The MT190CXPRO3 and MT190XPRO3 are the carbon fiber and aluminum versions of Manfrotto’s mid-level line of 190 tripods.  As is typical with manfrotto tripods, the damping on the aluminum version was poor, and the stiffness acceptable.  The carbon fiber version tested quite well, and in terms of stiffness/weight, it is the best tripod I have tested so far not made by Gitzo or Really Right Stuff.  This strong performance makes itch to test the carbon version of the top of the line MT055 tripod.