I was very pleased with this product. So far, it has been sturdy and I have confidence in it's ability to stay put even full extended. I use a 3 pound boom weight that clamps on to the arm. It can slide up or down to balance the arm even more. I bought two and will eventually buy another one.

So far so good. I like it better than my other,, cheaper one because I can mount it from the center or from the side. Definitely more secure and better quality.

Well-built and rugged piece of gear. Attaches easily to a light stand and can be adjusted from there to almost any angle you need to hold a reflector, scrim or flag. Wonderfully versatile.

Heavy duty. Much more than i had thought it would be. But then it did come from Westcott. All their products are high quality.

This is more or less the best reflector holder arm I've found so far, with some caveats (read below). I'm not gushing with positivity about it, but I'm not repulsed by the idea of the thing either. I use this arm primarily for holding reflectors during portrait sessions, especially when I have no assistant (and still, even when I do have one, it's still a handy piece of kit). Here's the skinny:THE GOOD- Adjustments to the length of the arm and the angle of the arm are quick, simple, and intuitive. Accordingly, I don't hate using it.- It's easy to mount this arm from its center so it doesn't require a counterbalance. Many comparable reflector arms mount from only from one end, making counterweighting necessary with big reflectors, and thus making them less convenient than this one. This is a big deal, as I don't want to be FORCED to carry a sandbag just because my reflector arm says I have to.- I wouldn't be nervous about using this thing at full 72" extension so long as it's center-mounted on a stand, and so long as the reflector in use isn't ridiculously heavy.- Speaking of "not ridiculously heavy" - this arm isn't ridiculously heavy. If I built something similar out of, say, conduit and A-clamps, it would be less modular and considerably heavier.- I find that the wide "binder clip" style clamps on this arm are in general more useful than the tiny plastic spring clips on many basic reflector arms.- Mounts easily on a basic light stand or c-stand without a lot of play/wobble in the connection.THE NOT SO GOOD- Most of the hardware/knobs on this are plastic. I doubt it would survive heavy use. Then again, it's not ridiculously SHODDY construction. It's just not "professional grade", as they say.- Personal experience: the first time I bought this item, the telescoping tubes were bent on arrival, making it so the arm wouldn't extend to its full length. This reinforces my idea that this thing will not survive heavy use, and is probably something I'd have to replace eventually. I'm buying a second one in spite of this. We'll see how it goes.COMPARISONS- for holding a reflector disc or foam board, it's considerably easier to use than a makeshift rig like a C-Stand arm with an A-clamp.- use of this arm is easier and more pleasant than use of the comparable "Photoflex Telescopic Litedisc Holder". I hated that poorly constructed thing and returned it immediately. This one, I can deal with.- I know there are a bunch of very low cost pieces of knock off gear out there that probably undercut the price of this arm, but I'd say this is going to hold up BETTER than those, and annoy you SIGNIFICANTLY less, just given my experiences with low-cost no-name grip and camera support items. Chances are if you are shopping for a reflector arm, you're a person that's going to be USING it, and using it means working with it in a hands-on manner. If you're like me, working hands-on with horribly constructed, poorly designed gear during, say, a portrait session, is a great source of irritation and distraction from the real task at hand. I'd say this is worth the price jump from the lowest end gear.Anyway - recommended, with the above caveats. Happy shooting.

I bought this arm to go with my Westcott Omega Reflector. Works as described. Versatile and sturdy. There are large clips to hold the Westcott Omega Reflector.The only disturbing thing was a drilled hole on 1 side of the reflector. The hole doesn't appear to be manufactured quality.I spent a couple days on the phone & e-mail with Westcott. They said they looked at another arm and the hole was there. O.K., but why? Finally thru a phone call the message from the CEO was it is a "tooling" hole for no use!I sure would like to know if they are all made this way!See photo of hole.

I should of read the reviews BEFORE the purchase it's a waste of money!

First and foremost, the pictures are not accurate and description should state clearly that "the stand is not included!" This is just the holding arm. Make sure you have a sturdy stand (preferably a C-stand) to mount this on. Otherwise, for $79 Prime it's not a bad thing for what it does. Basically, it will hold your reflector (This or others) in a variety of ways and angles. I just got it so I can't tell you about durability of the clamps, etc... but it's basically OK for what it is. You can't mount heavy lights or anything else from it... but a reflector such as the Magnum or any other such size reflector works with it. The bending and angling mechanism is not as robust as a c-stand boom but again, adequate for a reflector at nearly half the price.