Cool Lux MD3000 Light and Sound Bracket - Cool Lux 943813

by COOL-LUX

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009R7VN
• Item model number: COOLMD3000
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Flash Accessories > Camera Brackets
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Cool Lux MD3000 Light and Sound Bracket - Cool Lux 943813.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comparison with Sima SLB-M Video Bracket, December 5, 2009

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Jackson Westenskow "jsko" (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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Length:: 1:47 Mins

This compares the Cool-Lux video bracket with the Sima SLB-M Video Bracket. I like this one better for my larger camera that already has a shoe on it, and I'll show you why!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, April 10, 2007

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T. Poe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cool Lux MD3000 Light and Sound Bracket - Cool Lux 943813 (Electronics)

Allows you to turn one shoe into two cold shoes. Very convenient when doing video using a wireless lav mic (presenter) and a shotgun mic (audience) at the same time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool Lux Holds its Own, December 23, 2011

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Amir Shariat - See all my reviews

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If you've ever tried mounting any devices to a DSLR or video camera's hot shoe you know how frustrating it can be to be limited as most devices only have one available shoe. This bracket aims to solve that by providing you two cold shoe's for the price of one. I say for the price of one because it mounts in the camera's hot shoe, thereby adding one additional slot overall.

It's a simple and straightforward device that gets the job done. The two shoes are both cold (meaning they can't be used to power any devices) but most of these types of brackets are the same. This comes in very handy in particular for people that shoot a lot of video on their DSLR and need to mount an external microphone or any lights. I used this on both a Canon t2i and Panasonic GH1 and in both cases mounted a Rode NTG-2 mic in one slot and a wireless mic receiver in the other. Both devices fit very well and were firmly attached. The two shoes are at different heights from each other so you can mount oddly or oversized devices with less fear of them obstructing each other. The device seems to be machined out of a single piece of fairly thick aluminum so there was absolutely no noticeable bend or flex when in use.

The only addition I would have liked to have seen would be some sort of user adjustability in the height or angle of the arms, but that's a pretty small concern. For the price, this is pretty much a "must have" for anyone wanting to shoot video and needs their accessories mounted securely.