Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord 3

by Canon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000OEP3F4
• Item model number: OC-E3
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

SO)CANON OC-E3 OFF CAMERA SHOE CORD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works well, and it should for the price, December 23, 2007

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R. MacKay (Stow, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord 3 (Electronics)

When you buy a Canon-branded accessory you expect it to perform properly, be well constructed... and expensive. The OC-E3 cord satisfies all three criteria. Yes, it could be longer, but when you are using it on a bracket as I do, a shorter cord is preferable.

The tripod socket on the bottom of the hotshoe is terrific. This allowed me to remove the shoe mount that came with my bracket install the OC-E3 in its place.

The camera end of this cord has the same locking mechanism that is on the 580EX II flash, and it works well. No more missed shots because the cable slid out of place.

Off camera cords are notoriously delicate. This one seems better made that many that I've used on the past.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars buy this one!, September 15, 2007

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tavegas "tavegas" (las vegas, nevada) - See all my reviews

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I tried the off brand one for 40 bucks and it locked on my 30d to the point I had to destroy it to get it off. the canon one is weather sealed and double locked like the 580ex II flash. it works great.

80 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Canon OC-E3, November 2, 2007

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Mr. Velvia "canon shooter" (Arnold, CA) - See all my reviews

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I purchased this as the cheapest way to get my 550EX or 580EX II off the camera. This cord has the weather sealing and supposed to be better built than the previous OC-E2 cord. The previous cord had some bad reviews so I bought this one and hope it holds up.

However, I found the 2 feet cord extension to be rather short. So I cut the cord in half and added female CAT5 sockets to each end. Now I can take any reasonable length of CAT5 cable and extend the flash off camera. It took all of 30 minutes to modify the extended cable and I am happy with the results.

What else can I say, the cord does what Canon claims it will do. I'm sure Canon would not be thrilled with my modification, but Canon: listen up and give us an extendable cord! I'm happy with the cord but only gave it 3 stars and I'll wait and see how it holds up to use.