The leveling center column is of very valent quality and is in panoramic images in the landscape of great help. Of course one could align the tripod legs manually, but it is much faster and easier. I agree with a pre-reviewers and find it regrettable that you can not buy directly with the basic support 055 Pro the leveling center column when purchasing. So now I have lying around an unused center column. Since the rating but not about Manfrotto business policy but in the leveling guide, there is in the assessment nevertheless a perfect score.