[Paddlewise] OT - camera tripod

Since there's a thread about waterproof cameras, maybe this won't be too 
far OT:

My ancient and honorable compact tripod finally died a year or so ago and 
I've been looking for a replacement - and looking and looking. I have a 
tabletop, which is okay for some limited uses. I can't carry any 
significant extra weight or bulk when I hike, and of course when kayaking 
it's also helpful to have everything reasonably compact. What I'm looking 
for is something like what I had - a tripod which will extend to somewhere 
near 40 inches and weigh in at a pound or less, collapse down to about a 
foot or so in length. I realize that with those criteria I can't expect the 
rock-stable sort of tripod which one would use in a studio (or if you had 
somebody else to carry it around for you). My frequency of use is such that 
it wouldn't be appropriate to spring for one of the carbon fiber models - 
and anyway, they come in at about 4 lbs or more.

Any suggestions on makes, models, sources of a lightweight compact tripod?

Bill Hansen


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