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Foto Dude wrote:
I see. If you had used any aperture higher than 2.8, that would force your shutter to stay open longer, and in-term the stars would be more fuzzy. Am I correct?
Exactly... the stars would start forming trails. Some people like star trails, but I hate them.
Thorsten wrote:
Wow, stunning shots! But they were all between f/8 and f/11, which kind of goes to the OP's point why isn't there a lighter and slower version of this lens for landscapes.
Steve, correct me if I am wrong, but if you had to shoot that first shot without the aid of an Astro-Tracker and composite blend, you'd probably prefer to shoot at f/2.8.
ChrisDM wrote:
It is not particularly well suited to landscape because if its weight and the fact that it doesn't accept filters. The 16-35 is a better choice of you're concerned about weight, or cost, or filters, etc... I guarantee you nobody is going to be able to tell just looking at your photos whether they were taken with the 16-35 versus the 14-24. This is an exercise for the gearheads, not the photographers (I can talk about them that way because I am one )...
Furthermore, it is likely the number one amateur mistake of budding landscape photographers, to want to zoom out and back up to get "everything in". The more elements you try to include in a photograph the less significant either one becomes. Some of the best landscape photographers I can think of (Tony Sweet, William Neill, etc) cite the 70-200 as their favorite landscape lens. It allows them to isolate a particular element creating a more intimate composition....Show more →
I could not disagree with you more re: the 14-24. It isn't just about getting "everything in." The extreme perspective at 14mm can make a scene interesting, and permit some otherwise unavailable foreground compositions. Obviously a 70-200 has its place in a landscape shooter's kit, but it doesn't obviate the benefits of a 14-24. I also completely reject your implication that you need a long lens to develop "intimate" compositions; you can get pretty darn intimate with your subject through a 14-24.
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