only way to go IMO = O'Connor.

http://www.filmtools.com/oconnor-cin...ra-tripod.html

It's only $1855. Professional, solid. Might as well get the 2060 head as well. Its weight you get used too. Especially after swapping heads a hundred times a day, lugging it up flights of stairs, across parks, running....

but - you get what you pay for.

Don't forget the babies and spreader too!