I just thought I would verify that the adaptor kit that is sold on line that will convert the beefree to arca-swiss will still allow the tripod to be folded nearly as nicely as with the manfrotto original hardware. Although the adjusting knob makes it ever so slightly more bulky, the folded tripod will still fit in the manfrotto case. This is a beefree I purchased a few years ago, but looks very similar...and may be the same as one of the 3 beefree models currently shown on line.

