I got the Magic Arm without the clamp, and, comparing it to a similar product I got to use with a wildlife camera, you can tell how the increased price is really worthwhile.

Unlike the other product, the ball heads in this are extremely easy to adjust, don't flop around when the butterfly (sic?) nut is loosened, and lock into place very easily. I think this is because the ball sockets have rubber o rings (spares are supplied) around them which gives them just enough grip to not flop around while you're trying to adjust it.

The machining quality is excellent, and I'll definitely be coming back to the K&F Concept family for future accessories purchases. We're trying to do more photography in the household, and my retired father in particular needs to make more use of his camera. I haven't quite persuaded him to just take dozens of photos when he takes any yet, but the better his kit, the more likely he is to use it.

Unless you definitely only need the arm itself for your use case, I'd strongly recommend looking at buying this with the clamp included which is probably going to be better value. No doubt it's as excellent as this but obviously more useful for people using action or wildlife cameras, or perhaps as a weird clampy tripod replacement? I'm a beginner at photography stuff, and certainly higher end gear like this, but if I'm using it, it'll be more likely used to provide lights or other items to mount to a rig at some point for vlogging and so on.