Tripod recommendation

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Small tripod recommendation

I'm looking for a small and light tripod for city trips that will fit in/on my backpack and not get in the way of people on the pavement. I'll be taking night shots so will be using long exposure. Will need to hold a Sony a77 with 70-400 lens and flash.

A gorillapod looks good but a bit short. The velbon cx mini looks perfect but I cant find any reviews.

 

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Its a hired lens so only paid £100 for a week. The scenario in my original post was an extreme one. I will mostly use the kit lens for night photography so can get away with a cheaper tripod. The Manfrotto Carbon Fibre Tripod + 3-way QR Head is only £89, fits up to 3.5kg and only weights 950g. Not sure if the head is removable or if it can pan decently for video.