Quote Originally Posted by Jac@stafford.net View Post
The lower the tripod, or other support, the less you need be concerned with the flaws of a longer tripod. I have found that even a Leica tablepod resting on a little piece of plywood with a strong head suffices. There's almost nothing in that support that can vibrate or fail. If that idea seems non-intuitive, then go ahead and spend some money on Berlebach's overpriced low tripod. If Berlebach's solution doesn't seem expensive enough, then surf for motion-picture low-level tripods.

Guaranteed frustration will come from mounting the camera upside-down on the center column of a conventional tripod.
What kind of frustration? With a thread on the top it seems quite usable.