@Ham is this all studio work or do you intend to carry this thing? The Carbon fiber is very nice if you plan to lug it anywhere since the rigidity per weight is much better on carbon fiber tubes than metal. However, you can get very nice, heavy, solid tripods made in aluminum (or even steel!) if you only want to work in one place. Generally, 'pods without a telescoping center post are more rigid than those with - but you'll find lots with that are acceptable. It's all a matter of what you want to shoot and how slowly you want to pull the shutter. If you're doing video the smoothness of the panning motion, etc. is important. Not so much for stills. Your equipment isn't heavy so you'll probably do fine if you triple or quadruple the weight and find a tripod that is rated for that mass. Then even crappy stuff can work reasonably well - again, if you're staying in one place.