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

Started Jun 20, 2021 | Questions thread
jtr27
jtr27 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,328
Re: Going to a long hike in mountains, which lens to choose?
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Another vote for the 23mm, a far more versatile focal length than 14mm, and useable in many more shooting situations.  14mm is ultrawide and therefore a special purpose lens.  I would never take an ultrawide as my one and only lens, even on a short hike.

Suggestions that you can crop a 14mm and get the same image as from a 23mm lens should be viewed with considerable skepticism, IMO.  As should, to be fair, suggestions that you can stitch multiple 23mm shots and get a 14mm equivalent shot.  There really are some tradeoffs involved if you insist on carrying just one lens, but less so IMO with the 23 than the 14.

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