Thanks for your reply.

She'll mainly be using it for nature photography and landscapes.
I took on some of your advice and found this one, which in my ignorant eyes looks pretty good Is there any major restrictions or negatives about that tripod that I should know about? I'm hoping not for $240

And yeah, I was aware there's every chance that there's something in particular she looks for in tripods and things she may not like about the one I buy. But if I get her to pick one she'll just refuse and wanna buy it herself cause she's no fun So I'm gonna take a risk.

I suck at present buying :mad2: