@busted knuckles: The front forks of the road bike I bought in Japan are carbon fiber. It is strong, improves vibration absorption and is extremely light. There is absolutely no reason why the camera chassis and other components could not be made from carbon fiber. There are carbon fiber tripods and many fake carbon fiber tripods. The real ones are light as a feather and very expensive.

@raid: I honestly don't know what trolling is. Trolling for a response? I just write (sometimes a lot) and whatever I write is what it is. I don't know these terms nor inhabit forums. I just visit occasionally, most recently because I have questions about some camera things and picture things.