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Rainer:No one is suggesting it's hard. It's just a hassle. The DSS solution is cleaner and faster. I agree with Stephen, for some people (namely those without DSS plates), an STA does offer potential benefits. Ease of use (over a design not requiring it) is not one of them.
Well, I have a DSS plate (two actually) and dove with their LCD 30 wing, but currently use an Oxycheq razor for singles. Granted you could just pull the LCD off the plate without needing to unscrew anything after the tank was off, but it's hardly any trouble to unscrew two thumbwheels and you don't even have to unstrap the tank before doing it. Not that it matters, but I bet I could remove the wing faster from my rig than you could remove the tank first and then pull the wing off.
Plus, one thing I didn't like about the "STA-less" solution was the very fact that it came off so easily because the wing would often drop off the plate and hang by the cam straps after I removed the tank to change it or for transport, and if a DM grabbed it to put a tank there they wouldn't know what to do with it.
Besides I often like to unscrew the thumbwheels first to remove the plate and wing and only then take off the STA and cam straps from the tank - I find that easier.
So for me personally the STA = less hassle and is the cleaner solution. Plus I can use it to rig independent doubles. But I also know a lot of people on this board who like the "STA-less" solution and that's good for them and it's good to have different options out on the market. To each his own.