Quote Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt View Post
Honestly, I don't think light is the way to go with that camera and shutter. Even with the larger carbon fiber photo pods, the system will be very top heavy. Sure, you could sandbag the legs, but they undermines the goal of light weight.
I totally agree with this, Sinars are nice on really heavy tripods. I use my F's (4x5 and 8x10) on an aluminum Gitzo 1504....which weighs about 20lbs with its leveling base and Sinar head. I have not had any tripod stability issues. And the thing gets my camera 10 feet in the air without a column...which is awesome.

I think the suggestion for 2 tripods is a good one. A lighter CF one for your lighter cameras, and something like an old Gitzo tele-studex series 5 giant for the sinar.

It would be nice to have one tripod to do it all, but it seems to me like the compromises would not be worth it.