This camera mount is exceptionally made, and is very versatile in how it can be used. The construction quality is at a very high standard, and they have put a lot of consideration in to making it highly flexible.This mounting bracket has three mounting surfaces, the top, and then on either side at 45 degree angled. The two sides have two sized screw supports: 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch. All of those holes have stabilizing pin holes at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees, which accepts floating pins to prevent the mount from rotating. On the top, there is the center 1/4 hole, with six other 1/4 holes around it, with all sharing common pin holes. The center most 1/4 inch hole has a removable insert to allow it to accept a full-sized 3/8 inch threaded connector. The attention to various combinations of attachment points will help ensure you can set this up anyway you need it.The vacuum pump is brilliant; I've never seen anything like this before. When attaching the suction cup, the vacuum is achieved by pumping the plunger. The greater the vacuum, then the less the plunger will pop-out. On the plunger is a white ring, which indicates the degree of vacuum; you keep pumping until you don't see the line anymore since it will retract in to the housing. This indicator line is also use to keep track of how good of a vacuum it is maintaining. If the line become visible, it means that it's losing suction, so all you need to do is to pump it a few more times. So what makes this so awesome is that you can visually see if the vacuum is starting to fail, so you can fix it before the suction cup fails. This is critical, since failure of the suction could be detrimental to your camera and components. For extra safety, the aluminum body has a safety loop for attaching a cord to provide a fail safe tether.This camera mount includes a cellphone holder, and a highly flexible "magic arm" that can be positioned in almost any angle. It's ingenious that they are using O-rings on a ball joint to help lock in the angle that you need, which prevents it from slipping.One thing I also found, is that the size of this suction cup camera holder is large enough, and sturdy enough, that it makes are an excellent free standing base without using the suction cup. Obviously it's less stable by far, but if you have a flat solid surface, then it can hold your camera, or phone, in the best angle so you can get your shots.I cannot begin to express how happy I am with this camera mount. It's truly exceeded my expectation, and it's been a pleasant discovery with how versatile it actually is. It's an amazing value, and it really is well designed, and the quality of the materials are the best.