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Mid range zooms are my permanent set up and I rarely use filters 📷👌

For outdoor ordinary shooting my 28 to 105 Nikon f3.5-4.5 covers full frame well. I do own a Sigma 24mmf2.8 for Nikon. My normal 50mm f1.4 Nikon, a 28mm f2 Nikon, a Rokinon 135mm f 2 make a 4 very sharp fast prime lens set. Your two zoom set is very practical, but I need the resolution of primes for landscapes up to 2x3 feet in print.

Nikon 24-120 Z mount is superb and snaps 98% of my pics. The 2% are for my 20mm F mount and 105mm macro I am learning how to properly use

Added to the 'to get' list. Thankyou!

You do realize these 2 lenses cost several thousand dollars apiece.. My everyday kit for poor people is a 24-85 3.5 to 4.5 and a 70-300 4 to 5.6. It does everything except bird photography, and the lenses can be acquired used for a few hundred apiece.

This is very timely for me. I am looking to upgrade my camera and lens and I will take your advice. Thank you. Plus, I love your delivery! You speak my language.

Thank you Lady for your advices👍 For Landscape photography, my Sony G 20-70mmF4 has replace my GM 24-70mm F2,8 and my new G 70-200mm F4 macro has replace my GM 70-200mm F2,8 because with that combination, IT give me more versatility for composing and less weight to carry. 😉

I need three lenses for my landscape photography: First the Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L: about 70% of my forest and landscape images are shot with this lens. Second: The RF 14-35mm F4 L - because I am a wide angel- junkie: 20%. And finally the RF 100-400mm F5.6-8: 10%, when I want to zoom into a scenery. Sometimes, on a hike in our Swiss mountains, I do without the 100-400mm to save it's weight of 640 grams. By the way: You do not need f/2.8- lenses for landscape photography, because you will stop them down to f/8 or f/11 anyway in most cases.

Because of so much that you can do in post processing, for example, controlling the depth of field, I don’t feel it’s necessary to have heavy glass and lenses that have very low F stops. I also find it not necessary to have a heavy bag so I agree with much of what you say. I have found that a Nikon 28 to 400 mm can do just about everything I need. I do have a 14 to 30 mm which I find very important when you are in narrow streets, when you are inside, and when you’re needing to have shots where there’s a big crowd and you want to be in front of the crowd to catch everything.

Where do you share the names or even, by way of thanks, the links to their Websites, YT or IG sites?

Thanks for the words of wisdom

5:57 "Use a sturdy tripod AND engage image stabilisation" Really? Only some cameras / lens combinations will be OK with this, depending on age and sophistication. As a general rule, as there is absolutely no advantage to deliberately turning on IS when using a decent tripod, I always advise my students to turn off IS in that situation. I've seen the unfortunate results of not doing so.

how about showing some humility rather than pontificting about what lenses you "need " for landcape photography as if there is right answere to a very silly question posed ! Firstly u you claim the "top" U tubers dont use super wide angle zooms which is false -some of them have covered the use of 16-35 lenses on their channel in great depth but hey lets not let facts get in the way of you narrative. By having some humility I mean being able to see that other people have different styles and needs from your own ! Just because you dont need any thing wider than 24mm is not particularly interesting it just an opinion based on what you do and really no one cares if you are a "pro " - just becuase it suits you doesnt mean very much overall and no you arent right as there is no right or wrong to start with.Its pretty obvious that for most people having having an overall 16-200 mm capability makes total sense as it allows the most versatility in shooting it doesnt mean one has to carry a 16-35 on every shoot but just not having one is perverse- something like a Canon 16-35 weighs 500 gms and is hardly going to break you back .Sadly you fall into the worst type of Utube nonsense - opinionated ,simplistic and just basically dumb !

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Superb video - you’ve articulated brilliantly what I’ve felt for a long time. By the way, you have a most remarkable look - has anyone ever told you you remind them of Jeanne Moreau or Melanie Griffith (when she was younger)? I mean this as a compliment - stunning!

I use Canon R6 MkII, Canon RF 24-105 f4 and a Tamron 70-200 f2,8 G2 with an adapter for my R camera. I also use Tamron EF 15-30 f2,8 sometimes

I agree. Started out with landscape photography thinking it must always be wide, so wide! I now just use a 28-75 and a 50-300 for landscapes. Still have my wide angle lenses but use those for night sky photography where I do want that big expanse of night sky.

This is my first visit to your channel I too use only two lenses RF 24-70 and EF 70-200 with Canon R6 and yes I have spent thousands on lenses I don't use thank you for making me feel I've done the right thing.

Wise lady.

These are the two lenses I have in my bag so when I came across your video, feel better. Especially while still learning. Subscribed.....

Great advice! It explains why sooo many effective ultra wide landscapes follows the same cookie cutter recipe and background is lost. I came to the same conclusions after looking at the data for 1000s of my images and what I actually use, especially for "rated" images. On Nikon Z you can distill this down to the excellent 24-120mm f4 and the 100-400mm for amazing coverage in a reasonable package. My 24-70mm f2.8 is being left behind more and more. Sometimes I throw in the 14-30mm but honestly, it doesn't come out very often.

So sorry about your house fire. I hope no one was injured. The life lesson about realizing the importance of certain things can be rough but at the same time be rewarding. Sometimes purging non-essential or useless things then rebuilding something more ideal is a good practice. Thanks for the book recommendations as learning what other photographers do and seeing their work is very helpful especially to us hobbyists. Another tip is create your own workbook or notebook when you're on a shoot. Prior to retirement I learned when doing field work was to carry a notebook you can record the lessons during the trip and any details that would be useful in the future. This works in photography as well so you can better document what works and what may not.

I'm so glad you said this. This is what I've found as well 24-70 and 70-200. In my case, though, I use the 70-200 most of the time because I love landscape details.

Turning on image stabilization while in a tripod defeats the purpose. In most cases it is advised not to turn on while on a tripod.

It's true I have seen a few great landscapers (reluctantly?) on youtube, but while I'll grant these seven in particular are "masters" of the algorithm, I would hesitate to put their finished work on some photography pedestal. Listicles, Gear talk, contrarian takes, system changeovers, clickbait titles, hiking montage, "the lake district," and now Hassleswag makes for a frothy brew (also an on-camera trope!). With the shift to video didactics so much of the give-and-take learning via forums seems to have been supplanted. Granted over the same period lenses have improved to the point where primes are optional, but I am starting to question if emerging consensus on lens choice might be an artifact of this same herding. The competing demands of being a one-man film production crew - drone/b-cam/tripods - while chasing the light... is it any wonder they have pared down to a couple of slowish zooms? The only successful landscape work I have done on camera was with a TV crew in tow - and only because in a pinch to get adequate b-roll we caught the chance sunrise breaking through extreme weather. My preferred approach has been fisheye, an UWA zoom and two (now three) tilt-shift lenses, but if that methodical work is too deliberate for my hiking companions, imagine trying to inspire a youtube audience!

Of course. Best NOT to cram in as much as possible, unless you are going to make a 10' wide mural for the wall! Then you can do it in 'bits' for better quality anyway! For any photo try to focus on what matters. Tell a story instead of capturing a 'postcard' shot. Buy the postcard! For landscapes don't be frightened to go portrait. Rotate your camera 90 degrees. We've all seen that lighthouse photo of the big wave and person standing outside! For portraits include something that tells a story. That eliminates the niffy 50 F1.8 for APS-C, etc. HM lenses do I have? Two for two bodies! RP + RF24-240 R50 + RF100-400 I mainly use them for travel grab shot and the occasional anything. Being mirorless, they are lightweight bodies and lenses. About 2kg under airline 7kg cabin limit for BOTH. Also R series does in camera lens corrections for jpegs. Great! I went from APS-C only to FF with less weight and improved IQ. Then I added the other set and STILL way under cabin weight! Being zooms I can very quickly take a range of photos at different settings and decide later. Been using zooms for 40 years. Not interested in video. Not interested in expensive gear pixel peeping images. Think these will see me good for another 10 years!

Bring them all. Do not restrict yourself. You never know when you will need a wide angle or a 200mm lens.

A bit of cheating advice...with 2 zooms...i ditched my 70-200/2.8 for 70-200/4.0 and that one is also heavy. Once i had only 35/1.4. Spent 2 days in Havana with nothing else. Add to this 105 and you should be good.

I think you're right for the most part. Everything you say is about right. Personally I take 5 vertical shots and stitch them for a pano.

Hi,my favourite focal length is 16-35 mm. 24 mm is not enough sometimes, and 20 mm or even less are the perfect choice. If you not very far from the subject,you’re going to need an ultra wide lens sooner or later.

I mostly agree but I like to add a 20mm F1.4 prime as a 3rd lens. It's just that bit wider than 24mm for when you need more foreground but without the crazy distortion of 16mm. It also doubles as an astro lens if you need one.

Maybe it will sound out of context, but what I want to share is the pleasure I had to listen to your explanations.Your voice, diction and presentation are really convincing. Why aren't you the prime minister?

That's what is in my bag. Only Sony G Master

The zooming on the face is bizarre. Otherwise I love the video and photos

I have about five Leica lenses however I only use one (21mm Leica). I travel with only the 21mm. I'm a generalist, not a landscaper. YMMV

Interesting.... I just got back from a two-week trip in Sardinia. I brought my Tamron 17-70mm plus my trusty Sigma trio (16/30/56mm) - APS-C gear. I only used the Tamron and wished I had brought my Sony 70-350mm for those unique shots of a castle on the hilltop.

Ok for some but I’d rather a 15-35 and 70-200 with a bright prime at 50mm. I prefer using ultra wides for closer landscapes that have a foreground subject rather than distance - exactly for the reason you give. I prefer to differentiate my look - by not using my 24-70.

Your voice becomes much more pleasing, when you draw closer to the mike.

I am not a landscape photographer, but for when I go out in nature my go to is the Samyang 35-150mm for L mount

Those 2 lens are in my bag ! And occasionally I add a macro lens or a portrait lens. And for the moon I have the 150-600 G2 Tamron. On a Canon 5d mk3.

I'm not a friend of 24-70mm zooms. Every time I think of this 'Holy Trinity' lens, the thought of boredom creeps in, which probably also affects the photos I take with it (similar to a 50mm/2.8 prime). The 70-200mm is imo a nice allrounder. Apart from that, I've generally only ever had a maximum of 2 lenses in my camera bag that I take with me on a tour.

Loved the absolute sense of this review. Subscribed.

Nikkor 24mm 2.8 afd . Sharper with no distortion than the 24 70 zoom at 24mm. I use a 4x5 film camera with a 135mm Schneider for black and white.

And I think you’re an amazing person. 😅

I really love 💕 your work. I just sent you an email. 🎉🎉

Although I’m interested in street photography and using only my favorite perspective lens, Canon FD 35mm f/3.5 lens for my work, I might try these two lenses you’ve mentioned for landscape photography. 🎉

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Can’t agree more! You’ve saved me a lot of time in finding the perfect lenses for landscape photography!

Good vlog. My 24-70 is my workhorse, can’t do without it. The 70-200 has been a revelation for the reasons you spoke of. And finally, whilst I still use the 16-35, it’s taken more of a backseat these days.

Thanks. How do you feel about crop sensor cameras? With an R7, all the focal lenses shift 1.6 time upward.