if your eye lean to gitzo , you might consider the gt3541xls. some says it can be slightly unsteady with the 4 section of leg extended. but in normal use, you only use 3 section and it is rock steady. it is stil steady fully open but depending of the head in use your looking at a lens point of view aprox 7 feet high. could be usefull over a group of people. it is usefull on very uneven terrain or a stairway. with a leg extended toward the low side of terrain or stair you could steadily and confortably take the shot you want, nice.


hope it help for your decision.