Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

Lens wise if there are 100 hogs answering your lens proposal you’ll surely have at least 50different ideas. So don’t ask others, ask yourself what am I missing and than gas yourself

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

As a general rule landscape photographers tend to use wide angles much more than teles not that there are not subjects that need the use of a tele. I find that most of my landscape shots come from moderate wide angles or my normal lenses. I agree with you that 24mm with a full frame camera is more than many of us need for landscape photography and we do not use the wide angles for "getting everything" but rather to get closer to our subjects.
I have made just a few shots over the years with my teles when it comes to landscape but others could tell you they seldom use extreme wide angles which require expertise on the part of the photographer. I use my 12-24 f4 AF-S Nikon wide angle lens more with my D610 than with my D7000. Between 18-24mm it will not vignette and some of the shots it has given me are excellent in quality. I go more often to 24mm with it than I go to 18.
Having the 70-300 could be handy for many subjects and the occasional landscape. The lens you are considering, Zeiss 16-35, I bet will be used more at 35mm than at 16. Perhaps you should use the lens for a week or so just to see at what focal lengths you will use it more often. That surely will give you a good idea about investing in it. Your 24-105 could serve as a good ground test, just set it at 35mm and shoot. If you are pleased with the results just save your money or buy a 35mm prime if you need let's say f2.8 for low light but that is not the rule with landscape photography. Most of the time, as I am sure you already know, your lens will be at f8 or above.
Good luck with your final decision.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

As someone else here suggested, try renting to see which lens fits your eye better. LensPro to Go and Borrow Lenses are the two companies I've used with excellent results.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Beautiful shots Gene!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

To my way of thinking, the 70-200 f4 or the 70-300 would be a good fit for you.

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I have agree with this response however if you are looking for the smaller landscape shots and you don’t want to get closer I’ve done quite well with my 18 to 300. And I understand the 100 to 400 Tamron isn’t all that good from the 300 to 400 Mark. I own the 150 to 600 and don’t think anyone would want to carry that thing around just to get a slightly closer or tighter shot on the side of a mountain etc.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

My favorite landscape lens is the Nikon 16-35 mm lens. I rarely use anything over 35 mm.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

repleo, it seems that you like the G F4 lenses (so do I). I suggest looking a the Sony 70-200 G F4 OSS lens. This is my go to landscape lens. With the A7RM2 it is easy to crop into the image to get the image you want without it becoming noisy.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Why would he want 600 mm for landscapes? The FOV at that length in FF format is only 3 degrees! To get ANY landscape in 3 degrees would be at such distance that distance haze and earth curvature would interfere! A 20 mm prime is my choice for landscape. Enough FOV and usually without distortion and usually very sharp! My 20 was my favorite travel lens for my film Nikons.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

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Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

I don't know about that, Cat . . .

I can think of some reasons - perspective compression, freedom from keystoning, volume anamorphosis and barrel distortion, increasin atmospheric haze (mood), and still be able to zoom in to fill a frame with a hummingbird (well, not really but you do catch my drift).

That being said, even though I have a 14-24 and a 24 PC-E, and a 24-70, I rarely shoot landscape at less than 24mm. And almost never at 14mm.

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ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

I am primarily a landscape photographer. I use the Sony a99ii and a6000. My most used lens is the Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 the second most used is my Sony 75-300mm. Least used is my sigma 18-35mm. I find myself wanting the 150-600 Tamron or similar Sigma for more reach to shoot wildlife. Due to cost (I'm retired,fixed income) I might opt for the 70-300 G lens to upgrade my old film lens 75-300. My a6000 has the kit lenses, 16-50 and 55-210. Like my a99ii, I generally use the 16-50. The a6000 is my get and go and travel camera. Go to DXO and compare the lenses you are interested in. I hope this helps.

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genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island

Unbelievable website!

bweber Loc: Newton, MA

I like shooting landscapes with a long telephoto, depending on the setting. Here are three images taken with a Canon 100 - 400 II, hand held with a 5DSR. The lens has very good IS. One is taken at 115mm and the other two at 400mm. It was a misty day and I was in a fixed position.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Wife and I spent a day with him a few years ago! He has known the area for many years and is an excellent and knowledgeable guide/photographer.