SmallRig Mini Ball Head Cold Shoe Mount Adapter with 1/4"-20 Thread - 3577

I love these little adapters. They have a 1/4"-20 female thread on the bottom to attach it to a stand or clamp stud. They hold a small LED light or action camera perfectly. They tilt fore and aft, but not side to side. They can be attached to a shoe on a camera or rig via the foot as well. The tilt tension can be adjusted depending on the weight of what you've attached to it. They are small and lightweight, but are made of metal and feel solid. They have a manufacturer's load capacity of up to 250 grams. I have two and will be getting more.

SmallRig makes great stuff. It really does not matter what it is, if you need it and they make it, you will be happy. This was needed for a small LED light panel that I did not always want facing the talent, so I was able to rotate it to the side or up when needed. Fits right in the shoe, easy to install and use, stable, and inexpensive.

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I see lots of misunderstanding about this product, even in the questions answered purportedly by the manufacturer. There are no product photos of the bottom but I was hoping it would have a 1/4" thread hole in that bottom cold shoe. IT DOES! People are complaining that it won't tilt. It does, you just have to loosen the hex screws on either side a bit, until it has the desired tightness when tilting. Admittedly, SmallRig doesn't make that obvious and should have included an Allen wrench. This thing is teeny tiny and great. Paired with SmallRig's "HawkLock" quick-release adapter, it's still smaller (in every dimension) than SmallRig's model 3514 which is a similar tilt adapter with a built-in HawkLock. In fact this pairing is even better because the 3514 DOESN'T have a 1/4" thread hole in its cold shoe. (To be fair, the 3514 has other features, but I only cared about the tilt and the 1/4" bottom thread, so for that purpose this product paired with a separate HawkLock adapter was clearly better.)

This is a great item. I am using it to mount a ring light for video conferencing. My gripes are that it doesn't provide full articulation. You can only move it in 2 planes. Also, you can't reverse it. That said it is a solid bit of kit that does the job at a very reasonable price.

Mount my zoom h6 to my gh5. Well made and durable

I picked up the SmallRig 1/4″ Mini Head Cold Shoe to add more mounting flexibility to my camera rig, and it’s been an excellent little accessory. The build quality is exactly what you’d expect from SmallRig—solid metal construction, clean finish, and no play once everything is tightened down. The 1/4″ thread fits perfectly on my cage and accessories, and once locked in, it stays firmly in place. I’m currently using this mini head along with other mounting accessories to place an Osmo Pocket 3 on top of my Canon R7. This setup lets me record smooth video footage while I’m simultaneously taking photos, and it has worked surprisingly well. Even with the extra gear mounted, the cold shoe head holds steady and doesn’t shift during use. What I really appreciate is how compact it is. It adds functionality without adding bulk, which is important when building a clean, balanced rig. It’s also quick to install and easy to adjust, making it ideal for run-and-gun video work. Overall, this SmallRig mini cold shoe head is small, strong, and extremely useful—especially if you’re running a hybrid photo/video setup. Definitely a great addition to any camera rig.

Don't even worry about the cold shoe. The cold shoe is not even that great it says that supposedly comes pretty firm and it comes very strong on the matter of tighten up the screws right. But it's not true. It keeps drifting while I keep putting my lights or any other type of things that have to be adapted to the cold shoe could be an adapter for a phone or could be an adapter for a cage for a action camera still keeps coming off still keeps drifting. It doesn't tie up correctly. I do strongly agree that it is lightweight but anything else it's not that great. It's not this does not deserve a five star. It deserves three stars because when I was turn it up the rubber it came out immediately so this is not great product. I don't know why it's too expensive for is capabilities, but I completely disagree on giving a five star. This is the reason why I provided three stars is not sturdy. It keeps coming off and the rubber came out immediately as well. It drift all the time as well my accessories keep coming off. I'm falling during my filming or my photography so I don't recommend this product.

Tilting function doesn't work.

Smallrig is altijd goed.....de adapter past precies....mooie kwaliteit en prettig geprijsd.

Upgraded my original rating to 5/5 because it's proven so useful. It goes on an iPhone video rig, and an iPhone DSLR style camera grip. Also used it a couple of times with GoPros. It's a solidly made piece that stays where you put it and it does the job, without being fiddly or taking up unnecessary space. Nice.

Fits perfectly on my SmallRig frame

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