Landscapes and night shooting

jastra wrote:

Hi everyone,

I've been having a EOS 750D for quite a while now (like 2 years)
Though the basic lens (18-55) is not too bad, it's a bit frustrating when it comes to landscapes and nigh time pictures.
What's your recomandation (on a budget)?
I was looking Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM, but I'm not intirely sure it's suitable for my needs (and my camera).
Even if I've been using the camera for quite a while and I'm totally comfortable with aperture, time, etc... When it comes to lenses, I know kinda nothing.

Hope you can help me!

If there are no moving subjects, IS is more important than a large aperture. A tripod can be an affordable tool even more effective than IS.

The EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM has no IS. It has also quite some vignetting wide open.

Try to find out how wide focal length you prefer.

Try to find out if you want to take night shots with or without moving subjects.  If without: Try to find out if you can go with a tripod. If no, make sure your new lens has IS in the first place, while a large aperture adds also to its low light capabilities. You could think of 24mm f/2.8 IS USM (for wide and light), 35mm f/2.0 IS USM (not wide, but larger aperture), or 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM (wide, wide open less sharp than the primes, heavy) OR just go with the kitlens you already have.

If you want to make pictures in low light with moving subjects make sure your new lens has a large aperture in the first place.  Accurate focusing is more difficult with a large aperture lens wide open. A sigma prime with f/1.4 could work, although you might have to use Live View AF to make it focus consistent and accurate.