Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord 3 - OPEN BOX

Description

Improved construction and durability
Better sealing against dust and moisture
Use a Speedlite flash up to 0.6m/2 ft. away
Flexibility to direct light from a variety of angles
Flash connector fitted with a tripod socket for added stability
An off-shoe cord lets you attach one end of the coiled cord to a Canon EX flash unit and the other end to the hot shoe on your Canon camera. That way you can hold the flash off to the side, or above or below the subject in order to control shadows. You can also mount it to a flash bracket, light stand or tripod, although the cord is only a few feet long when fully stretched, so the stand needs to be close to the camera.
The OC-E3 is an improved version of its earlier OC-E2 version, although it has one shortcoming. The improvements are (1) a more secure and better seal between the foot of the flash cord and the camera's hot shoe and a (2) slightly stronger design for the foot you attach to a tripod, light stand or bracket. That foot is plastic rather than metal. It's tapped so you can attach it to a standard ¼ x 20 tripod thread, or fit it into a "cold" flash shoe on a bracket. The foot appears to be stronger than the failure-prone one on the old version, the OC-E2. But if you attach it to a bracket using a cold shoe, treat it gently, especially if you attach a heavy flash like a Canon 580 EX. If you bump the flash head or push it too hard the plastic foot is likely to crack. A bit less caution is needed if you secure it using a tripod screw, but even then you need to be gentle when you start handling the flash head.