Benefits - Effective for tenit the camera in hand while securing the - Comfortable - Easy installation and also like to keep the neck couuroie - Also partique to pass from hand to lift picture to the photo up Disadvantages (mounting plate) - Long - Non symmetric - Fixing foot on this on the plate but off - Stacking of 2 plates for mounting on foot (200PL Manfrotto RC2 for me) Note I replaced the 2 plates by a single plate Herringbone MulriPlate (there are also at Easter Horus Bennu (HB Multi Quicj Release Plate) and in Camdapter) - Weight gain and up One star less for the plate.