Best Equipment for Landscape Photography

Some sort of medium format camera if you're really taking about the "best". What that is at the moment I don't quite know..
 
I think I'd look at the Panasonic 645D, Leica S2 and Phase (as they send me endless emails and articles which is very nice of them.)

I'm sure that there are more expensive options if money was no object but the first two are small and DSLR like and I like that.
 
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jollyjack said:
If Money is not a problem what would be the best equipment to get for doing Landscape Photography.

What camera, Lenes, filters and tripod/heads would you purchase and explain why?
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Unlimited time and resources.. easy choice, large format film camera and an all-terrain to transport it.

But you need to define "best" and "landscape photography" because they may mean different things to different people. In particular landscape photography, if you mean getting off the beaten track and taking stunning images of parts of the world that have not been seen before then something lightweight would be "best" from the point of practicability, but not neccessarily from the point of "best" as the most technically brilliant capture.
 
Sadly reviews show that Canon can't live in this company, but in the real world and for an amateur a Canon or similar may well be the more sensible and real world choice.
 
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Large format with some kind of scanning digiback.

More realistically, digital mf, h4d-60 or the new phase back.

I can dream.....lol
 
The only upgrade from a full frame DSLR would be digital medium format or even large format. Realistically, with a modern full frame DSLR and decent lenses (and filters/tripod etc) money invested in travel or even training for the photographer will make more difference than an even more expensive camera...
 
I would ideally go for 1Ds MkIII with 24-70L, 70-300L (possibly add in a 14L aswell). That's alot of weight to be lugging up hills though.
 
D700 surely is pretty damn good as a landscape camera? If you ever want to print huge or like to crop for composition then 5D MK II is an option. Lots of the best landscapes I see on flickr seem to be taken with the 5D MK II.
 
It would probably help if we knew whether you were prepared to consider film and larger formats or whether you want stay with digital?
 
Camera body, D3x

Lens, 24mm f/ 3.5 PC-E, 45mm f/2.8 PC-E, 24-70 AF-S f/2.8 (for general purpose)

Filters, 77mm B+W CP, HiTech GND Soft & Hard Edge

RRS tripod and ballhead

GPS for camera; cable release; three-leged stool; knee pads; Karimore walking / hiking boots; 4x 16GB CF cards; a couple of spare batteries; rain coat / cover in case it rains

All that kit can be carried in a medium sized backpack without breaking your back.

If you need to get far off road, where a vehicle can go, I'd strongly suggest the Lexus RX-350. It is a semi-luxury SUV, but can handle just about every dirt road thrown at it without breaking a sweat.

That's about it really.
 
M9 and 3 lenses. Light enough to carry to amazing places without hating it (says the man who switched from a 1D for exactly that reason :) )
 
My old Cambo 5x4" - amazing resolution, two shots per film back so no shooting without being totally sure it's nailed, and it's a really pleasing process to shoot with the ability to use tilt/shift/schiemflug as standard.
 
as good landscape photography is mainly a combination of:


  • Good location
  • The Correct Lighting
  • The Photographer being there

I'd say the essential equipment would be your existing kit, a good pair of boots, a good strong 1 man tent and sleeping kit (for those sunrise shots from the top of mountains) A reasonably large camper van that you can live in for a week at a time, to wait for the weather to be right, and a couple of years off from the day job!
 
TheBigYin said:
as good landscape photography is mainly a combination of:


  • Good location
  • The Correct Lighting
  • The Photographer being there

I'd say the essential equipment would be your existing kit, a good pair of boots, a good strong 1 man tent and sleeping kit (for those sunrise shots from the top of mountains) A reasonably large camper van that you can live in for a week at a time, to wait for the weather to be right, and a couple of years off from the day job!
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I would also add to that a keen pair of eyes for composition.
 
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