Duncan, having looked at the two images of the Velbon, it's my considered opinion that for versatility it does not compare with the Giottos.
I think all tripods become very tricky to use when at ground level. The Giottos Inovator performs in exactly the same way as the Velbon, but with a very big bonus as the attached image shows. You can turn the camera though 360 deg, raise or lower it and turn it on it's axis.
Now does the attachement work, I'm new to all this.
Harry
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