Kim, congrats on the lens, but I think you hit the nail on the head. You MUST get a decent tripod or you will never get your pan/vertical adjustments to work on a cheaper one.
I wrote about this on another threat Linda B. started:
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My dilemma was I didn't want to spend 160.00 on a head then another 145.00 on the tripod. So after searching I found the SLIK Pro 700 DX, it's powerful but not light!
Has a ball head quick shoe and two great levels. For 150.00, you would have a hard time to find something better.
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After a month of use, I am still in love with it! Here is a link for you to see the details:
http://www.slik.com/pro/4906752105122-e.html
My easel isn't to arrive until the 29th, but that's if a truck can even get up here!
I did get a remote shutter release and 1 gig rapid flash card for my Canon. Everyone should check out the memory cards for the cameras now, it is amazing how much the cost has come down. They did tell me it would not become a RAM for computers like market, meaning up and down, but were down to stay!
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