Looking at CF tripods today and I talked with a sales person at Adorama about the Flashpoint tripods. I have a lot of concerns about this tripod from reading the reviews on their site. Funny I mentioned this to him and he said they are awesome tripods and no issues. Don't know if he is not telling me the truth or he doesn't know the product?
yes I do and that generally allow me the ability to purchase what I consider "the best bang for the buck" (and that's not necessarily the lower priced one). then I don't need to second guess myself later.