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24mm f1.4 L vs 16-35mm f/4 L for landscape and general use

Started May 15, 2017 | Discussions thread
Dan_168 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,055
Re: 24mm f1.4 L vs 16-35mm f/4 L for landscape and general use
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it's two very different lens, but if I am going for a landscape trip and can have only one lens, between the two you have in question, 16-35L F4 is a easy decision for me. For landscape I often need more than 24mm FOV and some times I like 35mm, also more often than not, I stop it down to F8-F11 because I shoot on tripod 99% of the time, so 24 F1.4 offer no advantage over the 16-35L for me.

Only time I use large aperture in landscape is astro, in this case, 24mm is never wide enough for me for milky way shooting, even with 20mm, i have to stitch multiple picture to cover a full milky Way Arch,  and this particular  Canon 24L has boat load of Coma, I would call it one of the worst choice for Astro, a really cheap Samyang 14 or 24 would have been a much better choice when it comes to astro, therefore, 16-35 F4L is a easy win for me.

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