Ok free advertising for Joby. Visit http://www.joby.com/gp3.html for this product. We had a quick trip to HK and I'd like to share some of the images that I took. I didn't have my full sized tripod with me. This thing is amazing, at least for me. And yes, what you see is my 70-200 on the Cam and it does stand. Check out: http://www.pbase.com/image/77548919 or http://www.pbase.com/joel_garcia/image/77549115 - More to come!