1) no
2) no
A cheapo tripod is not the answer to mount a few hundred quids worth of DSLR kit.
Do a search on here for 'Redsnapper'.
Not overpriced, good value for money and quite a few of us here own one and regard them as great tripod for the price.
Cheers so the ansaw is :nono:
any recommendations found my jessops TP 220 a little wobberly at full extention,