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More or less in this season, a few years ago, I dropped my SEL70200G, splitting it in two. It was repaired by a Sony authorised partner and it works as new. But they didn't replace the tripod collar: apparently it was just a bit bumped, nothing more. It has been fine for a year, then the knob started loosing grip. Fine for shooting on the tripod, but I use it also to carry the lens+camera hanging from a shoulder strap mount: if it inadvertently opens, I'd break the lens again. I had it fixed by a friend of a friend who warned me it was only giving a few more months o life. Now it's the end, and I have to replace it.

Some time ago I looked at the original replacement from Sony and it costed about 200 €. Now I can't find it again, anyway I suppose the price didn't drop; but there's an equivalent from iShoot, much cheaper:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Camera-Collar-7...07X1NP9Z5/

(note that the actual cost is 33£ + 40£ for delivery, still cheaper than the original).

It sports a built-in Arca-style mount, which for me is fine. The problem is that I never bought stuff from iShoot and I don't know how reliable is. Do you have some experience?

I'm a bit annoyed by the non-transparent pricing from the vendor (classic reduction of the apparent price compensated by an exaggerated delivery price), but in the end it's Amazon so I can easily return it...