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 ever created). It’s not cheap (around $380), but I’ve had it for more than 10 years, so at $38 a year to use the very best, it’s a bargain. Another one I really like is the Oben BE-117, and it’s a deal for around $85. There are a lot of great ones out there, and once you use one, you’ll never want to use anything else. So easy to use, so precise—just a pleasure.