09-09-2019, 09:38 AM
I got at some point a lot of this Mengs/Gumptrade stuff. It's rather simple - if the quality is poor, it will be obviously and visibly poor and you would not use it. Else than that I never had a problem with their plates, L-brackets or other stuff. They are really good in copying and at some time even improving: I've seen the "rock claws" from RRS. Gumptrade has them as well, and in a better quality, 3 pieces cost less than one from RRS and they are really much better than spikes. Also, a set of tripod screws or spigots - it's no rocket science to produce them and the prices are reasonable.