I'm trying to put together a carry-on travel kit for a B&J wooden 5x7, and I'm curious what's the smallest tripod anyone here is daring to use for occasional use. I'm not looking for the "right" thing, or the best, I want the smallest tripod that will hold the weight without the top snapping off, and I'll take responsibility for making it not shake. It would mostly be used at around waist height for sitting portraits, probably with strobe, so it doesn't have to be tall or too stiff. If something like this would work, I'd be delighted: http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-5...pod+for+travel
Specs say it's good to 8 pounds, and my camera/lens/holder is 9, but off-balance on the head, front-heavy. It might be worth a couple of ounces more to make a mounting plate so I could center the weight, though.
Anyone got any great ideas? Budget is an issue, too, so I won't be spending hundreds of bucks on some carbon wonder. I am expecting that the weakest point, the place to worry about snapping, is going to be the head/tripod joint or somewhere close to that.
Thanks..
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