[chris1210]

And as long as it can happily support my D80 with either the Sigma 10-20 or 18-135 kit lens thatll do me

Nowt too expensive please (already spent £1k this week....eek!), maybe around the £50 mark? Have no plans to go for telephoto/heavier lenses so as long as it supports my current kit that will do me just grand.

Ta muchly

[salubrious_k]

I recently bought the Manfrotto 725b. It'll support your camera and lenses, although nothing that much heavier (3.5kg max). It has a quick release ball head, is very light (1.5kg), folds up small enough to just fit in my rucksack and cost me £70 from morrisphoto.co.uk (and the same price from warehouseexpress). Bit over your budget I'm afraid, but I really like it.

Here's my first set of photos using it if you're interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonbloc...7594328373464/