Jamgolf
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I'm seeking advise regarding choice of a telephoto focal-length/lens primarily for landscapes.
Generally I rely on my image archives to determine which focal lengths I tend to shoot and do well with. But as I've been more of a wide angle & standard focal length guy, I do not have large enough collection of images on the telephoto end.
I find some images in the 500mm plus range very appealing with their compression and the isolation... but such lenses tend to become extra ordinarily large. I owned a Hasselblad 250 Superachromat with a Pentax 645D, (approximately ~190mm in 135FF terms). Its image quality was brilliant but sometimes I felt it did not have enough reach. With 54x40 MF it would be ~160mm in 135FF terms i.e. even a wider angle of view.
Questions:
1. What do you consider a good focal length (in 135FF terms), for telephoto landscapes?
2. What are your favorite lenses on the telephoto end, for landscapes?
3. Can you please share some images with some focal length, sensor info and approximate distance from subject?
Thank you very much for your insight.
PS: Some examples of the type of images I have in mind are here.
Generally I rely on my image archives to determine which focal lengths I tend to shoot and do well with. But as I've been more of a wide angle & standard focal length guy, I do not have large enough collection of images on the telephoto end.
I find some images in the 500mm plus range very appealing with their compression and the isolation... but such lenses tend to become extra ordinarily large. I owned a Hasselblad 250 Superachromat with a Pentax 645D, (approximately ~190mm in 135FF terms). Its image quality was brilliant but sometimes I felt it did not have enough reach. With 54x40 MF it would be ~160mm in 135FF terms i.e. even a wider angle of view.
Questions:
1. What do you consider a good focal length (in 135FF terms), for telephoto landscapes?
2. What are your favorite lenses on the telephoto end, for landscapes?
3. Can you please share some images with some focal length, sensor info and approximate distance from subject?
Thank you very much for your insight.
PS: Some examples of the type of images I have in mind are here.
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