Which Focal Length Poll
Dec 16, 2021 06:11:25 #
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
Dec 16, 2021 06:37:31 #
Dec 16, 2021 06:49:45 #
It varies, both for focal length and type of lens.
--Bob
--Bob
Elmo55 wrote:
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
Dec 16, 2021 07:19:19 #
Dec 16, 2021 07:21:10 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Elmo55 wrote:
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
I rarely shoot any landscapes with a wide view, whether with a short focal length lens or as a composite. Any interesting details get squeezed to nothing, and other subject content gets pushed too far into the background.
On those rare occasions that I do need a wide perspective, I generally use somewhere in the vicinity of 24-35mm with portrait orientation if my 14-24mm zoom is not available. And I don't do multi-row panoramas. Too much trouble and not enough result.
Dec 16, 2021 07:38:21 #
Elmo55 wrote:
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
Tamron 28-200
No particular focal length
Dec 16, 2021 07:49:01 #
Elmo55 wrote:
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
45 usually, 85 a little less frequently but up to 300mm on occasion. Prime/zoom doesn't matter. I almost never use anything shorter than 45mm - too much distortion (corners, edges) for panos.
Multi-row pano - 7 columns, 2 rows, 85mm:
_DSC1933-NIKON D800-3064517-(25-10-17)-Pano by Gene Lugo, on FlickrMulti-row pano - 5 columns, 3 rows, 45mm:
_DSC2139-NIKON D800-3064517-(01-11-17)-Pano-Edit by Gene Lugo, on FlickrThree row vertical pano, 45mm:
_DSC1271-Pano.jpg by Gene Lugo, on Flickr8 image pano, one row, 100mm:
_DSC9742-Pano by Gene Lugo, on Flickr3 image pano, one row - 85mm:
_DSC6731-Pano-Edit by Gene Lugo, on Flickr3 image vertical pano - 85mm:
_DSC6134-HDR-Pano-Edit by Gene Lugo, on FlickrHDR Pano - 4 images, 45mm:
_DSC5457-Pano-Edit-Edit by Gene Lugo, on FlickrMulti row pano, 5 columns x 2 rows, 150mm, hand held:
_DSC7784-NIKON D810-3007990-(09-04-18)-Pano-Edit by Gene Lugo, on FlickrDec 16, 2021 08:30:25 #
jim quist wrote:
I use the Canon 11-24 f4 for landscape
For panos?
Dec 16, 2021 09:00:26 #
Elmo55 wrote:
The questions are: "What is your focal length of choice for shooting landscape panos?" Prime or zoom? If zoom what focal length do you normally use? Just curious as I watched a You Tube video last night where the guy used a nifty 50.
I prefer primes to zooms for landscapes/seascapes. I usually use either 28mm or 40mm. There is nothing wrong with 50mm or longer.
Dec 16, 2021 10:03:09 #
Orphoto
Loc: Oregon
I rarely use zooms. Typically I change focal length to achieve 1 vertical row instead of 2 or more. Focal lengths run from 28mm to 500mm. Most used is likely 50mm.
Dec 16, 2021 15:56:05 #
Gene51 wrote:
45 usually, 85 a little less frequently but up to 300mm on occasion. Prime/zoom doesn't matter. I almost never use anything shorter than 45mm - too much distortion (corners, edges) for panos.
Beautiful images. Great work.
Dec 16, 2021 16:18:23 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Beautiful images. Great work.
Thanks!
Dec 17, 2021 05:38:08 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
I usually use my 24-120 f4 for panos, I only own one prime lens, a 100mm macro. I have to use a lot of overlap due to distortion in the corners.
It never dawned on me to use the 100mm for panos, I'll have to give it a try, should work good (I think) as this lens has very little distortion
It never dawned on me to use the 100mm for panos, I'll have to give it a try, should work good (I think) as this lens has very little distortion
Dec 17, 2021 06:05:38 #
Dec 17, 2021 06:05:57 #
As usual you folks have come through again, and have given me a starting point. Now all I have to do is go out and practice, and put it to use to find out what works for me. After reading the responses, I realized that I was remiss for not mentioning that I was wanting to stitch multiple portrait oriented photos into a pano. For Gene51: Thanks for posting those awesome panos. They effectively demonstrate your recommendation for using a prime. I can only hope that I can do half as good as you, and if so I will be encouraged to strive to improve. To all that responded - Thanks. Elmo
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