And I'm just the opposite - I prefer the Quick Release to the Super clamp. About the same weight (if anything the QRC is lighter) but the QRC opens wider and I find to be more versatile in what and how I can clamp to. One detriment is size - it is considerable but it also doesn't need too_easy_to_lose wedges to clamp well to a flat surface. If you can find one, the Rowi 103, which is also marketed as a Schoeps clamp, is a little smaller than the QRC and has a few other built-in options. Of those three, I use the QRC about 75-80% of the time I use a clamp. Even the Windtech "C" clamp gets more use by me than my Super Clamps.