I'm looking to get a small tripod, mainly for a Fujifilm X-E1 APSc digital camera used with old 35mm lenses, but also for use with a light half-plate Japanese field camera with a 4x5 back. In the tripod models I have been looking at, the carbon fiber version is almost twice the price of the aluminum version. All other specs except material and weight are the same (e.g., same size, extension, ball head, rated weight load).

In your experience, is a carbon fiber tripod worth the difference in price over an aluminum model?

Thanks,
Bob