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I'm sure Ray will chime in... both he and many of us have closets full of old tripods
You are definitely on the right track with the RRS head... And get the L bracket for your body.
You don't say whether you want the tripod for studio or field work, so I'll make a comment on each.
For studio, weight doesn't matter, so probably a manfrotto beast will be the ticket - both on stability and price.
For everything else, there is no better tripod than the gitzo line - expensive in the short run, not so in the long run... Carbon fiber for weight and longevity. I've tried velbon (pretty good for a while) and others (now long gone) and I've never regretted the expense of the gitzo - it's in my trunk every day and bounces around and gets tons of use and still is as functional as the day I bought it. Highly recommended.
Cheers,
Tom
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