bpalme Posted September 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just got back from a trip to Sedona and really enjoyed my 28 & 50 crons for mostly landscape. I thought I would have probably wanted wider but it worked out great. I would still love a super wide for those special shots where something is in the foreground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Geschlecht Posted September 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2011 Hello bpalme, Nice photo. I like a 35mm Summicron for most of what I do. Sort of like the long side of your 28 combined w/ the short side of your 50. 1 less lens to carry & none to change. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 5, 2011 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2011 I have photographed a lot in very open landscapes, above the tree line. Nearly all my pictures have been taken with a 'standard' lens – 7.5cm on 6x6, and 50mm on 24x36. That may have something to do with the fact that when backpacking, you don't want to carry one gram too much, but even on day trips when I have carried more than that, 50mm came out on top. The old man from the Lapland trails Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 5, 2011 Share #4 Posted September 5, 2011 Depends what you want to capture - a small part of the landscape, or the expanse of the view, the sky, big mountains ... Not much point taking a picture of huge mountains up close (Nepal) with a 50 or 75, or using a 28 or 21 where your landscape becomes a distant line, with no drama in the foreground or the sky. So, I say, be inventive. Visualise the part of the scene you wish to capture, and make the most of the lens you have with you. I would say that standard lenses need to be filled with you subject. Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 5, 2011 Share #5 Posted September 5, 2011 I just got back from a trip to Sedona and really enjoyed my 28 & 50 crons for mostly landscape. I thought I would have probably wanted wider but it worked out great.I would still love a super wide for those special shots where something is in the foreground. I've also done quite a bit of landscape over the years and frequently have the "oh my, what shall I bring?" fever when packing. I've realised that in terms of what I need there isn't much difference between the landscape photography I do and, for instance, my street photography. So I find myself being able to use (very)wide lenses, 50mm, teles and even longer. It all depends on what I wish to capture. That said, though, if I could only bring one lens for landscape it would be either a 35 or a 50 (on full frame/film bodies). Hmm, or would i bring both? Gosh, I can't decide. philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted September 5, 2011 All righty then.. Looks like most like the 35/50 lenses... I'm new to the landscape side.. mostly I've done street/travel/people so I was thinking wider for landscape but I think I'll stick with the 35 ish FL (28 on my M8) I prefer an ultra wide when I do travel in cities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 5, 2011 Share #7 Posted September 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Quite simply, the lens I'm currently carrying and using. Favourite is an overused word. Accepting that there is no 'do everything' focal length and then learning to utilise the lens you have in front of youto its best advantage is, IMHO, a lot of what being a photographer is all about. I could probably accept that I would be happy to carry any lens which sits within in the range from about 28 to 70mm (on FF 35mm format) and be satisfied with its usability. But favourite? I think not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoshawnuff Posted September 5, 2011 Share #8 Posted September 5, 2011 depending upon the terrane I typically use a 35mm or 135mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 6, 2011 Share #9 Posted September 6, 2011 A landscape photo is just like any other photo – it must have at least one subject, and the subject is not simply everything that happens to be inside the four edges. This means that very wide angle landscapes are difficult to compose, just like any other very wide picture. In inexpert hands, both very long and very short focal lengths tend to produce boring pictures, in the first case because the content is so simple that it becomes trivial – no tension in it – and in the second, because there's too much in it (including sky and foreground). The old man with the sketchbook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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