Landscapes are one of the most popular subjects to shoot. Look out any window, and there’s something to photograph. It might not be the most majestic landscape, but there’s probably a photo to be made.
The good news is that landscapes are one of the most accessible subjects.
Unlike portraits or sports, which generally need more specialized (and expensive) gear, you can take landscapes with any camera and lens combination.What You Want in a Landscape Lens
Although you can use any setup and get great landscapes, there are certain attributes that will tend to make a lens better for capturing them. You can use a 200mm telephoto lens, but it’s not the most flexible option. And that there is the key: flexibility.
Landscapes are a lot more varied than people. We fit a fairly standard profile. Most of us are somewhere between four and seven feet tall. Most of us are between 50 and 400 pounds. A view of Mount Everest and the daisies in a local field, however, are both landscapes and they’re both very very different challenges photographically.
Ideally, you want a lens that will work in as many situations as possible. This means you’ll want a zoom lens that covers a range of useful focal lengths.
Focal Length and Landscapes
For most landscapes, you’re generally going to want to use a wide angle lens. They let you get everything in the shot. How wide you want depends on the subject, but it is rare you’ll use something much longer than a normal lens.
Small differences in focal length matter a lot more at shorter focal lengths than they do at longer focal lengths. The difference in field of view between 20mm and 22mm is a lot more than the difference between 100mm and 102mm. This means that a lens that’s got a slightly shorter focal length can make a huge difference.
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