Jason Hernandez

Yeah I know the feeling, these cameras aren't anything like SD cameras, my theory is your filming in a rectangle shape now. Where as before SD is like a square, a square is much easier to keep stable I think. So I use a tripod almost 100% of the time. I love it and I hate it, cause it makes filming skating that much more difficult and limits you, It's hard to get a tripod in a tree If you know what I mean...
I'd recommend a manfrotto, any 501 series head, I started off there, and then spent more for my current head and sticks. It's like having a nicer car, it just feels better...
Hope this helps
Jason