ULANZI U-Grip Professional Handheld Video Rig Steadicam with Triple Chilly Shoe, Stabilizing Deal with Grip Appropriate for iPhone 16 15 14 13 12 Professional Max Xs 8 7 plus Motion Digicam 13 10 Canon Nikon Sony DSLR Cameras

Works Well
It fit my Sony Camera, and made me feel more secure when carrying and recording.

This thing is REALLY much better than it looks!
I’ve had this for a month and a half and have carried it around with me everywhere, in 3 or 4 different configurations.To me in the pictures it looked cheezy and plasticy, I almost didn’t buy it, but it was cheap (and so am I) and available so I tried it, figuring that Amazon is GREAT with returns and I could order one of the more expensive ones if I didn’t like it.Well I was totally wrong. It is made of plastic but it’s very well designed and made. The frame is sturdy and light, and although I’m mostly using it for a lightweight video rig (a Sony alpha and a light), I’ve tried it with my Nikon D7100, 400mm zoom lens, light, and microphone (a big, heavy camera body with a BIGGER and HEAVIER camera lens, if you’re not familiar with it, most people consider the D7xxx the top of Nikon’s consumer line or the bottom of their professional line), and I was not at all worried about it, it worked VERY WELL and I had no worries of the grip’s strength/rigidity.The foam grip is about as good as these things get, I’m sure it will eventually wear out, but it’s high quality with molded-in red finger grips which not only feel good in your hand but kind of grab onto you so they don’t feel like they slide out, they also provide a nice spot to let the grip hang off a finger to use as a Steadicam. FWIW, I used it in a very dusty fabrication shop and hung it off a dusty pipe on the ceiling to shoot some footage a few hours before taking these pictures and the dust came right off.The red surface on the base looked like the worst part to me in the pictures, plasticy and gaudy. Well, that was completely wrong. It’s a thin layer of nice grippy rubber that keeps whatever you screw down to this in position, no moving around, in person, it looks nice also. If you’re worried about the single T-slot I’ve found that even in 4 different setups I didn’t have a use for the second one that most of these kinds of grips have. With the small rig it puts the front of the shortest lens I own just a hair behind the front of the rig protecting it from knocks and bumps, with something bigger you wouldn’t want it any further forward at all. Offset to the side like in my pic it’s just enough to counterbalance the rechargeable light and arm that I mounted off the side- I think that most people would prefer to put the light in the 3-way shoe above the camera but I’ve found that I’ve been using this a bit to shoot under things and with the light, to the side it’s both MUCH more compact and MUCH less likely to get blocked by whatever I’m getting under to shoot.If you’re not sure about it get it, like I said, I’m cheap and I would have been thrilled with this at 2x or more the price that I paid ($12.76).

Eh, not terrible. Not overwhelming either.
This is just okay. It’s made of plastic and it feels so. Not a terribly thick, sturdy feeling plastic but not the cheapest garbage either. My concern is how long this product will last before breaking, particularly in the areas of the mounting screw. In terms of function, this pretty much does what it is supposed to do. This type of design doesn’t really do much for me in terms of added stability. Maybe I just have wobbly noodles for arms but I find it hard to get smooth movements with it. I think you need more weight to achieve better.

Good Value
Needed a way to use an external microphone with my video camera which does not have a cold shoe. This fit the bill. In addition, the padded handle makes it easy to move around during mobile shots. it also works on a tripod as well.

Although I could use the interface with my right hand efficiently, I could not hold the camera Confidently without blocking the zoom ring with my left hand. This product saved me. getting the battey compartment covered with the grip is a small price to pay. In fact I bought two units of it. Delivery was prompt. Thank you so much for making picture taking a pleasure for me.

I use this two or three times a week filming BMX videos and it has been great paired with a GoPro and light