoom H2n has as well which made screwing on this Pedco UltraClamp Assembly a breeze. The Screw lock on the bottom could accommodate various table thickness sizes to lock into place. the ball joint screw at the center was easy to adjust to the direction the microphone is facing, in this case, my professor and has not failed me and stood my microphone really well with no sagging issue. the Pedco UltraClamp Assembly compact size easily fits in my backpack when not in use during school sessions an easy to set up when I do need to use it for class lectures. the grip at the bottoms has a rubber coating on it to prevent the clamp from slipping out and the plastic used for this clamp feels sturdy and has not worn out since. I also used this clamp temporarily to clamp onto my car's roof rack to mount a 360 camera so I can go for joy ride in a scenic video while recording overhead. That I wouldn't quite recommend that but it goes to show that the clamping force from this clamp can withstand 30+mph drives without giving out and falling off the car. I purchased this back in 2011 and the clamp still works like a champ.

I was in the market for a camera mount for my bike. I looked at several options in the $10 range. Any of them looked like it would work well, but I had two concerns. First, let's face it, you don't video your rides everyday. It would be best if it could be easily removed. Most of the devices I found had bases that needed to be attached and detached with tools. And second, my bike has three other accesssories on the handlebars, and I didn't know if it would fit with all of the other things. While searching, Amazon brought this item to my attention. I could immediately see how well this clamp would work for many other applications....attached to a side window for filming in a vehicle, or just about anything that the wide clamp get get around. I was just about sold on it when I remembered why I was searching for a clamp in the first place. Thankfully the product pictures showed it attached to a bike. But I was still a little skeptical. Would it stay on secure enough so my camera wouldn't go flying off on the first bump? Well, I'm pleased to say that this item is smartly designed to be securely clamped to even a round item, such as a metal tube. The base has a v-notch in it and the thumb screw is sufficiently large enough that you can twist it tight and feel secure about it. Easy on, easy off. And as for the crowded handlebars, I actually attach mine to the handle bar neck. The flexibility of the device make it easily stand tall enough to see over my light and phone holder while being able to point in any direction.

This indeed is the best camera mounting accessory I have ever encountered and have personally used. I am an action camera POV fanatic who was hunting down for the best mounting accessories in the market which I could pair with my trusty Vholdr Contour HD 1080p. (Vholdr makes probably one of the best action cameras to date but their mounting accessories are either poorly designed or made of poor material.) The Ultra Clamp design is very well thought of. I nailed down about five secured mounting locations and configurations on my mountain bike and tested them on the first 30 mins I had this thing out of the box. So you could imagine how many camera perspectives I thought of the weekend after... a lot. The product is made with high quality materials and feels like it is meant to withstand a lot of beating. The C-clamp has tremendous grip and works well with both round, square or any flat surface under 1.5 inches thick. You can believe the high reviews like I did when I first read about this product and just thank those who left their positive reviews once you have this in your hands.

the Pedco clamp can be used to attach a SLR or lightweight camera to an automobile side window (the clamping jaws have soft pads), table top, or chair back. The jaws open to a maximum of 1.5", which means you could probably attach it to a fence rail as well. A version with larger jaws (2.5") is also available. It's small and portable so we typically carry it with us in my photo bag on cruise ships. This is a made in the USA, very high quality components, such as an aluminum base, and even well-thought out features as a C-clip (my dad called those oh-my-god clips), to prevent loosening the top clamp too much, preventing the ball from falling out. While the clamp is a bit pricey, it is well made, and is refreshing to be able to purchase something other than the typical Uber-cheap made-in-China junk.

This is a very clever little device. It's well made, and super adjustable. The ball-clamp bit that a camera can mount to is great. When you loosen the nut a little bit you can move the camera end around without moving the end that attaches to the clamp. It allows for really precise adjustments without getting too floppy. I dig it. A+ One star off for the clamp end, though. Notice what I didn't in the picture: The clamp can't close all the way. I was expecting to clamp this on to the end of a light boom to get my camera up high. Unfortunately the clamp's smallest gap is a little over an inch, which is too large for my boom. C- I have to mount something on the end of the boom and then clamp to that. It works, but given how super clever the rest of the device is, I would like to think the engineers could have figured out a way to get the clamp to close down onto smaller objects. I'm sure they could even come up with a clever way of doing it without making the screw an inch longer.. Maybe including a half-inch wide plastic bit that slides over the inside of the clamp.. They're clever.. They could do this. If you just want to mount a camera to a light stand, the little one should work for you. If you think you might also mount one to the roll bar in your race car, the larger sizes are probably fine. But if you want to do both, you'll probably need both, or at least something to put between the larger clamp and your smaller stand.