I have this clamp and also several Manfrotto Super clamps. This clamp is good enough 99% of the time. I can really see the difference in quality between the two, Manfrotto is better in almost every way. Manfrotto clamps are what I use to mount my expensive flash heads or heavier modifiers, I trust them more, it's that simple. But for almost everything else, I'd love to use these soda clips. They are good enough but not as good as the Manfrotto clamps.