Anyone using/used Manfrotto 357 long plate quick release?

[mpenza]

Thinking of getting it to stabilise my camera (S602Z)+teleconverter (B300) on a tripod+ballhead. Anyone has experience using it a camera with medium telephoto lenses?

 

[mervlam]

OT... i dont even know that this thing exists...

 

[mpenza]

didn't know too till I got the manfrotto brochure in my mailbox.

 

[mpenza]

hmm... no one used this?