Granted there is a bracket for telephoto lenses, but I was very surprised when I wanted to screw a Canon EOS DSLR directly instead of a lens with tripod Fast. The camera was in fact simply is too large. The strap has a width of 18 centimeters. Since the camera or lens should be screwed center may both, starting from the carriage bolt, no wider than nine centimeters to the left and right have. Even a Canon EOS 1D EOS widest Although no overall 18 centimeters wide, but sit with all EOS models, the screw is not completely centered. As a result, a 1D on the right side about one centimeter is too wide. For smaller models, there are only a few millimeters, but which are just too much. This has the consequence that you have to unscrew a Canon user for lenses without a tripod Fast another tripod head because the body of a DSLR is unfortunately too wide. Although I could push the problem on Canon, but I see it more with Manfrotto.
The second problem is that the set screws are abdrehbar. If you turn it continues on, they have been at some point in the hand. Something similar has never happened to me in a ball head.
Since the only alternative is the much more expensive Wimberley, I would still make a recommendation. The rotating and tilting is not a problem very pleasant and with lenses up to five kilos. Depending on the focus, you can screw on a lens in both directions. How it looks with very large and heavy telephoto lenses, I can not say.
Nikon users will be able to My three stars is a fourth, if the screw for the slide is centered there.