24mm the best for landscape photography?

8 years 7 months ago #451678 by Jacko
Is the 24mm the absolute best lens for shooting landscapes?  I'm thinking about making the jump and just want to make sure.  


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8 years 7 months ago #451680 by KCook
Unfortunately there is no one best focal length for landscapes.  You could browse Flickr and other sites.  Look up the lenses used by other photographers for the same scenes that you want to shoot.

Kelly Cook

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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8 years 7 months ago #451681 by John Landolfi
A very useful focal length. I find I use WA's and extreme WA's more for architectural and interiors shots, and a 70-200 or 75-300 for landscapes.


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8 years 7 months ago - 8 years 7 months ago #451700 by Screamin Scott

Ditto to what Kelly said... And John...Landscapes can be taken with any number of focal length lenses. All depends on what you want to capture. The wider the lens is though, the smaller the subjects, unless you are right on top of them...BTW, what camera would you be using it on . An FX or DX format ?

Scott Ditzel Photography

www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/

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8 years 7 months ago #451723 by JD Imagery
Supposed to be one of the sharpest lenses on the market


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8 years 7 months ago #451732 by Shadowfixer1

JD Imagery wrote: Supposed to be one of the sharpest lenses on the market

I didn't see where anybody mentioned a specific lens. Sharpness has zero, zip, nada to do with it's focal length. The 24 on a full frame sensor is a very good all around length for landscapes, but each situation determines which focal length you need.
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8 years 7 months ago #451764 by Frost Photography
Excellent investment and one of the best lenses on the market IMO for landscapes.  The f/1.4  is a low light photographers best friend

"The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your camera."
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8 years 7 months ago #451828 by Doug Taylor
This lens is on my to get list this fall!


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