[Yes (Included)] Having been through various cold shoes I finally came across this unit. it's perfect for what I need which is to hold the weight of a speed light with a magmod bounce/sphere securely on my Manfrotto pixie mini as I move around the dance floor at weddings. The weight of the flash/modifier is of no concern for the shoe, it's solid, and with the locking mechanism I know there's going to be no accidents. If you need a cold shoe this one is great!

[Yes (Included)] Controls your light, doesn't sag, stands up to frequent use. What more needs to be said?

[Yes (Included)] I can't remember the last time I sat a speedlight on my camera. It's always on a stand, even in the field. I had tried to use those little stands that come with the flash - with the peg screwed into the bottom to mount on the flash stand - but the plastic runners seem cheap, and have broken - also I've had my flash slide off when I thought it was screwed down secure. This seems to address both of those problems - thicker plastic (still... wish it was metal) and the locking mechanism to I don't worry about the flash falling off.

[Yes (Included)] This shoe makes mounting a speed light fast, but more importantly, very secure.  The speed light just slips into the slot and then, with a satisfying click, it is secure.  To remove, just push the side button and it slides off.  A good purchase.

[Yes (Included)] The is a sturdy item that holds the flash securely so it won't slip out. Since it has no metal, no need to worry about shorting out a connection.

[Yes (Included)] As I am not a pro, and do not have a lot of light stands, etc. I got this product so I could mount my flash off camera on a small tripod or standard tripod. I use my Joby Gorilla Pod. It works great. One of the best items I own.

[2.3 lb] This kit was exactly what I needed for launching my YouTube channel. Everything is in the box. No frills, no variable settings, works great! Super satisfied.

[Yes (Included)] Tell everyone you know that still has those old junky shoes that don't adjust, to go out and buy these!. Solid constuction, big adjustment know. Just perfect.

[Yes (Included)] I've tried so many cold shoe adapters over the years I've lost count, and so many of them have ultimately ended up dropping my flashes, especially the metal ones with a screw that come included with many umbrella adapters. This is the first cold shoe I have tried that has never dropped one of my flashes, the combination of the build in spring lock release along with tightening the flashes down means everything is held securely, and the standard 1/4" 20 screw thread in the bottom means I can attach it to any of my stands or umbrella adapters. Highly recommended

[2.3 lb] The RPS Lighting Locking Accessory Shoe (cold shoe) has a lot of names on the packaging. The shoe itself is stamped NiceFoto. The package has a brand name dlc and model number RS-3118, on the back of the package: Marketed by Dot Line Corp, but sold on B&H by RPS Lighting. I'm saying all this because I'm trying to place an additional order for more of these cold shoes and now I finally found this one again, so I can order more. I have a long bitter history of bad cold shoes. Either they are not really cold (i.e. they short-out the contacts of the flash), or the flash can't get a good grip on the shoe and there are flashes falling to the ground (and ending up in pieces). A couple extra bucks for a good quality cold shoe will save many hundreds of dollars in damaged equipment, and give you the confidence to use your off-camera flash effectively. The RPS/dlc/DotLine RS-3118 Locking Accessory Shoe fits the flash (or PocketWizard) shoe very firmly, and has a very positive secure tab that snaps into place, locking the flash into the shoe. When it comes time to release the flash (or the PocketWizard that protrudes backwards over the locking tab), just press the button on the *side* of this cold shoe and it releases very smoothly. You don't have to directly squeeze the locking tab itself, just press the release button on the side where it's much more easily accessible. It's made of plastic, but feels quite strong. You wouldn't want a cold shoe that wasn't made of plastic, would you? The cold shoe attaches directly to your lightstand or to a mini-ballhead on your lightstand (I recommend Oben BD-0, but there are other mini-ballheads out there) with a 1/4 inch thread and you don't need any tools to screw-in the cold-shoe, just thread it directly onto the 1/4 inch stud. It's simple, fast, secure, easy to put equipment onto and take off-of. Just a great little product.