These are my first set of cams. I picked them up a set of 5 (1,1.5,2,2.5,3) real cheap and you can't beat $26 a cam shipped. These aren't the best cams but the price is great and they get the job done. They can be a little tricky to place when you are pumped but from a stance they place very easily. The bottom of the stem makes them a little harder to place then say a camalot but they are like 1/3 of the price. These would make great seconds or a great first set of cams, I plan on filling these in later with Friends because they are roughly the same size. I would recommend these cams to any begginers or anyone looking to fill in the racks or who is on a budget.