Light Widow Horizon Monitor Mount Kit Now Available at B&H for $199

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Light Widow’s Horizon Monitor Mount Kit is now available at B&H, priced at $199.00. The kit pairs a 16-position articulating arm with a friction-based 3-axis monitor head and an L-Bracket, and it’s built around one idea: move your on-camera monitor through a range of positions around the camera while it stays level. It supports displays up to 7 inches and the whole assembly weighs 6.5 oz / 184.3 g.

Monitor mounting is one of those small rigging problems that never fully goes away. Traditional articulating arms, including designs in Wooden Camera’s Ultra Arm range, use ball joints that are released when the arm is repositioned, which can mean re-aiming or re-leveling the monitor after each adjustment. Light Widow takes a different approach by separating positioning from orientation: the arm moves the monitor while maintaining its horizon, and a separate head controls its angle. We’ve written about the Colorado-based manufacturer before, with products including the FIZLock lens motor mount and the FRS-Light filter-reading matte box. Light Widow lists the Horizon system as patent pending.

How the Horizon Arm works

The camera end of the Horizon Arm uses a male 3/8″-16 ARRI-style anti-twist mount. At the monitor end, the arm provides both a female 3/8″-16 ARRI-style interface and Light Widow’s proprietary interface for the 3-Axis Monitor Mount. It rotates a full 360° through 16 quick-locking positions, released and re-locked with a thumb lever that Light Widow says is designed for one-handed operation. Once the monitor is set level, the arm maintains that orientation as it moves between positions. Folded, the arm measures 4.3 in / 108 mm. Extended, it reaches a maximum arm length of 7.4 in / 189mm, with up to 6.4 in / 162mm between mounting points.

The 3-axis head and L-Bracket

The 3-Axis Monitor Mount attaches to the arm through Light Widow’s own multi-point interface and carries the monitor on a 1/4″-20 anti-twist screw. It offers 360° of pan, 190° of tilt, and 50° of roll. The key detail is that all three axes run on friction rather than clamping knobs, so repositioning doesn’t require loosening and retightening anything. Light Widow says the resistance on each axis remains consistent until adjusted.

The included L-Bracket is a 90° male-to-female 3/8″-16 ARRI-style anti-twist adapter, so the Horizon Arm can be mounted at a different angle or position, for example, on top of a camera handle when its front mounting point is already occupied. The L-Bracket can also be used to connect a second Horizon Arm for combined side-to-side and front-to-back positioning.

Weights, materials, and what’s in the box

Construction is metal, finished in black. The Horizon Arm accounts for 3.6 oz / 102 g, the 3-Axis Monitor Mount 2 oz / 58 g, and the L-Bracket 0.6 oz / 17 g. Light Widow specifies support for monitors up to 7 inches; however, it does not list a maximum payload by weight. The box includes the arm, head, L-Bracket, a 3/8″-16 screw set, a 1/4″-20 screw set, and a limited one-year manufacturer warranty.

Price and availability

The Horizon Monitor Mount Kit is listed at $199.00 at B&H, with free two-day shipping. B&H also lists a Horizon Monitor Mount 360° Production Kit for $249, which adds the company’s 360° quick-release mount.

At $199, this sits well above a basic magic arm. Is being able to reposition your monitor without repeatedly re-leveling it worth the difference? Let us know in the comments below!