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Its something I simply couldnt live without.

Like many things in life, there is an art to getting this right, and experience certainly helps.

Photographer shooting landscape photography

LH-40GR Ball Head straight(Image credit: James Abbott)

But theres no denying that it slows you down and can be incredibly tedious when you have cold fingers.

The LH-40GR Ball Head is exactly what Ive been dreaming of.

Above this, theres a pan mechanism to which the Arca Swiss-punch in tripod plate attaches.

Landscape photo of a river and waterfall with green mossy rocks in the foreground

LH-40GR Ball Head straight(Image credit: James Abbott)

Its not that much, either, when you consider the additional functionality that comes with the geared version.

And now that I have it, I can only wish that I’d bought it sooner.

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