Favorite landscape lens...?

[Nikon 2]

Like to know of your favorite landscape lens for 35mm photography...!

 

[M-88]

Initially I would use 28/3.5, 50/1.8 and 100/2.8 mm lenses. But it wasn't practical for me to juggle between 3 lenses, so after a while I replaced 28 and 50 mm lenses with a 35 mm lens.

Fast forward to 2021 and I ditched both those lenses and acquired Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D IF. It replaced pretty much all other lenses I would carry for landscape photos. But I still have a soft spot for 35 mm f/2.8 lens.

P.S. I like your threads. I like to read what people like to carry/use.

 

[Nikon 2]

Initially I would use 28/3.5, 50/1.8 and 100/2.8 mm lenses. But it wasn't practical for me to juggle between 3 lenses, so after a while I replaced 28 and 50 mm lenses with a 35 mm lens.

Fast forward to 2021 and I ditched both those lenses and acquired Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D IF. It replaced pretty much all other lenses I would carry for landscape photos. But I still have a soft spot for 35 mm f/2.8 lens.

P.S. I like your threads. I like to read what people like to carry/use.

Thank you, I appreciate that…!

 

[Paul Howell]

I use a 28 2.8 and 50 1.4, if traveling light with one lens a 24 to 85 3.5 to 4.5 Minolta A mount.

 

[Alan9940]

My favorite is probably a 35mm prime, but many times I ditch that for a 35-70/2.8 because that lens covers my most used focal lengths.

 

[M-88]

My favorite is probably a 35mm prime, but many times I ditch that for a 35-70/2.8 because that lens covers my most used focal lengths.

You mean Nikon's 35-70 mm f/2.8 AF?

 

[Marcelo Paniagua]

Lately I've been using either the Nokton 35mm F/1.4 for landscapes or Zuiko 24mm f/2 on Olympus OM4.

EDIT. - Although, to be honest, I do most of my landscape shoots on either 120 (6x9 or 6x7) or 4x5.

 

[Tony-S]

Just like all other shots, I choose the focal length based upon the scene. I've used 17mm and 300mm for landscapes, and many in between.

 

[juan]

Here in the eastern US, where I’m usually taking a picture of a tree hiding behind another tree that’s hiding behind a bush, I tend to get close and go wide. 35mm and sometimes 28mm.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I use a 28mm to 300mm zoom lens so I always [almost] have the right lens with me. I also have a 20mm to 35mm zoom lens just in case.

 

[Alan9940]

You mean Nikon's 35-70 mm f/2.8 AF?

The AFD, yes.

 

[Arthurwg]

I travel with a Nikon 24mm F2.8 and an 85mm F1.4. That's all that I need.

 

[M-88]

The AFD, yes.

Excellent choice! I've heard (and seen) many good things about that lens. The only thing that put me off from buying it was push-pull design.

 

[Nikon 2]

Here in the eastern US, where I’m usually taking a picture of a tree hiding behind another tree that’s hiding behind a bush, I tend to get close and go wide. 35mm and sometimes 28mm.

A tree hiding behind a bush would be a great shot...!

 

[guangong]

Assuming the traditional use of the word landscape, as with Marcelo, I normally use either 45 or 120, unless, while using a 35mm camera, something of particular interest pops up that might be considered a landscape.
On my daily drive to the post office I pass a field with several stunning black and white paint horses that only seem to be in the right places when I don’t have a camera with me. When my camera is with me the horses won’t cooperate, no matter the film format.

 

[Nikon 2]

Assuming the traditional use of the word landscape, as with Marcelo, I normally use either 45 or 120, unless, while using a 35mm camera, something of particular interest pops up that might be considered a landscape.
On my daily drive to the post office I pass a field with several stunning black and white paint horses that only seem to be in the right places when I don’t have a camera with me. When my camera is with me the horses won’t cooperate, no matter the film format.

I thought it only happened to me...!

 

[Alan9940]

Excellent choice! I've heard (and seen) many good things about that lens. The only thing that put me off from buying it was push-pull design.

Yeah, that puts off many photogs but it never bothered me. My 80-200/2.8 is the same.

 

[Craig]

The obvious answer is whatever lens givens me the composition I want. Sometimes that's 20mm and sometimes it's 500mm.

 

[MattKing]

I'm intrigued by the question.
I have a preference for using a short telephoto for portraits or other photos of individual people.
And I guess if I did a lot of bird or wildlife or arena sports photography, I might associate longer lenses with that.
But other than that I just don't associate any particular focal length with any particular type of photography.
To make this Postcard Exchange entry I used the fixed 50mm f/2 Xenon lens on my Retina IIIc.

I think it fits well the classification of "landscape", but I used that lens because that was the one I had, and it nicely filled the frame.

 

[250swb]

My preference is from mildly wide at 35mm to mildly long at 85mm with a 50mm as my main. But I'm not going to carry both a 35mm and a 50mm as they are too close together so I'll actually carry lenses that jump a focal length as a fall back. Which means if I'm carrying three lenses I may take a 28mm, a 50mm, and then a 105mm. If I carry two it could be a 35mm and an 85mm, etc. I do have wider and longer lenses if I know I'll need them, and they can be nice for a change of habit but the middle range suits me best whether its 4x5, MF or 35mm.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Like to know of your favorite landscape lens for 35mm photography...!

Nikon 28mm f/2.8

 

[Sirius Glass]

Assuming the traditional use of the word landscape, as with Marcelo, I normally use either 45 or 120, unless, while using a 35mm camera, something of particular interest pops up that might be considered a landscape.
On my daily drive to the post office I pass a field with several stunning black and white paint horses that only seem to be in the right places when I don’t have a camera with me. When my camera is with me the horses won’t cooperate, no matter the film format.

With rare exceptions very wide angle lenses do not provide great landscapes since all the details are either too small to see or lost.

 

[Nikon 2]

Nikon 28mm f/2.8

I second that...!

 

[benjiboy]

My favourite lens for landscapes is the Canon FD 20 - 35 f3.5 L.

 

[guangong]

With rare exceptions very wide angle lenses do not provide great landscapes since all the details are either too small to see or lost.

I share the same thought. In case you misread, I mentioned 35mm camera, not lens. As for Hassy, Never felt infrequent use justified getting a SuperWide, and Hasselblad wide angle lenses just too bulky for me. For a long time my widest has been a 60mm.