I'm not sure why people try to buy one tripod that will do everything - because it's not going to do anything well.
I have 4 tripods -
- A tall, solid, heavy job for use at home, or within 20 yards of the car.
- A shorter, flimsier, lighter (but still fairly solid) item for hiking long distances (well, more than 20 yards).
- One with hyper-adjustable legs and centre-column, for precise positioning of macros.
- A super-light, fragile, flimsy item for air travel.