Lens Opinion for Landscape Photography (Page 2): The 35mm f2 is a good lens for landscape; plus it's small and highly portable. Not sure about the 25mm f/2.8, as in who makes the one...

jcboy3

PixelStan77 wrote:

Considering buying a Prime Lens for Landscape Photography. Considering a 35MM F2 and a 25MM F2.8. Which in your opinion is the BEST for Landscape Photography and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Stan

The 35mm f2 is a good lens for landscape; plus it's small and highly portable.

Not sure about the 25mm f/2.8, as in who makes the one you're looking at? Laowa has announced a 25mm f/2.8 ultra-macro, looks like a great lens. It's a bit large for it's speed, but the macro range is pretty good.

If you're thinking 24mm f/2.8, then that is also a good lens for landscape.

My favorite is 35mm; for a long time that was the only wide angle lens I had.

If your camera has lots of pixels, then I'd go with the 24mm and crop as needed.

If you camera does not have lots of pixels, then I'd go with the 35mm and stitch as needed.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Mac wrote:

Stan asked specifically about two specific Prime lenses and received 10 replies, 9 of which didn't mention the lenses he asked about and 5 of those replies suggested zoom lenses. How does those responses help Stan decide between the two prime lenses he asked about?

Maybe because the focal lengths he asked about are ill-suited for landscapes.

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

dandi wrote:

Very beautiful images !

Thanks!

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

Gene51 wrote:

Longer is better. My go to is 45mm or 85mm, and I'... (show quote)

Good food for thought, and exploration. Thanks.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

RWR wrote:

Maybe because the focal lengths he asked about are ill-suited for landscapes.

That's not for you to decide. Those are the lenses he wants to know about regardless what YOU think he should use.

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

PixelStan77 wrote:

Considering buying a Prime Lens for Landscape Photography. Considering a 35MM F2 and a 25MM F2.8. Which in your opinion is the BEST for Landscape Photography and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Stan

My response would be the 25, although you’d probably enjoy either. I would encourage the 25 over the 35 simply because I tend to find myself in close places, wanting to get much of that place in the image. There have been many times, when I can’t effectively use the lens mounted to the camera, and mostly it’s because it needs to be wider. Those “close” places could be a large area.

But, based on my use, thus far, of my Sigma 85 Art, Gene51’s response has me thinking I can do better. I would encourage you to consider his approach. I know I’m gonna.

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

RWR wrote:

Maybe because the focal lengths he asked about are ill-suited for landscapes.

Precisely. There are better choices that will produce outstanding landscape images. Wide and ultra wide lenses are niche products, and rarely produce images with natural perspective, and in the case of a 24mm, that awful volume deformation that is difficult to correct. After a while such images become cliché.

mrpentaxk5ii

PixelStan77 wrote:

Considering buying a Prime Lens for Landscape Photography. Considering a 35MM F2 and a 25MM F2.8. Which in your opinion is the BEST for Landscape Photography and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Stan

Looking at your choices I guess your shooting with a Full Frame camera, so no matter if you shoot with a Full Frame or some thing else, you can shoot landscapes with any lens depending on where and what you want to capture. I use a Pentax APS-C camera system and I have used every thing from a 12-24mm F-4 up to a 120-400mm F-4.5-5.6. depending on what it was that I photographed. If you are shooting the night sky, then you would want a fast wide lens.

Joe Blow

RWR wrote:

Maybe because the focal lengths he asked about are ill-suited for landscapes.

Landscapes generally use moderate wide angle, such as a 24mm. Many would consider a 35mm too narrow while others consider it a good lens.

Just one lens? I'd take the 24mm. You can always crop some off but its harder to paste an edge on.

rit z Loc: Upstate New York

I haven't had it too long but got some nice results with my Nikon 10-20mm. Got some nice seascapes and it also works well for interiors. It would be great for a realtor shooting insides of houses

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

PixelStan77 wrote:

Considering buying a Prime Lens for Landscape Photography. Considering a 35MM F2 and a 25MM F2.8. Which in your opinion is the BEST for Landscape Photography and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Stan

You have lots of Nikon lenses from wide angle to telephoto and macro.
Why did you purchase them without knowing for what purpose?

par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I usually use a 16-35 f/2.8 for landscape. Far more versatile and lighter than carrying multiple primes and for all intents and purposes, just as sharp.

This one for me.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/662715-REG/Zeiss_1771_844_28mm_f_2_0_Distagon_T.html

Tjohn Loc: Inverness, FL formerly Arivaca, AZ

I use a 28mm wide angle for landscape and have a 35 mm which when combined with a close-up filter can be really handy. For me, a 55 mm is not adequate but I actually use 28 -200 mm for landscape because not all landscape elements or images are close and un-cluttered. Most of the distortion of wide angle, not fish-eye lenses can be corrected in post processing. If you can rent a lens, that may be the place to go to see what you like.

jeryh Loc: Oxfordshire UK

Well, I have both lenses; my 35mm was a Leitz 35mm F1.4 asph. It was fantastic for landscapes, specifically for Mountain views; my 25mm was a Contax 25mm F2.8; again, superb for landscapes of any sort, but it gave me a wider concept, specifically in the mountains of Corsica, which was my favourite hunting ground. I still have the Contax, it is one of my favourite lens -very small and compact. I traded in the 35mm
Leitz lens for a Contax F2.8, on a Leica mount.

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

PixelStan77 wrote:

Considering buying a Prime Lens for Landscape Photography. Considering a 35MM F2 and a 25MM F2.8. Which in your opinion is the BEST for Landscape Photography and why?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Stan

My favorite all time landscape lens is the Nikon 16-35 f4. Why? Because I am constantly refining my final image as I move around finding the best angle. Once I have found it I am able to zoom until I find just what I am looking for. And, changing lenses in the field is never a good idea.
My common print size for landscape is 20X30. Sharp you ask, yes, I can honestly say that I own three primes in this zoom range, and for what I print (including cropping) this lens equals the IQ of my 20, 24, and 28 Nikon 1.8 lenses.
Speed of a lens has nothing to do with image quality.