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Your cart is empty.The 2-1/2 Grip Head consists of a pair of rotating aluminum discs attached to a 5/8" (16 mm) receiver. The discs have four different sized V shaped jaws to accept any accessory with a 5/8" 1/2", 3/8", or 1/4" mounting stud or tubing. The V shaped jaws have teeth that grab whatever is mounted between the plates securely. The 2-1/2" Grip Head features an oversized ergonomic T handle and dedicated roller bearings designed for maximum torque. It uses a non-slip aluminum friction disc that will maintain its durability over time that offers the user positive locking strength and precise control. It is constructed around a solid steel central bolt with a fixed solid pin to secure it to the aluminum casting for increased strength and durability. The 2 1/2" Head is most often used in conjunction with a grip arm giving you complete flexibility to position gobos such as flags scrims and silks as well as other accessories virtually anywhere. This grip head is clad in a black powder coated finish.
Rami Elal
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024
Although originally meant for light stands, I use mine for a mic stand that had a broken hinge.I can safely say that it’s cheaper, more versatile, and way more sturdy than I have expected it to be.I use it constantly and it helps when you want to experiment with mic placing.It’s easier to tighten and loosen up, and easy to integrate into an existing mic stand.A solid 10/10
Randy Marx
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
Super sturdy and great quality.
Tinderbox
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
Does a solid job so far. Using it to suspend a medium-sized LED panel with softbox from a C+ stand arm on a vertical autopole over a tabletop set. That's about as much weight as it will handle, though I do have to use a counterweight. The turn handle is nice and big and easier to grab and turn than my usual Matthews equipment.
Daniel
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023
This is sturdy AF, up to pair to my Mathew’s and avengers one, the black color have better finish than the regular silver one. Do recommend. KUPO itself like a brand is great and I love some of their innovations, specially C-stands. I will be buying more KUPO grip soon. PD: so far the grip head still looks new even with all the travel it have been endurin.
Nad Shoot & Edit
Reviewed in France on February 24, 2022
Les grips Kupo sont de très bons outils et honnêtement ils n'ont rien à envier aux grips de loc Arri qui bien que super efficace finissent par s’oxyder à force de passer de mains en mains. N’importe quel machino ne verrait pas la différence à l’utilisation.LES PLUS :+ Le serrage de la vis au spigot est excellent.+ La poignée du grip est large et épaisse ce qui permet de pincer ultra fort n’importe quelle barre ou accessoire.+ C’est stable, c’est solidaire, ça bouge pas.+ Du bel acier inoxydable (on verra dans le temps).+ Kupo fait de la concurrence et c’est bon pour la baisse des prix.LES MOINS :- Les tarifs restent élevés mais on est en France donc normal.- Ils sont assez lourd, donc pas fait pour du run&gun… logique.- Ne propose pas grand chose en plus que la concurrence.En conclusion je dirais que c’est un investissement pour une petite prod qui ne souhaite pas louer son matériel en permanence et qui pourra le rentabiliser à moyen terme, vu qu’on ne sait pas si ils vont durer dans le temps.Quoi qu’il en soit ils font le travail qu’on leur demande et très correctement, c’est bien le principal.N’hésitez pas à cliquer sur « Utile » si le commentaire vous a convaincu.Bon tournage :)
DANIEL MATA
Reviewed in Mexico on November 5, 2022
Exelente cabeza de agarre lo puedes combinar con la barra en dos formas sujeto al dedo niño de una extencion o directo al poste central, buen material de calidad se nota y la empuñadura exelente la puedes manipular muy fácil sin ninguna fuerza. Recomiendo
WildanessDude
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021
The Kupo 2-1/2" Grip Heads hold extremely well when used correctly. Primarily used to hold grip equipment based on the 5/8" spigots, studs and pins (otherwise known as "Baby" pins) these grips are very versatile. In addition to holding 5/8" accessories there are v-slots for 1/2", 3/8", and 1/4" accessories making this a very useful accessory to have in your kit.The Kupo grip holds so well I decided to buy two more to replace two generic grips that came with a cheap c-stand I purchased. The grips that came with that stand would not reliably hold moderately weighted items such a studio strobe. With those grips I had to do my best to really crank down on the tightening knob which is not all that easy with the cheap heads. The Kupo grips, on the other hand, tighten easily and hold VERY well. With the generic grips I'm always concerned they may slip, with the Kupo's I feel confident they will stay in place.I have notice a couple of reviews stating that the grip does not hold well on larger diameter items (such as the post on cheap light stands) and screw drivers had to used to get the grip open. I certainly hope I'm not offending anyone, but these grips were not designed to clamp to larger diameter items. For items such as these consider using a "Super Clamp" and a grip with a Baby Stud. Kupo makes this combo clamp and grip (part# KG202711) but I've found it's cheaper to buy the items separately. The proper way to use these grip heads on a light stand is to place the 5/8" receiver of the grip head on the post at the top the of the light stand (you may have to move the knob to the outer most hole to make this work properly) and use the rotating grip to hold your accessories. This is actually how it's meant to be used on a c-stand. When I first started using this type of equipment I didn't know what I was doing and it took someone else to teach me the right way to set these up and explain why.The first c-stand I purchased was a cheap, generic stand with cheap grip heads. I wish I had purchased a better stand for my first one. If I had spent a little more (my second stand was a Kupo that cost twice what I paid for the first stand) then I wouldn't be buying parts to make the first stand better. Sometimes buying cheap works out.Sometimes it's very true that you get what you pay for.If you're looking to buy a grip head be sure to know what you're buying. All grip heads do not work the same and the cost difference between the cheap grips that may slip and a better grip that will hold is literally just a few dollars at the time of this review. For the light weight items the cheap grips and stands work pretty well but when the weight of the equipment starts going up you may regret not spending a little more to get better grips.
Michael Jin
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019
I know it says "big knob", but I was honestly a bit surprised at how big it was. The big knob definitely makes the thing super ergonomic, which is always appreciated. The grip head itself is hefty, owing to some solid construction and the gripping strength seems to be on par with or better than the Avenger grip heads that I've worked with before. Top notch product at a reasonable price. Kupo is rapidly becoming my go-to company when it comes to light stands and mounting accessories and this grip head exemplifies why.
DaCosta Bayley
Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2018
PERFECT! Monet well spent!
Tonatiu Millan Vicente
Reviewed in Mexico on February 25, 2018
Perfectas para el uso rudo, el color negro no es tan duradero pero su uso es muy adecuado, el costo es un poco elevado pero a comparación con otras marcas es bueno
P.K. Frary
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016
I use two Kupo Grip Heads to attach boom poles and baby pins on Kupo and Avenger C stands. The big beefy T-handle locks tight and makes for fast setup and teardown. Fit and finish are excellent and materials—mostly aluminum with some steel—are strong enough for war zone duty. Of course, that durability comes at a cost: weight. This beast is nearly 2LBs according to my bathroom scale! So great for use on heavy duty C stands but probably too top heavy for light duty stands. I'm pleased with the quality, design and performance of these Kupo Grip Heads.
Jon B
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
We just finished filming a feature movie about 30 days of use with this product. We used it to mount the boom pole to a light stand. The light stands are cheap so the weight and sold build of this grip head made me a little uncomfortable. My only complaint is that it's really rugged heavy solid metal which kind of made the stand slightly more unbalanced than I would have liked. But to be honest we had no problems. Listening to the audio we got I'm really happy. No human shake on the pole allowed us to not record any extra noises and more importantly the boom was never in the shot. I don't understand why movie productions waste a staff member on boom when you can just mount the mic over the actors.My one disclaimer is that we did use a very high end Sennheiser shotgun mic which actually works best when its about 4-6 feet away from the actor. I notice boom operators always seem to like to get the mic very close to the actor and I again question why. For us it seemed to work fine 4 feet away.
Josh P
Reviewed in Canada on October 6, 2015
This grip is heavy duty and I love it. There's various sizes within the knuckle, which gives you versatility when it comes to what you want in there. It's sturdy, heavy and awesome.
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