The belt is longer than the Originalgurt of Canon, which was also important to me. The shoulder pad is soft and also longitudinally elastic, ie shocks are somewhat mitigated. Under hand, it is anti-slip. SR buckles are very safe design, very stable and you have to push far before they open. The belt weighs 80g, 30g more than the Originalgurt. Well, 50% perceived weight loss I doubt but in something so big the subjective improvement does not strike me. In addition, the belt for me should be a bit longer, I very nearly set him on the extreme length. I do not understand why the manufacturer did not begrudge each belt still 10 cm longer. So expensive arg can not be the pure material. Less can adjust to the belt, and cut off at a pinch, but it is something short. Therefore now 1 point deduction.