Best Camera Lenses for Landscape

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Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

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it turns the background into a beautifully soft collage.
from www.amazon.com
however, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy background bokeh, nice contrast and flare
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i read this lens has a better boken and blurry background than the new and similar priced nikon 50 f1.4 g.
from www.amazon.com
compared to the canon 50 f1.4 (of which i have owned 3 copies): bigger, sharper, gorgeous bokeh (creamy, smooth background).
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in portrait photography that creates a beautiful separation in the form of blurred details between the subject and background.

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Positives: Nice Focus, Excellent Affordability, Nice Image Quality, Focal Length: 50mm

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LANDSCAPE

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy background bokeh, nice contrast and flare
from www.amazon.com
it turns the background into a beautifully soft collage.
from www.amazon.com
i read this lens has a better boken and blurry background than the new and similar priced nikon 50 f1.4 g.
from www.amazon.com
in portrait photography that creates a beautiful separation in the form of blurred details between the subject and background.
from www.amazon.com
compared to the canon 50 f1.4 (of which i have owned 3 copies): bigger, sharper, gorgeous bokeh (creamy, smooth background).

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Positives: Excellent Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LANDSCAPE

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$499.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy background bokeh, nice contrast and flare
from www.amazon.com
it turns the background into a beautifully soft collage.
from www.amazon.com
i read this lens has a better boken and blurry background than the new and similar priced nikon 50 f1.4 g.
from www.amazon.com
compared to the canon 50 f1.4 (of which i have owned 3 copies): bigger, sharper, gorgeous bokeh (creamy, smooth background).
from www.amazon.com
in portrait photography that creates a beautiful separation in the form of blurred details between the subject and background.

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Positives: Nice Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Nice Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for LANDSCAPE

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$492.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it turns the background into a beautifully soft collage.
from www.amazon.com
i read this lens has a better boken and blurry background than the new and similar priced nikon 50 f1.4 g.
from www.amazon.com
however, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy background bokeh, nice contrast and flare
from www.amazon.com
compared to the canon 50 f1.4 (of which i have owned 3 copies): bigger, sharper, gorgeous bokeh (creamy, smooth background).
from www.amazon.com
in portrait photography that creates a beautiful separation in the form of blurred details between the subject and background.

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Positives: Excellent Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Great Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for LANDSCAPE

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

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this lens is great for portraits or product shots where you want to focus on one subject and have the foreground & background blurred out.
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then get the 55mm-250mm for those far away school plays, scenery vacation, and birds sitting in a far away tree the lens is prefect for those kinds of pictures.
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it makes your pictures more dramatic when the subject stands out from the background.
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when you are packing it for miles into the back country you appreciate the light weight.
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background: i'm an amateur photographer (hobbyist, really), and most of my experience before the past year has been with film.

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Excellent Affordability, Good Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

$225.00 Est. at Amazon

from "Old Pete", www1.wolfcamera.com
works well for just about everything i have tried, from flowers and landscapes to nieces and nephew playing.
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i've found it easier to take pictures of people with faces in focus and background blurred than i could with the zoom lens.
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noisy, out-of focus backgrounds are rendered rather nicely and when shot wide open the lens has a very limited depth of field that isolates objects quite nicely.
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i only use a slow zoom outdoors for landscapes or trying to get closer to a subject i cannot back up from or walk closer to.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Great Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Pentax 21mm F/3.2 AL Limited Lens

$282.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i love to shoot wide angle landscapes and this lens has such clarity and absolutely no flaws that i can find so far.
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i love the 21mm- it's perfect for street photography,landscapes, all around "snapshots" and, with it's close focusing, even near macro.
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the focal length is directly in the "sweet spot" for street photography, indoors, landscapes and even aerial photos.

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Positives: Excellent Image Quality, Good Image Stabilization, Fixed Focal Length Lens, Focal Length: 21mm

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

$1,424.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the f/2.8 when wide open makes a great macro lens to block out the background and i also use it as my prime portrait lens.
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focus is razor sharp, even at the wider apertures, and your subjects just pop relative to the background.

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Good Focus, Lightweight, Focal Length: 50mm - 135mm

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM SLR Lens

$250.00 Est. at Amazon

from "pizzakid56", www1.wolfcamera.com
great for landscapes, and taking pictures of animals ex.
from "Ray", www1.wolfcamera.com
family, sporting events, scenery, etc.
from www.amazon.com
it is interesting to see images that were shot hand-held at speeds slow enough for a moving subject to blur yet have sharp backgrounds courtesy of the is.
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18mm is wide enough for landscapes or crowds at concerts, and 55mm is usually long enough.
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deer in the headlights white hot and black background.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Good Image Quality, Lightweight

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

$785.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
has lovely bokeh, though since it's a 2.8 (rather than, say a 1.4 or 1.8) you can't produce completely blurred backgrounds unless the background is some distance back from your subject -- say, 30' or
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good for portraits and landscapes and candids.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Great Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

$760.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
has lovely bokeh, though since it's a 2.8 (rather than, say a 1.4 or 1.8) you can't produce completely blurred backgrounds unless the background is some distance back from your subject -- say, 30' or
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good for portraits and landscapes and candids.

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Excellent Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

$2,033.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.buydig.com
it has background blur quality on par with the 85 f/1.2.
from www.buydig.com
i am using eos 1d mark ii and eos 20d, and my bodies can focus any objects very fast and the quality of images is so deep and sharp to blur out backgrounds even the rounded parts of the object.
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they'll be even stronger, more prominent subjects as the background blurs while your subject is sharp.
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the f/1.8 has 5 blades, the f/1.4 has 8,and the f/1.2 has 8-but those blades are curved to produce silky smooth background/foregrounds when the lens is wide open.

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Positives: Good Image Quality, Excellent Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

$580.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it also does great out of focus background shots which make the in-focus object "pop" off the printed page.
from www.amazon.com
i have been able to get everything from dramatic landscapes to insect macros to zoomed in moon shots.
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i was able to take some excellent pictures using just this lens and the zoom telephoto allowed me to take a variety of picts of the same scenery using the same lens.

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Positives: Nice Zoom, Lightweight, Nice Affordability, Zoom Lens

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

$715.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
reviewer images (click to see full-size image) (click anywhere inside this popup to close it) this is zoomed in prob at 125mm to make the background blurry, mf (click anywhere inside
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in low light or wider-angle scenery shots, this lens is not as sharp as my 17-55mm f/2.8.

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Positives: Nice Zoom, Lightweight, Nice Focus, Zoom Lens

70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

$367.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it will deliver nice isolation and nicely blurred backgrounds.
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auto-focus is quick (enough for landscapes) and accurate, though can be slow in low light.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Nice Affordability, Great Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

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Best Camera Lenses for Landscape

Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

Pentax 21mm F/3.2 AL Limited Lens

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM SLR Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

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