Everything you'd expect from Manfrotto: precise, clever, absolutely easy to handle, in addition also still beautiful. Not cheap in every respect. For all metal, peace of mind at any screw movement. In conjunction with the smallest Manfotto ball head (currently. 492) probably unbeatable. Such a compact, manoeuvrable and solid connection for lighter cameras and microphones is hardly to find. Bolts for 1/4-inch and 3/8-inch is and does not need an extra in "other retailers" to be ordered, suggesting as Amazon's strange suggestions again ...
