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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 796672" data-attributes="member: 10038">I was at one of my local camera stores, and the clerk was showing me the new Promaster carbon tripod, compared to my Manfrotto carbon, and it was really nice, more compact, and such, and still stiff.. they wanted 259 dollars, which was a bit high,,anyway,, I wanted to do some more research, and found it on sale for 99 dollars!  threw on a manfrotta ball head that was on sale for 70 dollars, and for 170 dollars got a really nice compact tripod. I want to compare it to my manfrotta 190, the clerk who was also a photographer, claimed he switched out from Manfrotto to this Promaster, and love its.. Way cheaper than Gitzmo, etc,  I'll report back on its endurance.</blockquote>