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The Digital Photography Book
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The Digital Photography Book

by Scott Kelby
June 2020
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
7h 37m
English
Rocky Nook
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My Favorite Lens for Landscapes

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For the most part, landscape photography is a wide-angle game. You want to capture those big, wide, epic vistas and a wide-angle lens was born for that. But, which wide-angle lens? A lot of folks feel 24mm is about the right width, and that’s why a lot of landscape photographers choose a 24–70mm lens. But, I think there’s a better choice. If 24mm is the sweet spot, what is 70mm? Well, outside of maybe shooting a pano, you’re not going to use 70mm much or at all. You’re not going to use 50mm either. This is why I love a 16–35mm lens for landscapes. You’ve got that 24mm sweet spot covered in there, plus you’ve got ...

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ISBN: 9781681986739