Sima SLB-M Video Bracket

by Sima

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000065Q6B
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SLB-M
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The lack of a shoe mount doesn't have to prevent the use of extra video lights. The Sima Video Bracket will fit any camcorder with a standard screw mount.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sima attachment bracket with 2 accessory shoes does the job, June 9, 2008

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J. Shinn - See all my reviews
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I purchased this Sima accessory bracket for my Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder and it works fine with typical accessories. I'm waiting for a Sima IR20 lighting array and the Sima LED lighting array to use along with the bracket. Works fine for the price, similar to the other brackets out there.

One note: My camcorder has an LCD screen on the left side and I had to mount the bracket on the right hand side so I could open the LCD screen when shooting video. It works out fine, I just hold the camera using the rubber grip on the bracket with my right hand instead of using the camcorder strap

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comparison with Cool-lux Light & Sound Bracket, November 14, 2009

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Jackson Westenskow "jsko" (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sima SLB-M Video Bracket (Electronics)

Length:: 1:47 Mins

This video compares this bracket to the Cool-lux Light & Sound Bracket. I was looking for a bracket with "two shoes" but found that each one works better with a different kind of camera. If your camera is a smaller consumer camera with no "shoe mount," but threads for a tripod, you may have a great product!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Would have been great - if the tripod thread was longer, October 30, 2008

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Photoshare "Photoshare" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sima SLB-M Video Bracket (Electronics)

I purchased this two weeks ago and was concerned that the tripod screw was too short since it barely sticks up beyond the padded plate on the bottom of the bracket - but I was able to screw it into the tripod and use it during a trade-show event I was recording. BUT - once I unscrewed it from the camera after shooting with it for two days - the bracket will NOT re-attach. I think the stress it caused on the camcorders thread caused the threads inside the camcorder to 'strip' and since the tripod stud doesn't go in deep - it won't re-attach.

It would have cost nothing for SIMA to include a longer stud for the tripod mount. What were they thinking. If you can get it to work with your camcorder then it's well worth it - but not worth much otherwise.

Likes = two shoe-mounts allowed me to mount both a boom mic (Azden SGM-X) and an Azden wireless mic receiver (WMX_PRO).

Dislikes = Stud too short and can't use on left side with most camcorders since the bracket won't clear most LCD screens, when the screens are open.