I'm looking for a new clamp to hold flashes, Magic Arms and even cameras in the field and am wondering what everyone else is using, and with what success.
The Manfrotto Super Clamp is too heavy, and, with only a single 5/8 receiver, too inflexible. Great in the studio, not so great when you're backpacking with it.
The RRS Safari Clamp/Multi Clamp (an old and new name for basically the same object) looks good, has multiple 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 threaded holes and can clamp onto wider objects (89mm as opposed to 55mm for other clamps), but is hideously expensive for a clamp and requires a fiddly process with hex keys and removable/easily lost parts to attach/remove the flat surface attachments - hardly something you want to be doing when you're taking a photo in a busy place and using a clamp for support because the place doesn't allow tripods.
Has anyone tried the
Sunwayfoto PF-01 Titan clamp? It looks good on paper - 150g, multiple 1/4"-20 threaded holes, flat-surface adapters which are permanently attached so you can't lose them, but swing out of the way so you don't have to spend a minute fiddling with screws and small parts before you can use it on a round object.
Any other good options? Basically, I'm looking for something lightweight that can clamp on both flat and round objects without a slow/complicated process to change between the two options, while securely holding a Magic Arm with attached camera/lens or flash.
