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Going to a long hike in mountains, which lens to choose?

Started Jun 20, 2021 | Questions thread
Rod McD Veteran Member • Posts: 8,589
Re: Going to a long hike in mountains, which lens to choose?
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Hi BMF,

I absolutely agree with your thoughts on this. There is a tendency to view landscape as the province of wide angle lenses, but that's far from the only story. Especially in mountain ranges, I would look to something longer than the 14mm to retain some of the grandeur. The 14mm will result in significant foreground exaggeration but compression of majestic backgrounds. If it were me (and I acknowledge that it isn't) I would take the 14mm and quickly find a good used 27mm - as light as it gets and noticeably longer than the 23mm. Used 27mm Mk 1's are very affordable at the moment.

The other inexpensive option I would watch out for (in the interests of light weight travel) is a good used 50-230mm. But that's just me again.... Nothing like reach in the mountains for a distant peak, a far crag, a single tree, and perhaps some wildlife (eg the kids).....

Regards, Rod

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