$150 - 190 Tripods

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Trying to decide between three brands of $150 - $190 tripods. Any one who has used these could give me any pointer. thanks

Impact (Tiltall) VT2500 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320556000187&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Weifeng (Fancier) EI717 or FT717 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130410219072&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Matthews M25 http://cgi.ebay.com/Matthews-M25-Tr...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0192a1fa

OR any recommendations of tripods UNDER $200...if it's $210 I'm not interested.
Canon 7d BTW
 
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The M25 looks like one of the smaller Libecs rebranded. If that's true then I'd take that tripod 10 times over before I touched any of the others.
 
actually to me it looks like the Libec, M25, Impact and the Tiltall are all the same tripod. I'll let people know if the Impact is the M25 as I have played with an M25 before.

EDIT: oops...I mean I'll let people know if the Tiltall is the Impact is the M25 as I guess I bought the Tiltall
 
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Ok. It's nice to know there is something worth recommending in this price range, as I had previously thought there wasn't.
 
just an update...I got the Tiltall and it is the Matthews M25, Impact VT2500 and I believe it is a cheaper Libec. It is a good tripod for the money. there are a couple issues that I don't like...the panning tension is not adjustable and is not as smooth as my Velbon (great movement on a cheap head), and the locking mechanism hits the bottom of the camera so i will replace that with a differant screw. Other than that the thing looks great and can get very high. It's a bit light but that can be weighted down and can be a benefit
 
do any of these tripods have adjustable spreaders? the M25 doesnt (frustrating at higher settings, i'm 6'2")....that's the only thing that turned me away from the M25.
 
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