[0.405 lb] 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!

[Aluminum] I bought this product more then once because I have multiple flashes, the price was right and the quality is good. I am considering purchasing a couple of more so I don't have to remove them off the tripods I'm using.

[Flat, Round] 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.

[Aluminum] Ordered these to use with my strobes after a plastic hot shoe failed and one of my flashes took a nose dive from a stair railing. Thankfully there was a Christmas tree below it to break its fall to the flash survived, but the plastic hot shoes are gone from my kit. This feel solid and works great. No-brainer of an upgrade.

[Aluminum] The clamps that come with the Astera Titan Tubes are okay. This claw is super useful and more versatile for mounting. Have already ordered a second one.

[C-Clamp] Great for small stand

[0.405 lb] 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.

[Gray] 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.

[C-Clamp] small rig as always the best

[C-Clamp] I actually ordered a second one of these after seeing how securely they hold my flash. I have no worries about my flash slipping out. I keep one permanently attached to a DIY adapter for my macro flash. Love it!