DarkPenguin: I'll have a look at the Silk 700, thanks for the tip.
MarkDS, thats not a bad idea, although the nearest decent camera store is 45 miles away...
Also, I guess 200 is an "odd" number, but I've played with an associate's Bogen/Manfotto 3021BPRO, which, with head, costs around 250 and I liked it. It seemed plenty big for everything I have now or will in the near future. Of course, who knows, maybe I'm wrong.