> I think the countour is junk. its plasticy, blah... one place I use it is in resolve on some of the slider values
I learned to edit in my teens on Sony A/B roll ½ and ¾” and no it does not feel like high end gear. But it functions just fine – the V1 was a little balky but my first one still works after 12 years and at $80 each, you can scatter a couple about and put one in a laptop bag.