I bought one through Massdrop last year and am quite pleased with it. Imo the best value for a medium duty (to me it's medium duty although some would consider it heavy duty?) tripod. And I love the way the center pole transforms for a different angle - fantastic for macro photography.
EricM43When I first got this tripod I used an older head I had for quite a while with my old aluminum tripod. I later got a iFootage Cobra 2 c180 monopod and Komodo k5 fluid head, which I sometimes use that head on this Giottos tripod depending on what type of photography or video I'm shooting.