The Right Landscape Lens

[Rock 'n' Roller]

:help: Evening all.......

A new member to the forum, and am going to jump right in with a question....

What is the best lens for my EOS 300D to fully capture all a landscape has to offer?

Cheers

R 'n' R :thankyou:

[InaGlo]

Well Im new to landscapes but Id say you need to check out some wide angles.
The lens that was recommended to me was the 17-40 f.4L which Ive recently bought.
If you use the search facility here you may find theres some fine examples of what it can do.
Welcome to TPF btw.

[RichardtheSane]

Sorry to dissapoint here, but there isn't one.
Seriously, there isn't!

General consensus with landscapes is you need wide. FOr the most part I totally and completely agree. And the 17-40L is a very good choice, although on a crop camera I personally did not get on with it because it was not quite wide enough - and was not quite long enough.

I have had the 17-40L, the 10-22mm EF-S and I am now finally happy with my Tokina 12-24mm for the wideangle stuff. Along with a few ND grads to - a must for landscaping :)

But there is more. Sometimes a landscape is better when you isolate parts of it - so a long lens is needed there, something starting as a 70-300mm would do the trick. And if you feel the need to fill the gap a nice 24-70 (or 28-105) will do nicely.

Oooops, ended up with three lenses there. When I go out to do landscape work I take three lenses becaus there is never one lens that will do everything I want.

And welcome to TPF & happy new year :)

[hypnotic]

Another vote for the 17-40 here.

Most landscape photographers use a wide angle to get everything in shot that they want.

[kissfoto]

I had been managing recently with a Canon 24-85 for landscapes but although a good lens it was definately not wide enough. I have gone with Sigma 10-20 (crissie pressie) and also Sigma 15-30. Both seem sharp and contrasty and well built and a lot cheaper than the Canon or Nikon offerings for those on a tight budget. :help: :help:

Sigma 15-30

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/Fusion_2006/WIRRAL2/LH2.jpg

Sigma 10-20

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/Fusion_2006/PRIVATE/IMG_5436.jpg

[malla1962]

Another one for the 17-40fL:clap:

[Rock 'n' Roller]

:thankyou:

Thanks for your comments.....

[Darksider]

I am going to add the Sigma 10-20mm to my lens collection.
Along with the 18-70mm and 70-300mm lenses I have that covers most eventualities. :)

[kissfoto]

I am going to add the Sigma 10-20mm to my lens collection.
Along with the 18-70mm and 70-300mm lenses I have that covers most eventualities. :)

Only had the 10-20 for a couple of days (present for christmas) but I am very impressed with the level of sharpness and built quality, OK not 'L' lens but still looks great. The 15-30 I use on my Nikon and this also shows great potential. :clap: :clap: :thumbs:

[Marcel]

I think it all depends on budget.

If your budget stretches to the 17-40L then it's a very popular choice and I don't think you'll be disappointed.