Glide Gear OH 75 Overhead Digital camera Pole Mount System

Great but not perfect.
We bough this for a commercial project and needed an overhead camera angle. The kit is built well and definitely worth the money. The only con for me was that we couldn’t lock down the mounts to our standard light stand. It was very wobbly and we made sure to warn everyone on set.

Great on a stable table
Easy to set up, but no matter how tight you get the upright supports if the table moves, the camera will shake. Great for photos, have to be careful to not shake the table if you’re making videos.

Great concept, but far from perfect … here’s my feedback
Okay, I WANT to like this thing, however, here are my issues:- Why don’t the clams have some sort of rubber mold to follow the shape of the pipe that it comes with? Wouldn’t it make more sense than having an octagon shape knife blade digging into a hollow pole only at certain points, rather than hugging the pole? If you tighten too much, I can easily see this digging into the pole that it came with.- It says ” easily connect to your tripods or c-stands” … however, from the video, you can see it doesn’t ‘easily’ connect, and I have about as standard as a light stand as they make (nothing fancy or proprietary).- It’s not a 6′ pole – it’s three, 2′ sections held together by a bungee rope and clips. At first, I was excited, thinking I can customize this by making it 4′, or even 2′ for a tight workspace (like on a desk or something), but nope … you have 3 poles connected together to make it 6′. The connections just make it that much more flimsy.- The screw in bolts feel like there’s sand in the threads … very rough, nothing smooth about it at all.- Overall, again, I like the concept, but as you can see from the video – would you trust putting an expensive camera on this thing? Given the price – I expected something MUCH better than what I received. If it was half of the price or if it actually fit and gripped properly, I wouldn’t be complaining.I hope this helps someone make a sound decision.

Connection points great. Bar not so much
The piece that attaches to the top down camera and the mounting points on the left and right side are high quality. While I understand the practicality of a collapsible bar and I like the implementation, the quality of the bar leaves something to be desired. Do I trust it to work until I get a real steel bar? Sure. Do I trust it to work for years to come? Sure do not.Personally I wish glide gear would just sell the pieces of hardware separately without the bar, but if you’re just tossing a light camera/webcam up there, I wouldn’t mind. It’s just not a solution for full frame with heavy glass IMO. Too much bending

I’ve read the reviews here and many mentioned that the way in which the clamps and the pole are fitted could be better.I was hoping that those who were complaining were being too picky or over exaggerating.Unfortunately, I’m finding the pints made about the misfit to be accurate. I also think the Glide Gear OH 75 is of poor quality and not very well thought out.I don’t understand why the clamps are made in a way that doesn’t grip the pole firmly. It wouldn’t take much to change the shape of the clamp and add a bit of a rubber grip.For the price I would expect this item to show up without it having to be modified. But I had to throw some gaffers tape on the pole to get it to work properly. Otherwise it would slip or if tightened too much would damage the gear.I’m not happy with the product but I think with a bit of modifications the Glide OH 75 will be decent enough to keep.