Throw Away Your Wide Angle Lens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Ok, so don't actually throw away your wide angle lens. This video has been made to show that not all landscape images need to be photographed with a wide angle lens. Actually long lenses are equally as effective and have many benefits.
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Saw the title, freaked out for a second since I purchased my 16-35 BECAUSE OF YOU, then felt a mix of relief/understanding/hunger. Great points!
The Enthusiasm Project haha ditto, literally got the f4 yesterday. Do have the 70-200 2.8 as well tho!
Lol I was thinking the same thing
Alex Raynor it’s a great lens! I’ve been loving mine!
By God ... keep it !! The more I shoot the more my Sony/Zeiss 16 - 35 f 4 is becoming a good old friend, I would not want to miss on ANY journey ... incredible what this "slow" lens can do ...
Christian Jessen oh, don’t worry, it’s quickly becoming my favorite. It hasn’t left my camera for weeks!
I take my 70-200 literally everywhere. Even indoors. People laugh at me but it just gives you a whole different world of perspective. Absolutely love it !
I love wide angle lenses. Not so much for grand vistas, but for details. Things like mud cracks of Death Valley, or tide pools of seascapes. Up close and intimate. I love to really accentuate the foreground. I like to use the distortion as an advantage to put more emphasis on that. Another fantastic video though Tom!
me too, a little distortion must be great :))
I love these kinds of discussions. You're encouraging people to problem-solve a technical matter not by adding more equipment but by thinking better. I'm all for it. Subbed
Totally agree. A 70-200 is a great landscape lens. Especially an f4, it’s light and all-day carry friendly. Also totally agree with stitching long lens images, I did that at the Grand Tetons.
What you're saying in your video is that the details make a story much more interesting, details which often are lost in the lager frame can tell a story just about the place/stage, not about the "actors on the stage", yes totally agree, you just convinced me to use much more my telephoto lens. Thank you for your video Thomas!
No don't throw it away. Just give it to me...
My man! Glad you took on this perspective finally. Show up at an iconic landscape looking like an NFL shooter and everybody scratches their head like you lost it. Perfect, b/c you are narrowing the frame to what you want to portray. I used to shoot everything at 16mm b/c I was terrified of leaving something out. Teleconpression changed my life. Great work - glad to see this!!
Technology and software has made these lenses shine. Panoramas are more or less seamless when shot appropriately. Lightroom and Photoshop can fix most errors made by a photographer, to the point you can shoot most things handheld.
100% right man! A long lens allows you to get into the scene. Also, shooting landscapes with long focal lengths makes you a lot more creative and makes your images much more artistic. And of course, you let the audience know exactly what is the meaning of your photograph, what is the story that you want to tell. Keep it up man you're awesome! I am from Greece and I follow you for about 3 months now, and I've learned a ton of things from you, you're a true inspiration! But the most important thing that you taught me about composing an image in landscape photography is that "less is more" . Cheers!!
"I don't actually mean throwing away our wide angle lenses. I just needed a catchy title."
Right on, Thomas. The long lens gives landscape shots an element of intimacy, and sticking them together gives them incredible detail. Thank you so much for another great video to keep my Sunday afternoons happy and profitable.
Oh no, I threw my lens out the window before watching! D:
me too. What do I do now???
@@swanseamale47 Search the landscape for it using your telephoto lens.
I'm more into shooting videos than photos but it applies the same. Thank you for this. You're message is essentially: don't be worried about capturing everything. With zooms, you can isolate subjects and you can be a bit more artistic and think of composing the shot. Very true....
I am going to iceland next month, this is really helpful !
Your videos are also stunning Mathieu
Being a wide, wider, widest fan you got my complete (in shock) attention. You make so much sense. You've got a new fan!
Totally depends on the image you want, there’s really no rules about what is appropriate lenses to use beyond the desired shot. No lenses are good or bad, right or wrong.
Thomas - I don't normally comment on TH-cam videos (although I'm an active contributor myself on my own channel) but I have to say that I really love your stuff. As an aspiring photographer for many years who loves the outdoor life, I appreciate your art, skill and creativity but more than that, I love the way that you put stuff over - just a regular bloke who goes to great lengths to make informative and entertaining content.
Thanks for what you do - it's appreciated and I'm slowly working my way through all of your videos having only come across your channel in the last 6 months or so.
Best wishes my friend from Northern Ireland.
So true Thomas. So many photographers love the wide shot at first but then it's like there's a natural desire to simplify the landscape composition and use a long lens to really dial in on the subject of the photograph. Quite honestly that's when people's photography improves the most because subject and composition becomes much more thoughtful. Good stuff!
I thought this video was superb. I will be the first to admit that though I've shot photographs for years I still have so much to learn. I will definitely put another lens in my bag next time I wander out to get some landscape shots. Great video, great ideas, thanks for sharing your insight!
I immediately put all my wide stuff on Ebay....probably should have watched the video first. [insert wry wink]
Peter Lewis 😂
You’ll get to keep it all when you get the fake PayPal email and asked to send it to Nigeria 😏
🤣🤣😂😂
I threw mine in the dumpster out back. Now I gotta dive in head first to get it back. haha
Jeff, please provide the GPS coordinates of said dumpster...
I agree 100% with your statements in the video! Taking photos and watching your TH-cam channel I realized the potential of long lenses in landscape photography. Thank you for demonstrating it so simple and clear!
I actually prefer using a long lens for landscapes.. still use the wide angle but also using a 100-400, especially for mountain shots :)
CJamesPhoto yer not serious until you've used a 150-600. That can test your tripod levelling skills.
OneEyedPhotographer I actually used to use a 200-500mm and sometimes with a TC.. easy once you get the hang of it.
It's a common misconception that only UWAs are good for landscapes. In reality, all lenses are good for landscapes, depending on the actual landscape. UWAs really shine when you have interesting foreground. A lot of people however completely neglect the foreground when using UWA lenses.
Leveling is easy with geared heads or geared tripod bases. It's the vibration especially on windy days using lower shutter speeds that you have to worry about.
I also use the Sony 100-400 on Full Frame and Crop.
This guy is incredible - chatty, knowledgeable, intriguing, an encyclopedia of good advice.
Thanks Thomas for your wonderful insights. I agree that using a longer lens opens up a new perspective and opportunities for new images. I have the Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS 2. In hindsight I should have purchased the 4.5 as It is a MONSTER, very heavy and I rarely shoot below f9 with it but very useful. I now think it can be so much more versatile than my WAL (17-35mm). I now often shoot with my 24-105mm as a default. Great advice as usual. :)
purchased the 4.5 what do you mean ? i didnt get your meaning ? i have same 70-200 f2.8 for landscapes
Thank you for this video. It's time more seasoned landscape shooters like you educate the less informed. Too often I see people saying the best lens for landscape is the wide angle. And IME wide is not the best lens for landscape. When I was starting out shooting landscapes, I thought the wide was the lens, but quickly learned from my first visit to Death Valley, that the best lens for landscape is the one that the landscape dictates. From that point on, I've been shooting a 18-140mm crop lens for all my serious landscapes. And the only time I shoot the wide is when the situation calls for it. And that ain't too often. Thanks for the demonstration, I'm going to feature you on my TH-cam channel page.
Amazing!!!! Thank you so much for plugging the group! You're the man.
Well done for setting it up and the hard work fella
VdubPhotogLife cheers mate
This winter, I spent a lot of time getting landscape shots with my 70-200 with panos like this and you've perfectly verbalized what exactly it is that was wonderful about that technique. Thanks for another great video!
Please throw out you Canon 16-35 lenses. I'll be by on garbage day to ... ummmm.... recycle them 😜
Thanks for this video, i have been deciding on purchasing a long lens and was unsure if the less expensive canon lens would do the trick. I now feel confident that this lens is the one for me. I live in Australia where the landscape can be quite harsh. Love watching your videos.
This video couldn't have come at a better time! I travel to the alps a lot for hiking and photography and have been very happy with my M43rds 12-35 (24-70) but was pondering splashing out nearly a grand on a wide angle until I thought about just doing panoramas instead. Thanks for saving me a lot of cash.
One of the best things about m4/3 is you get double the focal length, making telephoto lenses much smaller.
You make a frequently made point - BUT instead of just parroting everyone before you, you sweeten the message with very convincing argumentation and examples! :)
When I began my interest in photography, I made the same "mistake" that probably 99% of all beginners make and thought "oh, of course I need a wide angle lens" (to be fair, it was before a trip to the Swiss Alps ...). Nevertheless, having and using that wide angle lens was a tremendous earning experience, particularly when I decided on one morning to only use that lens for the rest of the day (to practice using it properly). The first thing I learned is that mindlessly shooting great views makes for very boring pictures. Already knowing that the foreground is important, the next thing I learned is that the point of a wide angle lens is to allow you to get in close, but also to demand you to get in close. ... Particularly when I tried to get a shot of a bunch of mountain sheep that didn't want to let me get in quite that close. :D
... I suppose, I should have done the same with my tele lens on the next day or so - actually, still have to do that at some point ...
PS: I'm not saying that I discovered something new here (on the contrary). ;)
Great video. I shoot landscapes with a 50mm Prime and 85mm prime quite often. I love shooting with them just as much as my 24mm prime.
MrCochise71 I have the 50mm is it good for landscape ?
Becher JLASSI I think it is. It really makes you think and get creative .
MrCochise71 me too, sometimes i am use 50 mm to landscape but i take multiple picture and stitch it together. I do that since i dont have ultra wide lens
Gusti Muharama excellent! I'm a big fan of 50mm prime. Lots of fun to shoot with for landscapes.
Same here. I only shoot primes as well - 55mm, 18mm, and 135mm. I have a 50MP camera. And I'll do panos if I want to shoot wider.
I don't like compromising on quality but the super HQ zoom lenses cost an arm, a leg, and a liver.
So I'm sticking to fast primes. I feel like having fewer options has improved my photography as well.
Great suggestion from Thomas to create strong visual elements with a longer lens in landscape photography. Many thanks Thomas....
Dear Thomas Heaton,
You are not Peter McKinnon etc, and I really, REALLY do not want you to be. Please go easy on the silly clickbait video titles that blatantly contradict your actual intended message on the subject.
Sincerely, a (currently still) HUGE fan.
PS, I wholeheartedly agree with your attitude towards learners mastering the use of a long lens. It's what I did, at first, and I am also very sick of people's boring ultra-wide shots what have little compositional strength.
I suppose if the "shock value" title is what you have to do in order to help this new generation of no-attention-span kids notice your quality teaching, then so be it...
Couldn't agree more, I like Thomas Heaton because of HIS style, I wouldn't want to see him imitate another youtuber's style like he is doing here.
Agreed. I was actually looking for a video or article on "landscape photography with telephoto lens" not too long ago, and I don't think I would have found this excellent video given its current title.
Hardly clickbait, TH was making a point and a valid one at that.
Not clickbait - precisely because it's explained. I think Thomas usually uses relevant and nonsensational titles and if he is occasionally tempted to "go tabloid" that isn't an issue - it's the creativity breaking through!
I picked up a 70 - 200 2.8 Sigma (Non IS) a few years back on a whim not realizing how significant this incredible tool was going to be. I almost gave up on it and was about to sell it when I realized how popular it really is of a lens. Watching this video has "secured" it in my arsenal of lenses. Thanks!
Tamron 15-30 VC and Canon 16-35 III are the Best Wide imo
Couldn't agree with you more Thomas. When I first started I subscribed to the same philosophy that I needed a wide angle. However, the more I practised, the more I discovered it was the details I needed to fill the frame with, and my 70-200 f/4 has gotten much more use than I ever would have thought. That being said, I still breakout the 10-20 from time to time, but its when I'm wanting to capture something in the foreground with a lot of depth of field to put in context so I have started using it more again, but I still spend most of my time on my telephoto. Thanks for creating this video and sharing with everyone. I've learned a lot from your videos over the years and wish you the best and hope you keep creating videos for years to come!
Do you still recommend a carbon fibre tripod while using a telephoto or zoom lens?Wide angle gives you intimacy.Ansel Adams is worth looking at for landscapes, the original one shot photographer, with plate negatives.
Really enjoying your videos. Thank you for making videos that are REAL and not clickbait or just about new gear. With your commentary it's just what's the experience and the result, and your results are good!
1 more advantage shooting with longer lens is it separates you from mobile shooter lol
I know the video is two years old, but it kept popping up in my feed. I was not sure I wanted to watch, back in my 35mm days (before you were born) my favorite lens was a 24mm Cannon FD. At the time considered an ultra wide angle lens. But I watched, and really got the point. Most of what I am doing today is birds, using a 70-300 in a Nikon APSC format. I find selecting a slice of the scene often creates a better image. I have a 10-20mm, and it has it's place (amazing lens) but for most of the landscapes I capture while stalking the birds, I am taking a slice out the landscape, not a sweeping panorama. THANK YOU, I didn't even realize what I was doing, until I listened to this video. I really enjoy your work. Get your books on Amazon in the USA.
Good video Thomas. I shoot both long and wide angle, depends on the scene and what i want to achieve. What I almost never shoot is the middle range (say 35 to 70) I much prefer to either compress perspective with the long lens or exaggerate it with the wide angle.
Its like you stole my idea, haha
I have exactly the same idea with lenses, either compress it or go full wide
When I went to europe all I had was a body with 85mm 1.8g lens, and initially I thought I wanted more of the scene and 85mm Focal lens is too tight, but I shot anyways, after a day or two, I realised that this was a very good Focal length, i could focus one the key elements of the scene, be it architecture or landscape, by focussing only on the key elements it enabled me to not have tourists in my shot, I'm glad I watched your video before going, I made the best use of the kit available and it enabled me to think differently.
Any surplus lens should NOT be thrown away! They should be donated to me.
Tom. I’m no landscape photographer. But you inspire me to certainly try, especially since I’ve got a portrait set up on the go. This vid is brilliant.
I bought an almost new Nikon 14-24 to bolt onto my D810 - and Thomas, no offence intended, but are you serious? I am glad you've since modified what you say. OF COURSE we should use a telezoom to eke out images within a vista. Sometimes those images will top anything you can get with your ultrawide. It isn't always possible to find a foreground interest to 'lead in' to the image with ultrawide, so plan B is to use that telezoom instead. That said, I do find, with the God awful weather we get in South & Mid Wales for much of the year, the Telezoom can become your worst enemy. As you point out, there is vibration magnification (with wind adding to the problem), and very often the haze on more distant parts of your vista is ruining the otherwise perfect image. I am not on about a light fog where you're getting a sharp foreground and a gradually foggier background, as you get further from the camera, I am talking about an 'all over haze' on every single bit of the image. That happens a lot down here. Even today the hill less than half a mile away from my seat is too hazy to use. Therefore a two lens approach is the best, an ultrawide for your vistas where haze retreats into the background and does not affect the Lead-in areas - and a good quality midrange to telezoom to grab those more distant details if weather permits. Use them both each time you go out. Thats my take anyway. No way I pay a thousand quid for a lens, and then wave it goodbye when I leave the house! That baby is coming along for the ride - I will do all I can to find a composition for it each time I go out.
The video makes a great point though - it is very easy to overlook the possibility of switching to a telezoom when you are in the zone with an ultrawide bolted onto the lens mount! Been there, done that!
Here's an acid test for us all - get one of your best landscape shots, taken with an ultrawide, and then zoom in to parts of it with lightroom or whatever you use, and just see the number of different possible images that are there, within the ultrawide result. Move around the frame. I often see four or even more possible images when I do that.
Great hobby though - keep those videos coming, always interesting to see what you're up to.
You’re so right. I’ve found some time ago it’s often more interesting, and also easier as you suggest, to use a long lens for landscape than a wide lens. Our eye only sees tiny portions of any scene at any time, as it is attracted by the most salient features around. The brain then does the stitching. This mind picture is pleasing - in the mind. But it’s when you try to frame it all within the wide lens’s field of view that you start noticing all those distracting elements that don’t exactly want to conform to an aesthetically pleasing composition. The mind can abstract them out, not the film or sensor. As I’ve only recently gotten back to photography with better than point-and-shoot cameras, I’m looking forward to the possibilities, and I find your videos very valuable both for inspiration and technique. Many thanks!
I don't understand how anyone gives a thumbs down to a Thomas.H vid. always great videos, well thought out, insightful. Good stuff Thomas, as always!
I know, right? Just goes to show that never will there ever be a video that pleases everyone.
Probably for the clickbaity title. Enjoyed the video and information, but he knows what he did 😂
Wabajak13 good point, I paused the video and threw my 16-35 across the room 🤪
my digital printing teacher introduced you to me through TH-cam and now im hooked with your videoes. they are so informative!!
Had to laugh at 2:35 ...from the man who's famous for taking ONE shot per expedition...hahaha
true hahaha got me
Keeping laughing mate, he's making the money with a brain and your still watching his videos writing stupid comments like the looser you really are....right mate.
Maybe learn to spell before you try to put others down, better luck next time.
Spelling errors can be corrected, unfortunately your beyond repair. You having another grumpy day mate seeing the negative in everything as usual? Take a look in the mirror and you'll see the epitome of negativity. Please feel free to correct my spelling mistakes which should feed that fake superiority complex you superficially hide behind. Have a nice day. :)
I didn't think about landscape photography by long lens......You are so creative....Thanks for sharing your thoughts.....Next time I'll try the long lens.
Widest I use is a 28. I find too much detail is lost and and many images lack depth. It all about personal style I wind. Shoot St. Andrews old course wide and it’s not descriptive and flat . Take a longer lens and shoot at angles towards the holes and catch the wind and textures
One of the reasons I love my sigma 30mm 1.4 and my sigma 60mm 2.8 on the a6k. Makes you truly think about how to simplify and fill your frame with intent. lovely words Thomas
funny thing is all my 85mm+ photos usually end up as my favorites!
Wide angle lenses are best for reasonable close up subjects or compact geography and topography. But if you have sprawling open landscapes... wide angle lenses just make everything look tiny and distant instead of grand and epic. I adore wide angle lenses and make heavy use of them... but not for landscape. Landscape I'm 50mm and up.
TheFirstCause H true, without an object in the foreground, wide angle landscapes are boring and dull.
I am glad you made this video to educate people that long lenses are also great for landscape photography. Some people think they have to use only a wide angle lens to take landscape photography, however; they may end up spotting a piece of beauty that would require them to use long lens because that wide angle cannot zoom close to that spot. I have seen youtuber/photographers such as yourself, Paul J. Johnson, Photo Tom, and others using long lenses to capture that piece of beauty. Even the mid-range lenses are just as good for landscape photography as well.
Great comment ;)
Everything is good, is not the camera or the lens, it´s the photographer. You have great landscape photos with wide angle lens and great landscape photos with zoom lens, so i think there is no education on this video because in the end it´s all about the eye of the photographer, a good photographer takes a good landscape photo with any lens.
The title of this video is blasphemous....Now I have to watch.
Exactly a few days ago I was thinking "Gosh, I always shoot everything in telephoto, now I need to shoot with wide angle more." And then I discovered your video and watched your excellent explanations about using telephoto for landscape. I agree with your suggestions and your points about using telephoto lens for landscape. But in the end, I think it's all about finding a good balance and mix both wide angle and telephoto with more careful considerations. Cheers!
Hehe! Thomas Click bate Heaton 😛 cracking episode. Very good advice, my first lens I had, trying to take landscape was a Tamron 70-300, oh my that was hard work. Very good episode with insight and good to see a variety of your past images 😁👍 cracking mention of the group 😮😳 Legendary TH dofs my imaginary hat.
Ps I liked the title! Especially now you mentioned the group hehe
I bought 70-200 L f/4 because I saw how good images you got with yours. Thanks Thomas for these amazing tips!
Hello Thomas! How does nd grad performance change from wide to long lenses? Would you recommend to switch from soft to medium or hard grads?
Thanks!
I can't speak for slr shooting, but on my 8x10 there is quite a big difference in grad filter behavior between my 120 and 600mm lenses - depending on length, you may even want an extra hard
Absolutely spot on Thomas. I use mine a lot. Love standing on a hill with mist in the dale, or by a lake on a misty morning, picking out images as the mist moves about, revealing and concealing the landscape. Also useful for more intimate landscapes too 😊
I never shoot landscapes with anything wider than 55mm
It’s better to merge the photos, you get less distortion and stupid better resolution.
The only time I use wide angle lenses is to shoot the northern lights.
My point also. (y)
Great advice dude! I live in Dubai and whenever I take people out into the desert, I always tell them to bring a telephoto lens....essential bit of kit. Keep up the great work!! 👍
You aren't using your wide angle lens correctly... for good wide angle shooting you get CLOSE to your subject, not trying to "get it all it..."
It's called "composition"....
Yes and no. You can't get in close and also get a vista style shot. You need distance and a wide view. So... you are not using your wide angle lens incorrectly if that is what you desire in your shot. You are confusing your personal style with "correct use". Composition is important whether you are up close or far away. But is does not dictate correct or incorrect use of a lens. If you want to "get it all" then use your lens correctly to do that. If you don't, and want to get in close, use your lens correctly to do THAT. So again, yes and no....but I will state overall, that your statement is patently incorrect as a base statement.
I use them for contextual portraits and details. Getting a large and detailed subject in the foreground with the landscape for more environment. Just more fun and intimate to get up close with a wide angle sometimes.
wide lenses are for getting close and bringing the viewer into the photo, not for fitting a subject into a photo... Ultrawides require you to get very close and personal to anything you are shooting. Even a fraction of an inch (or cm) will make a huge difference in your composition, so you need to be very deliberate with your movement!
Pinka... they are for what you use them for. PERIOD. lol Wide Angle Lenses are for both fitting a subject into a photo AND for bringing the viewer into the photo.... depending on your intent of the shot. The same is true with Unltawides. And no, neither "require" you to get very close and personal to anything you are shooting. You can, or you can choose not to. It depends on, again, the intent of the shot. It is these absolutes (as you stated as such) that causes so much confusion among new photographers.... they are simply.... not true. What IS true, is knowing what each type of lens can do for you and picking the one that does what you are intending to do. It is like when people say "you can't take portraits with X or Y lens"... but then a simple google search nets TONS of portraits taken with those very lenses. Again, be careful with absolutes.... in the vast majority of cases, they simply are not true.
The picture of the frozen tree is one of my favorite pictures of yours. I love it every time I see it. And, it's not the first time you speak about longer lenses for landscape, and I can't agree more. There are lots of possibilities and stiles we can achieve with a tele lens that we cant with a wide one. One thing in particular that I appreciate is the compression that long lenses cause on perspective. Pretty amazing ;)
Just as I'm about to buy the **Sigma** 14-24mm Art? Nooooooooooo....
Buy it Ross. I agree 100% with everything he said but having two lenses that covers 15 to 200 mm is useful at times 😉
Every lens has its uses. It’s about learning the how and why. Sigma Art are really nice lenses
Yeah I'm going to anyway, need it for Architecture shots (though I'll believe the 'next to no distortion' when I see it. I agree with Tom though, shooting landscapes on a long lens is great ;)
Glad to hear it Michael as it's going to be my first Siggy ;)
Ross Jukes Photography I bought an old TS-E 24 because I shoot a lot of buildings. Theñ I bought a TS-E 17 for taller buildings where I can't get far enough away. Then I bought a TS-E 90 for wide views. Then I bought a TS-E 45 because there's a big gap between 45 and 90.
I rarely use anything else for serious landscapes. The TS-E 17 doesn't often get used for general landscapes, a thin band of something with nothing above or below just looks silly. My favourite photograph of the Perth skyline I captured with my TS-E 90, perhaps with an extender. It's full of city lights and city buildings.
Hey, it's cool to see that this video is about the photo I just commented on on your instagram. I've been taking photos for about a week and I think you can really see the transition on my instagram. I'm really liking getting into this!
Thank you! I was going to actually buy a Wide Angle Lens for my trip to Hawaii for my SL2, but now would rather invest in a better Long Lens like the one you recommended! I got the standard 75-300mm EFS lens, but definitely will want to upgrade to this one. Thank you again!
This video breaks so many preconceived notions about wide angle photography and I love it!
Couldn't agree more with you! I had this same realisation while in Edinburgh recently. I didn't pack a wide lens and so I was forced to get creative, and oh my, aren't the photos so much more powerful!
Thanks Thomas. Am just progressing to using longer focal lengths for distant landscape and even nearer shots. I like the fact that its more thoughtful and slower and arguably more artistic. PS I enjoy your relaxed presentation style; very watchable.
Brilliant brilliant advice Thomas, as usual. Helpful to newbies like me. But if your throwing away the lens my direction would be good. 😁😁 Learned loads watching your videos. Thanks Thomas.
I still have a Sigma 10-20mm and I hardly ever put it on my camera anymore for all the reasons you mention. Great Insight for people new to shooting landscapes.
Thanks for sharing this, Thomas. I was just discussing this point with a few friends about a week ago and brought up some of the same points you did. Of course, I think you were a bit more eloquent in your discussion, but I appreciate that my ideas were backed up by a photographer as accomplished as you. I always love your videos and look forward to binging them whenever I have a free day and unlimited Internet access. Cheers, George
Thank you Thomas! Shooting photographs all my life, I never made landscape photo’s. But thanks to your and other landscape photographers on youtube, I’ll give it a try. I have the right stuff and loves hiking and it looks like a lot of fun.
Aside from the basics (exposure, etc.), cropping is my most important tool, and cropping the scene in camera is what you're talking about.
Thank you. Agree with this. Was a fan of 14mm for years and now I shoot more landscapes with 70-200.
Thank you for this video. The only lens I have is a 70-200 and I’ve been saving for months for a 24-70 but money is tight. Because I’m limited to 70mm being the widest I can go, I haven’t been wanting to go shoot very many landscapes. But this video has changed my mind and I plan on going out this weekend with your words of advice in mind. Thank you!
Thanks for the shout out to the Facebook group Tom, have been a member of it since it first started and its a great place to share content and have a general chat about vlogging.
This video changed my whole Landscape photography style, seriously.
Never appreciated a long lens until I watched this video
Thanks a ton for this video Thomas!
This is what I mean, I was already so curious about this video! I often photograph landscapes with my Sigma 50 - 150 mm 2.8 .. they gave me an opinion that I had to photograph more often with my 17-17 mm. But watching this video I go away more often with my 50 - 150 mm Thank you thomas I think this sounds great in my ears otherwise I might have bought a wide angle ...
Thomas
Excellent video and you very quickly got my attention. When I started getting serious again about photography again (70 years old these day) my go to lens was my wide angles and wide angle zooms. Over time, I've gravitated to my 70-200 and 24-70 and my first choices and use my 16-35 a lot less these days. I do do enjoy the tighter prospective and more interment images.
Peter
You've come on in leaps and bounds with your production and presentation of video's, keep up the good work.
I bought that same zoom a few months back, it’s opened up a whole new load of photos in my local patch, and, as you say, it’s incredibly sharp.
Love the subject. Just went on a big trip and had a different frame of mind. I took one of my best shots ever with one of my big lenses. Isolating a subject really made the photos. Thanks, Thomas for the reminder. Love the Channel!
All I have is a 70-200 and been saving up for a wide angle lens forever and let me tell you I learned a lot by only shooting between 70mm-200mm! Sometimes I feel like my back is against the wall but let me tell you I love my 70-200!
glad im not the only one, i like just using a 50mm. good tip with the zooming in live-view to make sure the camera is stable.
Thanks Thomas for the FB group link, it looks like it will work out with my summer vacation visit in the UK.
Thomas, I have been a member of that Facebook group for some time now. Its a great place and everyone is so positive.
We all had a bit of a buzz when you plugged the group haha.
NOW, let's think about a future video titled "Throw your telephoto lens away" I rarely use my 16-35mm, and wish I were more creative with it. I loved your comment about the tele having more megapixels. I was scanning the floor of your office for an empty bottle! Thanks again for sharing your insights in such a fun way.
Very informative, Tom. Especially like the idea of using the 80-200 mm for stitching panoramas. Would have thought the 35 was the only way to go. Thanks.
Very informative and of great value. I am a complete left leg amputee (as a result of my near-death motorcycle accident in 1990 when I was 25) and can shoot with my camera perched on top of either 1 or both crutches together depending on the situation/s/context/s. I tend to understand such terms in photography as 'wide angle', and 'depth of field' in relation to whether or not I can move towards or away from a subject in energy expenditure and the time it may take to get to where I want to go - and therefore I am always calculating if the 'want' to move will become a 'need' to move - if you get my drift...When I first started out in photography around 2004, I tended to want to zoom in at almost anything I saw through my view finder (e.g. if the subject was a landscape) because I had lost the ability and speed of moving on 2 legs, so rather than use my crutches to move, I let my ZOOM do the 'leg' work so to speak...As I was shooting car shows a lot I wanted to capture as many cars as possible. However my fuel tank empties faster than an able-bodied person and so after several shows I was able to calculate how long I was able to stand upright for (as well as bending down...and up...) before I would fatigue to the level my mood would change and I would become shorter tempered and I found my concentration level lowered considerably. Then I'd have a sit down break, eat a salad roll, custard square, and drink an electrolyte replacement drink as well as a cup of coffee. And then it would be on to Shift 2 and so on. As a photographer my primary concern is image quality as in not the subject, but the actual quality of a photo - the clarity, sharpness, noise, plus around 10 other factors). The common belief is that that the more $ one spends, then the better or higher the standard or quality of an image will be - that at the end of the day isn't entirely correct but mostly is. Since buying my first camera in 2004, a FujiFilm FinePix S5500 compact to now - 14 years, I have accumulated a Nikon D90 (DX format) with an accompanying Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens, and most recently a Nikon D5500 with a Sigma 18-35mm 1:1.8 Art lens. I believed DSLR was the way to go for image quality...somewhat correct...and as my budget is not unlimited I have tried to keep within a NZ$2,000 limit. However after some research I am now discovering the 'mirror-less' world of cameras...I have never used photo editing software! Oh other than Microsoft Office Picture Manager! If you would like to view some of my work please browse Flickr here is my URL: www.flickr.com/photos/35707376@N00/albums
Good video, Thomas. The way I see it is quite simple: Generally, wide angle shots resemble what you see with the naked eye. Thus, it's what everyone is used to seeing. That's why they're not as interesting (generally). A long lens gives you the chance to capture that which we aren't used to seeing. Which makes for more interesting photos.
Thanks for posting. This is just what my landscapes needed. Great informative video. Very good presentation, you keep it real.
Thanks for the inspiration! I appreciate you sharing a different perspective for landscape than I usually think of. It can be fun to just take one lens when you go out and force yourself to use something you wouldn't usually. Thanks for the regular dose of encouragement. Best wishes to you and your family!
Great advice about the use of long focal lengths for landscape photography. I’m not unloading my wide angle glass though. Maybe I’ll need to watch for some nice deals on pre-owned L series glass.
I must be doing right. I have no training but i love photography and i use my 70-200 f2.8 Canon L-Series Lens For Snippets like you have shown. Awesome Tips Here For sure. Thank-you For Sharing Your Knowledge Sir.
Another thought provoking video Thomas, thanks. I often play with long lenses for my landscapes, but this has convinced me to do take it more seriously and spend more time with longer focal lengths.
Great advice Tom lad. I’m a beginner...I have the Sigma 10-20mm lense which I love 💕 However I will try my longer lense and see how it improves me. I actually think you’ve a future in this industry m8 😉