Finally had a night off for Australia day (2nd time in 7 years) and took the family down to watch the fireworks.
took the M240, Sirui T-025X tripod (with centre column removed) cable release and my lenses.
wound up shooting these with the 28mm Olympus f2.8 on a OM-M adapter and live view, trying to get the city into the shot too.
the tiny Sirui tripod is perfect for an M - it packs up to be a little larger than a tube of pringles, and weighs about 800g.
its great on concrete or sand, but with an M on top it is still to light for grass, and "floats" - attaching your camera bag to the hook underneath holds it down properly though.