Manfrotto 035BN Binocular Super Clamp - Special Order

by Manfrotto

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.1 x 2.6 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0010C63Q2
• Item model number: 035BN
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 30, 2007

Product Description

This version of Manfrotto's famous Superclamp has been specially designed to hold your binoculars, With a secure grip, you can mount your favorite glass to any tripod. - Special Order Attachment (bottom): 16mm hexagonal + M5 & 1/4- Inch threads; clamp range - max. (round tube): 0.51 in.; clamp range - min (round tube): 2.17 in.; color: gray; load capacity: 33.07 lbs.; weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Built well, but doesn't fit all, December 13, 2009

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Middle age tech freak (Auburn, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manfrotto 035BN Binocular Super Clamp - Special Order (Electronics)

Not sure why they say "special order" in the title, these are readily available and shipped instantly.

As expected, the quality of this Manfrotto device is excellent. I have been looking for some way to mount my binoculars on a tripod for some time now, but most items require your binoculars to have a threaded mounting hole. This device doesn't need that - it just clamps down and holds on. The rubber grips are just right, not too hard but not too soft and has large serrations to keep from slipping. The tripod mount gives you 3 mounting options: 16mm hexagonal, and M5 & 1/4" threads (the small one fits most consumer tripods).

Unfortunately, this would not fit my Olympus Trooper binoculars. The design of the clamp limits it to a uniformly round part of the binocular. The shape of my Oly would not give it a good spot to clamp and keep them level. I think the clamp in this case has been over designed. The clamp itself is incredibly industrial - like if you tightened it very hard, it could crush anything! That's a good thing from a durability perspective, but it limited the shape that it can clamp to.

I gave it 4 stars for the quality of build and how well it would work in general. I took off one star for the limiting design which will prevent it from working for some models of binoculars. If it had fit my particular binoculars, I would be very happy with it. Fortunately, I am very happy with Amazon's return policy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very solid but... doesn't work with my Steiner Marine binoculars, July 9, 2011

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Robert Keener - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Manfrotto 035BN Binocular Super Clamp - Special Order (Electronics)

This is a solid hunk of metal. Works great on a couple of my binos and the fact that it grips them from the side is nice in that it makes more room for your face and body (at least when being used with a monopod). Unfortunately, the main reason I bought it was so that I could clamp my Steiner Marine binoculars to a monopod for astronomical viewing purposes, but it does not open quite widely enough for the Steiners. Keeping it anyway for my other binoculars as it is a very quality product. Now awaiting delivery of the Nikon Binoc-u-mount in hopes that they work with the Steiners. (Note: Steiner Marine bnoculars do not have a mounting screw, so I am being forced to try alternative methods.) If you have normally shaped and sized binoculars, however, I unreservedly recommend this clamp.