Well for the price I love it! The materials are ok but the quality control is not. My vest arrived with some screws. Not very reassuring when you put a lot of money into it. That being said, check and tighten all the screws and you should be fine! I had a Tiffen arm and vest that cost nearly four times as much. and let me tell you The Tiffen vest wasn't that good! It broke down on me and it was agony getting in and out. It's much better in many ways. More comfortable too. The hand is why Tiffen is good and expensive. no it's not that good but it does its job and still works well! Overall this is the best option as I don't use steadicam every day and if you ever want to have a tiffen arm you can always use the vest parts you need with the tiffen π€ͺ