What's the Most Efficient Telephoto Lens for Landscape Photography?
Telephoto lenses are very useful in landscape photography, but the fact that they are commonly heavier and/or bulkier can sometimes be concerning. How do you know which one is worth carrying around?
While ultra-wide angle lenses are perhaps the most popular among beginning landscape photographers, it is without a doubt that telephoto lenses bring so much to the table in terms of range and the possibility of showing a unique perspective of the location. Telephoto lenses don’t just allow you to take a closer look at the intimate details of a place but also help you isolate certain patterns and formations that would otherwise be too small or distant to be seen.
For the most comfortable roadside landscape locations where you just drive, pullover, and setup a tripod, gear weight is almost never a problem. But if you’re someone who would go deep into the wilderness, atop great heights, or the kind who would explore for days and days, you probably know very well that being strategic about your choice of gear is extremely crucial and that every gram matters. Lugging heavy gear around can exhaust you, and that can very well affect your creativity and even your safety. That is why gear efficiency and not merely weight, image quality, or range should be considered.
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