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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: BenNorton on July 30, 2010, 08:16:36 am

Title: Leveling bases
Post by: BenNorton on July 30, 2010, 08:16:36 am

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...  

Title: Leveling bases
Post by: Tim Gray on July 30, 2010, 01:12:07 pm

The Acratech leveling base is pretty decent...

Title: Leveling bases
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 30, 2010, 02:02:22 pm

Quote from: Tim Gray

The Acratech leveling base is pretty decent...

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

Jeremy

Title: Re: Leveling bases
Post by: rubbingpixels on August 22, 2010, 06:23:42 am

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.

Title: Re: Leveling bases
Post by: kers on August 22, 2010, 09:52:02 am

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.

Title: Re: Leveling bases
Post by: JoeKitchen on August 22, 2010, 10:43:22 am

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

Title: Re: Leveling bases
Post by: vandevanterSH on August 22, 2010, 11:47:39 am

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