Are f/2.8 Lenses Needed For Landscape Photography
Nov 10, 2023 20:48:23 #
https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/are-f28-lenses-needed-landscape-photography-647679
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
Nov 10, 2023 21:20:42 #
Mac wrote:
https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/are-f28-lenses-needed-landscape-photography-647679
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
Nov 11, 2023 05:53:36 #
Mac wrote:
https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/are-f28-lenses-needed-landscape-photography-647679
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
Not by me!!!
Nov 11, 2023 08:03:12 #
Mac wrote:
https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/are-f28-lenses-needed-landscape-photography-647679
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
For landscapes/seascapes I rarely open up to even f/5.6. Most are taken in the f/8 - f/11 range.
The benefit of an f/2.8, or faster, lens is the brightness in the viewfinder possibly allowing for more critical focus.
Nov 11, 2023 08:18:46 #
Once in the past went to a photo shoot [ desert in CA ] .the host said , that you should shoot 1 or 2 F stops from wide open . So that is why you would spend extra money with a faster lens , you will not shoot there , but 1 or 2 F stops from wide open . Some lenses with LARGE wide open , are soft there , but not 1 or 2 off ????? .
Nov 11, 2023 08:30:19 #
mindzye
Loc: WV
The faster lenses are usually bigger in mm dia., and so lets more light in. Doesn't matter if you shoot wide open
( usually for dof purposes, or trying for bokeh), but can help significantly in lower light settings.
However, though I have some fast lenses in my stable, I choose the lens for the setting, and with tripod, you can successfully capture some very low light images. Successfully.
Keep on shooting. And enjoy it.
( usually for dof purposes, or trying for bokeh), but can help significantly in lower light settings.
However, though I have some fast lenses in my stable, I choose the lens for the setting, and with tripod, you can successfully capture some very low light images. Successfully.
Keep on shooting. And enjoy it.
Nov 11, 2023 08:56:24 #
SonyA580 wrote:
The benefit of an f/2.8, or faster, lens is the brightness in the viewfinder possibly allowing for more critical focus.
Having it and using it (for images) are two different things.
I believe the discussion is about using it for images.
Nov 11, 2023 11:03:57 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
Landscape photos need depth-of-field, I use f11 or more. Never would see that end of the f stops. Have a white lens starting about f4, I could have had the f2.5 for only a thousand or so more. WHY!
Nov 11, 2023 11:05:23 #
Picture Taker wrote:
Landscape photos need depth-of-field, I use f11 or more. Never would see that end of the f stops. Have a white lens starting about f4, I could have had the f2.5 for only a thousand or so more. WHY!
Nov 11, 2023 11:06:23 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
I should have said some of us do use and should use a f2.5 but I don't. Buy what you want and pay what you want.
Nov 11, 2023 11:29:33 #
I don't see the aperture requirement is different for landscape vs other type of photography but I use f/5.6 to f/11 most of the time for all types of photography.
Nov 11, 2023 11:31:32 #
Longshadow wrote:
Having it and using it (for images) are two different things.
I believe the discussion is about using it for images.
I believe the discussion is about using it for images.
Thank you.
Nov 11, 2023 11:32:47 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I don't see the aperture requirement is different for landscape vs other type of photography but I use f/5.6 to f/11 most of the time for all types of photography.
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