Best Slik Tripods for Heavy Duty

slik makes this like a professional tripod but light weight and not expensive for the features that they offer.

other than the two above mentioned things, which happen to be fairly minor, the slik u9000 is a very versatile and all round good tripod for any light to medium weight camera, or camcorder as i have

slik u9000 strengths: affordable, lightweight, stable, quality weaknesses: instead of being hand tightenable, the quick release shoe requires a screwdriver or coin to fasten the camera on.

strengths: easy 3-d adjustments; steadiness; affordable especially considering that b&hphotovideo.com includes an original slik carriing case as a bonus!