Leveling bases

[BenNorton]

I think everyone knows of the Arca and the Clam but how do people rate the Nodal Ninja and Manfrotto options?
Obviously they don't have the scope for correction as the big daddies but does anyone prefer one to the other? Ltd budget means no big toys for me right now...  

[Tim Gray]

The Acratech leveling base is pretty decent...

[Jeremy Roussak]

The Acratech leveling base is pretty decent...

I'll second that. It's a very beautifully made piece of kit.

Jeremy

[rubbingpixels]

I use to have the 360 precision head and got rid of it and just went with the Manfrotto 338 leveling base for my digital stitching and I will also be doing it with the trialling of stitching shots taken with my Hasselblad 6x6 outfit.

I have never had any stitching issues, in fact less than what i had with the 360 precision. (very well made head though) and I think the 338 is only $94 US. Cant get more cost effective than that.

[kers]

I use  the PCL-1 - Really right stuff) for a Leveling base.

http://reallyrightstuff.com/pano/02.html

the good thing about it is that it works on top of the ballhead- so independent of how your tripod is standing you can level it.
RR are very good craftsmen - the level is correct and the base plate is big and well made.

[JoeKitchen]

Just heard of the new Induro tripod head.  Just like the Arca, the panning function is above the tilt functions, making it possible to pan without throwing the camera off level.  It is not geared, but still looks like a good head; runs about $400.  

http://www.indurogear.com/products_catalog_PHQ-Series-PanHeads.html

[vandevanterSH]

I am waiting and waiting and waiting for this to be delivered to go under the PCL-1.

http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Itemdesc.asp?ic=TA-3-LB&eq=&Tp=

Steve