Hi Mike,


if you can afford it go a step further and get the most durable/highly rated ballhead you can. I have no idea what my ballhead is rated to but it appears to be at it's limits now as there's some slumping etc when I tighten it up... and there's nothing more frustrating than composing a shot only to find it's moved once you tighten up.


There's onlya $50 difference between the BD0 and the BD2 and it's rated to nearly 40lbs, I think you'd see the benefit in the long term for sure.


Same concept applies with the tripod.


Have fun with the new toys, and remember "Do it once, do it right!". I wish I'd taken my own advice when buying my tripod/head (the price was very right at the time though).


Cheers, Ben.