The Horizontal Offset component allows two sets of SYMPLA Rods to be joined off-centre. The most common use is connecting a side-positioned SYMPLA Shoulder Pad on short Rods with a pair of long Rods holding a Variable Plate & Mattebox that need to be directly in front of the camera operator, so that the camera viewfinder or LCD screen can be more comfortably positioned & the weight of the camera & rig more ergonomically distributed.