Lens for landscape
Sep 11, 2019 14:27:50 #
Bill P wrote:
You are so right!! I used to shoot a lot of landscapes, but sometime in the ninties, I realszied ultra wilde, of even ones shot with a 21 or a 28, were simply cliches. I received some advice from another photographer, and started shooting with a 135. Still in the film days! It rejuvenated my interest in landscapes. Now, I am only laterally interested in them, if I'm somewhere where there is a really interesting subject, Ill shoot it, but almost always with a longer lens.
Depends on the scene - here in the UK we tend to get closer to the subject because mostly things (including distance) are on a smaller scale compared with the USofA.
Sep 11, 2019 14:39:22 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Delderby wrote:
Depends on the scene - here in the UK we tend to get closer to the subject because mostly things (including distance) are on a smaller scale compared with the USofA.
I did not know a mile in the UK was smaller than in the US. Amazing, you learn something every day.
Sep 11, 2019 14:59:27 #
augieg27 wrote:
What would be your suggestions for lenses for landscape photography.
I'm in budget so I can't afford the top of the line lenses.
Thank you.
I'm in budget so I can't afford the top of the line lenses.
Thank you.
I waited for years to get the Nikon 16 - 35 WA zoom. It's great. Found a used one in perfect condition for $699.00
Sep 11, 2019 15:08:31 #
Only one other member suggested this: a panorama. You can easily do a two or three shot horizontal or vertical series and stitch them together in camera or use Lightroom or darkroom. Really doesn't matter the lens you use - it's the composition that comes first and foremost.
Hope you don't mind, but here is my first panorama as an example, taken last year in September 2018 at Rollins Campground in the northern part of Adirondack State Park, NY., USA. This is a horizontal panorama composed of 4 photos stitched together using Lightroom. Camera: my bought-used Nikon 1 J2 with standard 10-30 mm lens, ISO 100, shot at f/5 1/30 second, on a tripod.
PS - bought the camera body for $89 and the lens for $49, both from mpb.com.
Hope you don't mind, but here is my first panorama as an example, taken last year in September 2018 at Rollins Campground in the northern part of Adirondack State Park, NY., USA. This is a horizontal panorama composed of 4 photos stitched together using Lightroom. Camera: my bought-used Nikon 1 J2 with standard 10-30 mm lens, ISO 100, shot at f/5 1/30 second, on a tripod.
PS - bought the camera body for $89 and the lens for $49, both from mpb.com.
Sep 11, 2019 15:15:20 #
billnikon wrote:
I did not know a mile in the UK was smaller than in the US. Amazing, you learn something every day.
Ha ha. How often do your "landscapes" at a mile distance need a 200mm lens?
Sep 11, 2019 15:21:45 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
Jbrustrom wrote:
Only one other member suggested this: a panorama.... (show quote)
Great looking pano, and the detail is superb!
Myself I found overlapping 25% is about right, less will work, more will not. I cant imagine anyone into landscape relying on a single shot after seeing the results pixel peeping when editing.
For everyone else... experiment with compression to super-wide... but try portrait orientation and understand the nodal point for landscape. you can more than double the pixel area in minutes.
Not a big deal for the internet, but if you print it is a great option to surpass even medium to full format with a 24mpx camera...
https://www.panoramic-photo-guide.com/finding-the-nodal-point.html
Sep 11, 2019 15:24:09 #
Delderby wrote:
Depends on the scene - here in the UK we tend to get closer to the subject because mostly things (including distance) are on a smaller scale compared with the USofA.
I've visited there, and it's amazing. Two small cities are often only a half mile apart.
Sep 11, 2019 16:07:25 #
augieg27 wrote:
I use a Nikon D5500. I should have mentioned in my original post. Thank you
The 18-55 kit lens with that camera isn’t a bad lens and should serve you well for landscapes.
Sep 11, 2019 16:57:24 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
Knowing what camera would probably help us suggest. Tamron makes some nice, fairly inexpensive lenses for landscaping. You don't need any super f stop properties, so this will also make choices cheaper. Pick some of the cheaper lenses from your camera's maker and look at the (non-manufacturer) reviews.
Sep 11, 2019 17:04:19 #
augieg27 wrote:
I use a Nikon D5500. I should have mentioned in my original post. Thank you
There seem to be several philosophies concerning “landscape”. Some people are trying to record “wide open” areas and want a mildly telephoto lens; others of us want to capture an intimate view of a “tighter” area - for which I use a Sigma 10-20mm lens.
Sep 11, 2019 17:47:56 #
augieg27 wrote:
What would be your suggestions for lenses for landscape photography.
I'm in budget so I can't afford the top of the line lenses.
Thank you.
I'm in budget so I can't afford the top of the line lenses.
Thank you.
I use a 17-50 Tamron f2.8 for the majority of my photos and it is great for landscapes. If it presents itself I will take a number of photos and stitch them together for a panoramic.
Sep 11, 2019 19:03:40 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
RWR wrote:
Select your image size – DX or FX – and lens, say 24-70, at 50mm or more and note the lighthouse. Now zoom out to 24mm and note how insignificant the lighthouse looks. The wider you go, the worse the effect.
I avoid that “perspective distortion” by using a larger format - 6x7 or 6x9cm film, or panorama stitching with digital, with 50mm or longer lenses. Wider lenses are fine if most everything is nearly on the same plane.
I avoid that “perspective distortion” by using a larger format - 6x7 or 6x9cm film, or panorama stitching with digital, with 50mm or longer lenses. Wider lenses are fine if most everything is nearly on the same plane.
It's easy to see that a panoramic stitch to the 24mm field of view with a 50mm lens will keep the lighthouse and everything looking more natural. Not many film users here
Sep 11, 2019 19:05:14 #
Sep 11, 2019 20:09:41 #
I also want to say thanks, having learned a lot from this thread. Several of you have proposed panoramic shots stitched in LR. with about 25% overlap. Can that be done shooting hand held or must you use a tripod with panoramic head?
Sep 11, 2019 20:22:15 #
tonyjag wrote:
I also want to say thanks, having learned a lot from this thread. Several of you have proposed panoramic shots stitched in LR. with about 25% overlap. Can that be done shooting hand held or must you use a tripod with panoramic head?
Easily done by hand..... set your grid up in viewfinder .. or not.
The program is very good at figuring it all out.
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