Pano Head suggestions

Although its not real often I take pano shots, it certainly would be better having a pano head in those cases where a good shot is at hand. Currently, I just level the tripod the best I can and move sequenced shots with 30% overlap. I don't usually go over 3 to 4 images. Been looking at the Nodal Ninja 4 starter kit. Even at $350, these are fairly expensive. Thus, any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Ken

Perhaps a much less expensive leveling base that fits between your camera and tripod would suffice, Ken.

Two examples are the Manfrotto Leveling Head, or if you're using an L bracket, the AcraTech Leveling Base.

Ken, you really only need a true pano head if you find that parallax is an issue (i.e. FG elements move relative to each other because you aren't pivoting the camera around the correct point; that makes automated stitching really difficult, or maybe impossible). Otherwise, John's suggestion, along with a ballhead that has a separate rotation feature, will give you a fine way to get standard panoramas.

Personally, since I don't do pano's often where I was concerned about parallax, I bought a Panosaurus. Mine was the first version, and is pretty fiddly and clunky to set up. But it gets the job done, and for the limited use I have has been fine. If I was using one more often, I'd spring for a nicer one. The Panosaurus might be a good way to see if you really need a pano head.

It's a lot of money, but Really Right Stuff has a great pano system. If you're not going to use it a lot, I might look at other, less expensive options though.