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A good lens for Landscape shots?

  • 17-10-2009 10:11am
    #1
    stabo
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    What do peeps here use the most for landscapes? I need to get a 10mm-20mm but what else would ye recommend. cheers.


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  • #2
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    what brand camera is it?

    for canon I'd recommend ef 17-40mm f4L if you have a little bit money to spend


  • #3
    Pinarello
    Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭Pinarello


    For Canon i'd recommend 24-70mm f/2.8 L....;)


  • #4
    stabo
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭stabo


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    what brand camera is it?

    for canon I'd recommend ef 17-40mm f4L if you have a little bit money to spend
    Canon 450D. yeah want to invest in something decent.cheers


  • #5
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    stabo wrote: »
    Canon 450D. yeah want to invest in something decent.cheers

    with the 1.6 crop factor it will be 27-64mm on your 450d. anything around 20-30mm is nice for landscapes


  • #6
    swingking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭swingking


    The EF-s 17-85mmIS F4-5.6 is a very good lens if you're on a tight budget. Works well for me anyway :D


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  • #7
    hopelessOne
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭hopelessOne


    Go long: something like a 70-300 or 70-200 (though you probably won't need f/2.8 since you'll be stopping down).

    I just love a telephoto lens for isolating details in a landscape.


  • #8
    richieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭richieg


    I was just about to ask the same question.
    I have a Nikon D90 with the kit 18-105 and a 70-300.
    I was thinking of an f2.8 10-24 or something in that range what do you think?
    Anyone with experience of the sigma or tamron variants in this range?


  • #9
    stabo
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭stabo


    richieg wrote: »
    I was just about to ask the same question.
    I have a Nikon D90 with the kit 18-105 and a 70-300.
    I was thinking of an f2.8 10-24 or something in that range what do you think?
    Anyone with experience of the sigma or tamron variants in this range?
    From what ive heard the sigma is a great lens.


  • #10
    Nisio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭Nisio


    I'm pretty happy with the sigma 10-20. Is anyone using prime lenses rather than zooms?


  • #11
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    I use that lense that is currently on the camera or in my bag :)
    Seriously, you can shoot landscapes with ultra wide lenses and with extra long lenses. What suits your subject, previsualised picture and your needs. And pocket. Only thing I would consider are optical qualities of the lense, whether you require for that particular picture extremely sharp result or whether are you going to put more artistic approach into the action by using creative filters (or plastic lenses).


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