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Landscape Lens
Mar 14, 2017 23:31:44 #
John Howard wrote:
Thanks. I guess you are saying even the 28mm is wider than I need if I only want to carry one prime lens. I do do panos, but have been using a 25 or 35mm lens in portrait. The question then is Nikon, Sigma Art or Zeiss.
Even with a wide angle zoom I usually end up at 24mm. 24mm is pretty good for a wide angle landscape lens. If I were to go wider, I'd get Nikon's 20mm and if necessary crop from there. You can always crop but you can never add what you don't have.
Mar 14, 2017 23:38:50 #
TheDman
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To me, if you plan on doing night sky stuff the Zeiss 21mm distagon would be a no brainer. Infinity stop so focusing isn't an issue, very sharp, wide but not so wide that you get a ton of distortion.
Mar 15, 2017 10:41:04 #
Personally, I find it difficult to pick one 'special' landscape lens as I have found uses for nearly every lens I own to provide the landscape perspective I seek. Sometimes I need to 'zoom in' to 'crop out' unwanted segments from a distance so as not to 'spook' the wildlife I want included in my shot so, in reality, at least for me, it's difficult to single out one lens as particularly useful when shooting a landscape. I'd provide some examples but being new to the forum, I haven't figured out how to post my images (yet). Good luck with your venture though and I'm sure, as I have seen, there are numerous opinions out here.
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Mar 15, 2017 10:43:48 #
BigBill85 wrote:
"but you can never add what you don't have."
Actually, with Photoshop's stitching, you can add as much as you'd like.
Mar 15, 2017 10:53:15 #
GAlanFInk wrote:
Personally, I find it difficult to pick one 'speci... (show quote)
Sounds familiar, my 20mm 1.8 seems to stay on the camera about 75% of the time for landscapes. I keep the 50mm 1.8 and Sigma's 24-105mm Art lens close by. I'm always very pleased with the results of the 20mm, very low distortion!
Phil
Mar 15, 2017 11:55:31 #
Man, #2 is beautiful. Did you have any issues with the Pano and the moving water?
Mar 15, 2017 13:00:11 #
TheDman wrote:
To me, if you plan on doing night sky stuff the Zeiss 21mm distagon would be a no brainer. Infinity stop so focusing isn't an issue, very sharp, wide but not so wide that you get a ton of distortion.
Specifically, which lens? I cannot find this on the Zeiss website. There are Biogon,Loxia and Milvus 21mm, but the website seems to hide the Distagon lenses behind another page. The search function does not go to a Distagon 21mm. I googled it and found a Ken Rockwell review for Zeiss Distagon 21mm f/2.8 ZE (for Canon but also comes in Nikon). It is huge and heavy. Is this the one? Rockwell says the Nikon 20mm f/1/8 is better for less and obviously smaller/lighter.
Mar 15, 2017 14:18:03 #
cjc2 wrote:
Sorry Gene, but you ARE famous, at least on here. ... (show quote)
I am humbled. Thank you!
Yes, two were in the North Woods off Central Park West near 101st to 103rd St, at the east end of the pool looking west.
Panos are a great solution for large groups, I use it when I have more that 30-50 people in the shot.
Always happy to share!
Mar 15, 2017 14:25:16 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
These are beautiful.
Thanks!
Mar 15, 2017 14:27:33 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Man, #2 is beautiful. Did you have any issues with the Pano and the moving water?
If you are referring to one of mine, thank you!
I haven't found that moving water is much of a problem with panos, and I didn't do anything special to the water to make it look as it does.
Mar 15, 2017 15:09:07 #
After reading many of the replies on this subject I am inspired to try some landscape with my kit 18-55 3.5-5.6 taped down at 18 to 22 (which ever is the most suggested by you fellow UHHs) and my Canon T3i set on manual for a day's shooting as well as taking along my 50mm FD converted and on my Canon XTi for a day of spring landscapes here in CA as wild flowers and fruit trees are in bloom now.
Harvey
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Mar 16, 2017 14:31:57 #
Mar 16, 2017 14:47:16 #
But I would need to buy a Nikon camera -
raferrelljr wrote:
Look at the Nikon 16-35 F4, should cover most of the bases.
Mar 16, 2017 23:26:20 #
Harvey wrote:
But I would need to buy a Nikon camera -
Not the worse thing that could happen . . .
Mar 16, 2017 23:56:15 #
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