1.3kg is too much for me when I hike. I have a 450g Slik tripod, which is the only one I carry when travelling, but it's not sturdy for the DSLR. Maybe if I bought a proper head for it (it has a fixed tilt&pan head), it might work better, but it was anyway not designed for this. I have use it many times with the DSLR though, but for verticals it's a poor solution.