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Wide angled lens for mountains?

Started Oct 8, 2015 | Discussions thread
JLTaylor Senior Member • Posts: 1,189
I know that room, and a few comments on lens choices.
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Erick L wrote:

10mm in the bedroom

I know that room, stayed in the same hotel last month.

This was taken with the 12-40. The reason I took the heavy lens is it was an easy hike, and was raining and snowing when we started.

It cleared for a few moments.

A few comments about lens choices.

The lens(es) I take depend on where I am going. For Mount Robson, I took the fisheye because you are close to a big wall, with reflections off Berg lake.

If I expect to see wildlife, and expect good weather, I'll usually take the 4/3's Lecia 14-150 because there often isn't time to change lenses. (and I like the results at the wider angles)

If I don't expect to see many animals but think it is possible, I'll take a std. zoom and the 75-300.

If I expect to see lots of wildlife and lots of landscape and can handle the weight I might take two bodies, one with a telephoto.

At the wide end, for a place like Jonas Shoulder, where the view is the long ridge I'll just take a std. zoom and stitch.

What lens to take?  It depends.

But I almost always pack the 9mm. No weight penalty, and with a bit of cropping and processing it is a very versatile lens.

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