Your prefferred focal lenght for Sunrises and Sunsets? (Page 2): Interesting I’m going to try the rokinon 24mm f/1.4 and the 28mm manual focus Nikon this weekend.

Sdubois Loc: Narragansett RI

tradio wrote:

24 prime for me.

Interesting

I’m going to try the rokinon 24mm f/1.4 and the 28mm manual focus Nikon this weekend.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

PHRubin wrote:

For me, it depends on what I am including in the shot. Each scene requires a focal length of its own.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Sdubois wrote:

So what are you using now?

I knew you would ask. Fuji X100 Classic with a fixed 23mm f/2.0 lens (34.5mm equiv), a proven design: fast, sharp and quick to focus. The X100’s original shutter is amazingly quiet when you don’t want to frighten that bull elephant <grin>.

Sdubois Loc: Narragansett RI

rjaywallace wrote:

I knew you would ask. Fuji X100 Classic with a fixed 23mm f/2.0 lens (34.5mm equiv), a proven design: fast, sharp and quick to focus. The X100’s original shutter is amazingly quiet when you don’t want to frighten that bull elephant <grin>.

You got me! An awesome camera! 12MP is all you need unless you need to enlarge the photo to the size of a billboard. :)

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

Sdubois wrote:

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?

I use a variety - from 14mm to 500mm on full frame, and 10mm - 300mm (I think) on crop.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Sdubois wrote:

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?

I like the 14-24 f/2.8 for the most part. Sometimes, I see a silhouette opportunity I want to use a 300mm f/2.8 for compression.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Sdubois wrote:

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?

Depends on the composition desired.
But I generally like my 24-105 for a majority of shots.

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

Sdubois wrote:

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?

It depends. How much foreground do I want to include? How large do I want the sun? In what position do I want the sun in relation to the two questions above?
Those questions and many more will determine the focal length I use. Usually I have a zoom when it comes to sunsets because it allows me more options.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

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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.

He can't. Your question was specific to sunrise or sunset. I take a bunch and delete those I don't like. For me, there is no written in concrete settings.

Bipod

Sdubois wrote:

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?

"Seasoned landscape photographers" usually don't shoot sunrises and sunsets, they shoot
the landscape at sunrise or sunset.

If they shoot a sunset at all, it is likely to be in B&W--to avoid the "dimestore picture postcard"
look of staturated color. The are likely to use a prime lens to reduce flare.

My favorite color image of a sunset:
Eliot Porter, St. James Bay, Santiago, Galapagos Islands
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/32/63/34/3263348ff72c9514bf1795fafb9ef954--sea-art-ocean-waves.jpg

(Note the subdued color, sun rather small, vanishing point, no visible flare, blacks quite black, and
tiny bit of cloud crossing the sun is clearly visible. Porter was mostly a "nature photographer", but
here he shows what he could do with a seascape.)

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Bipod wrote:

"Seasoned landscape photographers" usual... (show quote)

"Dime store picture postcard" Just because you can't do it does not diminish those who can and do well at it in color.
Practice and you might actually get good at it.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Depending on the scene. Anywhere from 18 to 400 and my impression of the scene

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

I feel that any discussion about "what focal-length" should include a note about which camera platform. A 20mm on a FF gives a much different look than it does on APS-C. I use FF/FX Nikons. Out west where the spaces are wide open, I have found wides at 20mm and below to be great. Here in the "crowded" east, 24-35mm has done well for me.

jfh2841 Loc: United States

I agree. Depends on the composition of the shot

srt101fan

BebuLamar wrote:

I shoot a lot of landscape but never sunrise or sunset.

Are you not up early enough and late enough? 😕