Which Focal Length Poll (Page 5): Best chocolate milk ever!

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

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Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY

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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.

My answer with a DX crop sensor camera (My only digital camera.) is: 50mm prime, image equivalent 75mm, or 35mm prime, 52.5mm equivalent. Both f/1.8, light and very little distortion over the crop sensor field. Image quality and also very good at f/8ish.

For nit pickers I have never desired or admired a true pano by your definition.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Jack 13088 wrote:

My answer with a DX crop sensor camera (My only digital camera.) is: 50mm prime, image equivalent 75mm, or 35mm prime, 52.5mm equivalent. Both f/1.8, light and very little distortion over the crop sensor field. Image quality and also very good at f/8ish.

For nit pickers I have never desired or admired a true pano by your definition.

Then you have never had a wide landscape. It is true that a 50mm f/l simulate what an eye sees, but what the brain sees is much wider because it combines the images from 2 eyes, giving it a field of view of about 160°. You cannot capture that view with a 50mm or longer lens.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Jack 13088 wrote:

My answer with a DX crop sensor camera (My only digital camera.) is: 50mm prime, image equivalent 75mm, or 35mm prime, 52.5mm equivalent. Both f/1.8, light and very little distortion over the crop sensor field. Image quality and also very good at f/8ish.

For nit pickers I have never desired or admired a true pano by your definition.

It has nothing to do with “nit picking”. The OP asked a pretty specific question.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

"Oldschool-WI" I agree with most of you point, however, I don't see how any lens can be predestined with the world around us so varied. Art is not that controlled.

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

[quote=Gene51]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.

absolutely beautiful work Gene, certainly an inspiration for me!

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

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.

Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8

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hrblaine wrote:

Whatever's on my camera when I see something I like, usually a 35mm or a 70-300. Harry

You seem to be replying to a different thread.

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OldSchool-WI wrote:

It seems that more than one UHH must have seen the same. I never heard the "nifty" applied to the 50mm lens before UHH-now. I put my answer already on the other thread. But since 50mm on a 35mm camera or sensor is the LEAST DISTORTED--that is nifty. That should be the choice for landscapes. Obviously if you need a distortion--use telephotos or wide angle lenses. I abhor distortions. So stop down your 50mm-Tessar designs to their sweet spots and shoot your landscapes.--Eric

So no panos from you ....

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lreisner wrote:

My primary lens is a 24-70 but when it comes to sh... (show quote)

What thread do you think you’re replying to ?!?

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OldSchool-WI wrote:

As an "artist" (with a camera for medium... (show quote)

You don’t seem to realize that a 50mm is an ultra wide for typical pano images.

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lreisner wrote:

I agree with you, which is why I have a wide of lenses, but at the same time you still can use any lens to capture a landscape picture. The exercise of using just one lens for multiple purpose, expands your view of using other lenses for various purposes. The exercise of using one lens is a learning tool.

Reading is not your strong suit ?!?

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SuperflyTNT wrote:

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Jack 13088 wrote:

My answer with a DX crop sensor camera (My only digital camera.) is: 50mm prime, image equivalent 75mm, or 35mm prime, 52.5mm equivalent. Both f/1.8, light and very little distortion over the crop sensor field. Image quality and also very good at f/8ish.

For nit pickers I have never desired or admired a true pano by your definition.

Then you are off-topic.

rcarol

Gene51 wrote:

45 usually, 85 a little less frequently but up to ... (show quote)

Gene, As I quoted earlier, there are beautiful images however the files must be massive. What kind of equipment are you using to combine these images into a single file?