What is this foldable right-angle camera bracket with a cold shoe?

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I found a foldable right-angle bracket that attaches to the camera with a tripod screw on the bottom. The screw position can slide left or right. The upper section has a camera-style threaded mount, a hand strap, and what looks like a cold shoe. What is this accessory used for? It does not seem to be a gimbal.

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Based on the description, it is a flash bracket. A flash can be mounted in the cold shoe and connected to the camera using a sync cord.

One use is to allow the use of hot shoe mounted flashes on cameras without a hot shoe. Another use is to move the flash further from the lens axis when a camera has a hot shoe to reduce red-eye and produce slightly more interesting shadows for portraits.

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It’s a flash bracket.

A flash bracket mounts to the camera’s tripod socket and provides a place to attach an external flash on the bracket’s cold shoe. The flash is typically connected to the camera with a sync cord if needed.

These brackets are commonly used for two reasons:

to use a flash with cameras that don’t have a hot shoe
to move the flash farther from the lens axis, which can help reduce red-eye and give more flattering, directional light than a flash mounted directly on the camera

The foldable design and adjustable screw help it fit different camera bodies and make it easier to carry.

What is this foldable right-angle camera bracket with a cold shoe?

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