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SLCDs: Which ones and why? 12-Dec-2005 At 1:54:46 PM M

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On 7/12/2005 maxdacat wrote:
>I don't think anyone's mentioned DMM cams yet....I'm looking in to getting
>some since they have the extendable sling which i like and colour coding
>and a free (colour coded) crab as well.....plus the ability to use one
>or two fingers on the trigger.

I have the #2 and #3 DMM cams. they are pretty good but I prefer (slightly) tech friends or camalots. I
have found that they jam up with dirt and grit a bit more rapidly than camalots of tech friends.
i dont find the extendable sling that much of an advantage because i nearly always add a quickdraw or
longer sling. unless you can get them at a good price I would get camalots.
I have spoken to others who rave about the DMM cams so my opinion may not reflect the consensus

My rack is mostly tech friends, a couple of old style camalots, a couple of DMM cams and a small alien.
in the middle to larger sizes I prefer camalots to techfriends (approx 3 camalot v 3.5 or 4 friend.) they
seem more stable and place more cleanly.

generally they are all really good cams and my main consideration in buying more would be price.
camalots seem to be cheaper at the moment and with the weight and range of the new cams they seem
pretty hard to beat.