Customer Reviews

Sima SLB-M Video Bracket

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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

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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!

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.

I bought this bracket to use with my Canon FS10 Flash Memory Camcorder. I find it difficult to use the mini-cams hand strap to hold the camera while operating the zoom and other buttons and still hold a steady shot. The bracket makes holding the camera steady far easier.

Once I had the bracket in hand however, I also found it a great help on my Canon 5d Mark II. It provides a great platform to hold an external microphone. (the 5D mark II shoots Hi-Def Video and stereo sound with an external microphone) The bracket, as a bonus, makes holding the 5D steady on a shot easier as well. I bought two more brackets. Great price and very sturdy.

I read the earlier review regarding tripod screw length; I had no problem mounting this bracket on any of 4 cameras.

I use it for a light and Rode mic on my little Vixia. It's well made and works nicely. Some have said there's a problem using it on the left side which inteferes with the swing out panel. Not a problem - loosen the mounting screw just a little, move the bracket out of the way, open the panel, move the bracket back into place. Works great. Good price for a good, very useful accessory.

Wonderful, sturdy bracket; it could be just a little bit longer, to completely clear the LCD screen of my camcorder and allow it to open and close more easily.

Other than that, it's a perfect mounting point for video lights and mikes, and very easy to mount to a tripod. Great product.

I bought this video bracket to mount a shotgun microphone far enough away from the camera body to ensure that the windscreen didn't enter the frame (and to minimize motor noise). It's decently built and includes a tripod screw on the bottom of the mount. Worth buying.

I just received this product today. I'm going to use it with my Canon HF200 HD video camera. I have a mic on the camera itself (Audio Technica on the mini advanced hotshoe via an adapter piece $30) plus a light and a wireless mic on the two shoe mounts on this bracket.

I plan to use this bracket most of the time but I also have the Opteka bracket for stabilizing moving shots or panning while handholding the video camera. If you run a search on Vimeo-dot-com (Amazon won't let you post links) for the Opteka video bracket, you can see that one. It only has one cold shot mount up front, but the bar to hold the camera is up top and lengthwise to the camera itself so you can suspend the bracket as you walk, skate, bike, etc. along next to a moving target or as you pan a moving target. This is much easier than trying to break out a tripod and/or dolly for panning or moving shots.

As the title states, very well built. Very sturdy and using it as an extra grip really helps stabilize the camera. Two shoe mounts make it very useful, I use it for mounting a mic and lights.

Well, I hesitated in buying this bracket after reading some of the negative reviews on here but bought it anyway and it is GREAT piece of equipment at a very reasonable price.

First off the screw is definitely long enough for my HV30 and as a plus the bottom of the knurled attachment has a female screw for mounting on a tripod.

And as for the criticism that there is not enough room for a fold out LCD screen, well guess what, just mount it on the other side!! Mine is mounted on the right side and eliminates the awkwardness of using the hand strap which is attached to the tape door on the HV30. I mount a Rode Videomic on the top mount and a light panel, when I need it, on the side mount. The bracket itself is very sturdy, of high quality, light in weight and perfectly designed for its purpose.

Well done Sima and thanks for giving me the ability to stabilize my HV30 and add a great mic to my set-up.