At five hundred dollars, I'd go for one of these: http://www.baselineequipment.com/home/bec/page_677_352/dutch_hill_tripod_carbon_fiber_legs.html I've had a similar 'pod in aluminium from Sachtler for more than 10 years. Probably the best photographic investment I ever made.
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