Overhead Photo and Video Camera Boom Pole for Tripod, Load Capacity up to 5kg/11lb | Telescopic Aluminum Grip Arm for High/Low Shots with Tripod Adapter, Ball Head & Counterweight (P-OHBP-01)

Been looking at getting one of these for some time and was unsure of which way to go. Gave this a try and so far (with limited use) it seems good.

Very tricky ball head! Beware! You will not be able to put any other heads

This is one solid piece of equipment. Before selecting I looked over the features of at least five similar items, and I’m so glad I picked this. Please pardon the mess in my attached photo, though you can see I have the boom significantly extended with a Teleprompter attached. I added extra stabilizing weight with a sandbag on the bottom, and also an additional hanging bag at the back of the pole. On top the Teleprompter, I both said a Nikon D90 with a fixed, focus lens, then also shot some video with a light weight handy cam. It held through all without a budge. Once I had the ball head secure, everything was excellent. 100% worth its price tag. I would absolutely purchase this again.

It's a bit on the pricey side but it's absolutely a big hunk of metal that feels as solid as can be and gives me all the confidence in the world to do overhead shots with my camera. The weights are a very nice touch to balance the setup. The shortest length of the boom is about 20 cm which is very nice. The only downside I found was on my Manfrotto tripod that has a none-round center column. Because there's no swivel if you can't rotate the arm you are basically stuck with whatever orientation you end up with. I resolved this by 3D printing some spacers. It's not ideal but it works. This is only an issue if you mount it without the head obviously, something that can be recommendable since heads on lower tier tripods are probably not made to deal with this weight.

All aluminum Easy to scratch the paint