For cheap, check out garage sales, flea markets, and auctions (eg bankrupt
studios).
Check a tripod's strength & rigidity by leaning on it hard, & twisting it
strongly. Ask the salesperson first - if s/he objects, don't even consider
that one.
It's very nice to have a height so that you can look thru the viewfinder
easily - without ever using an extended centre column. Repeated stooping
hurts!
Can you change the legs' height easily & reliably?
If you can afford it, wood & carbon fibre damp vibrations.
And where will you use it? If you're backpacking up 3,000 metres, you may
want a 1 Kg short tripod. If you're staying in the studio, a 20 Kg 80-year-
old wood tripod will absorb all vibrations.
Avoid plastic. It changes, breaks, stretches.
tOM
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"The moment one gives close attention to anything,
even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious,
awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself --
Henry Miller, 1891-1980
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