Your prefferred focal lenght for Sunrises and Sunsets?
Mar 22, 2019 13:37:45 #
Would love to hear what you seasoned landscape photographers like to use for a focal length for shooting sunrise and sunsets.. I have had great results with 14-24mm but I really like my results at 50-100mm as well as it makes for a larger more dramatic sun..
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
Mar 22, 2019 13:49:43 #
I had great success shooting my Nikon 16 to 35. Now that I shoot Fuji the 10 to 24 (15 to 36) works well for both sunrises and sunsets.
Mar 22, 2019 13:53:06 #
For me, it depends on what I am including in the shot. Each scene requires a focal length of its own.
Mar 22, 2019 13:55:52 #
PHRubin wrote:
For me, it depends on what I am including in the shot. Each scene requires a focal length of its own.
Yes, I tend to use my 18-200, (or 14-150 on my MFT), so I can try different views.
Mar 22, 2019 13:57:18 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Either use a 10-20mm f3.5 or 24-70mm f2.8 depending on the situation for the majority of sunrises and sunsets and BTW landscapes in general. Occasionally I'll use the 70-200mm f2.8.
Mar 22, 2019 14:17:13 #
Good question. Longer lenses make the sun look bigger but shorter lenses include more of the sky and clouds.
Mar 22, 2019 14:24:51 #
On my Olympus E-PL5 (now sold) I used the 17mm (34mm equiv) and used the 14-42mm ‘kit lens’ (28-84mm equiv) at its wide end (both have been sold). On my Fuji X-Pro2 (now sold) and on my X-T2 I used the 18-55mm ‘kit lens’ (27-80mm equiv) at its wide end. I also owned a Fuji 14mm (21mm equiv) (now sold) which was great for landscapes.
Mar 22, 2019 14:24:52 #
Mar 22, 2019 14:38:06 #
Mar 22, 2019 14:45:20 #
Anything from 24mm to 400mm - depending on what I am trying to achieve.
However most of them a shot at the shorter end of that range.
However most of them a shot at the shorter end of that range.
Mar 22, 2019 14:57:24 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Good question. Longer lenses make the sun look bigger but shorter lenses include more of the sky and clouds.
Agreed, I used a 80-200 f/2.8 and shot 6 vertical images for this shot. And used a Nikon D7200 Camera which is a crop sensor.. lol
Mar 22, 2019 14:58:39 #
[quote=BebuLamar]I shoot a lot of landscape but never sunrise or sunset.
Fair enough but you didn't say which focal length you use.
Fair enough but you didn't say which focal length you use.
Mar 22, 2019 14:59:59 #
rjaywallace wrote:
On my Olympus E-PL5 (now sold) I used the 17mm (34mm equiv) and used the 14-42mm ‘kit lens’ (28-84mm equiv) at its wide end (both have been sold). On my Fuji X-Pro2 (now sold) and on my X-T2 I used the 18-55mm ‘kit lens’ (27-80mm equiv) at its wide end. I also owned a Fuji 14mm (21mm equiv) (now sold) which was great for landscapes.
So what are you using now?
Mar 22, 2019 16:32:04 #
PHRubin wrote:
For me, it depends on what I am including in the shot. Each scene requires a focal length of its own.
Depends on the composition I want, compared to what is available in the viewfinder.
That's why I use an 18-200.
Mar 22, 2019 16:53:38 #
[quote=Sdubois]
Since I never shoot sunrise of sunset I don't use any lens for that. As for landscape I use lenses from 20mm to 300mm on a FF camera. That's all I have. If I have more I would use more. There is no focal length specific for landscape.
BebuLamar wrote:
I shoot a lot of landscape but never sunrise or sunset.
Fair enough but you didn't say which focal length you use.
Fair enough but you didn't say which focal length you use.
Since I never shoot sunrise of sunset I don't use any lens for that. As for landscape I use lenses from 20mm to 300mm on a FF camera. That's all I have. If I have more I would use more. There is no focal length specific for landscape.
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