Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Huyer View Post
Oh I can't imagine shooting landscapes with anything but a ball head.
^^^^ This

My quick take, but they may be all the rage now because most cameras come with internal levels. At least, that is how I shoot, I loosen my ballhead and switch to the electronic level on my 5DIII and set up the shot as I would like. Then I tighten the ballhead and I am all set. For most of my applications, that is all I need.

The only issue I sometimes run into with that method is if I want to pan. Not that it is that big of a deal. But, fortunately, there is a small bubble level on top of my Markins Q3T. So, for panning shots, I level the platform and then pan as needed. While maybe not perfect, it has worked pretty well thus far. And, similar with most things, shoot until you need something. Thus far, I haven't really needed anything else.

But I would be curious how other people do it.