I have the Manfrotto 3021BN Tripod with the 3030 Head, both work great for me the head is real smooth and would work great for when you need to pan around with movies. The only thing I don't like about the Head, is when I have it set for a Vertical position I can not pan up or down with it, with out moving it on the release plate and holding it in place...And another tip to save on dough, don't go with black, for some reason it cost more for the black tripods.