You’ll Want a Ballhead

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Over the years, I’ve used every contraption you can think of to mount my camera on top of a tripod—everything from pistol grips to gimbals to pan-and-tilt heads. But, for landscape photography (and about everything else, as well), there’s nothing easier to use, or more precise, than a ballhead. They come in all shapes, sizes, and prices. I have a number of different ballheads I’ve collected over the years, and they range from a Neewer brand ballhead (for around $24) to my beloved Really Right Stuff BH-40, which is one beautifully crafted piece of machinery (considered by many, yours truly included, to be the greatest ballhead ...

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