No Good Crossover Lens So What Is a Good L Series Lens For Landscape?

[Far-Out-Dude]

Since it does not sound like there will be a good cross over lens for both Landscape and Astro what would be a good RF L series Landscape Lens for what I am shooting pictures off. I will be using my R5 Mark ii I will let you know I love shooting waterfalls and snow if that helps.

[Far-Out-Dude]

UWA landscape? I am not familiar with that, would you be kind enough to explain please?

[shadowsports]

Ernie is referring to a UWA (typically something 10-16mm) that captures the vastness of a scene.  20mm to about 35mm is considered WA.  

I think Atticuslake and Waddizzle probably nailed the most popular options.  15-35, 24-70 and 70-200.  You can go with the f4 variants if you want to save some cash.  

It really depends on the perspective you want to capture and convey

15-35 110° at 30' to 63°

24-70 84° to 34°

70-200 34° to 12°

Obviously a zoom gives you a little more flexibility so you don't need to use your feet as much.  There is only so far you can go.  Like the others, I use my 70-200 the least.  Mostly due to my taking more video these days. 

[Far-Out-Dude]

Thank you very much. Still so much to learn. Not landscape but got my best pictures today so far with the new camera. Missed a Red Tail Hawk though, have been trying to get one for 3 years now, somehow my ISO got out of whack or I would have gotten a dandy. Oh well.

[AtticusLake]

I forgot to mention it earlier, but I will second this point:

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@shadowsports wrote:

You can go with the f4 variants if you want to save some cash.  

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Yeah, I splashed a lot of cash on the f/2.8 lenses, but I don't think I've ever used them wider than f/8.  An f/4 lens would be great at f/8, nicely sharper than its widest aperture.

OTOH the f/2.8 lenses are also Canon's primo lenses in terms of overall quality, even if I don't use the max aperture.

[Far-Out-Dude]

Thank you very much. I do appreciate that.

[MPBACK]

Hello,  I currently use an RF 24-105 f4 L lens on my R5 and R6.  I shoot primarily landscapes and travel  photos.  It is a very versatile lens and has good sharpness.   I would recommend it for landscapes.  It is a little limited for travel with the f4 max aperture but a faster travel lens may be the new non L 28-70 f 2.8.   For astrophotography I think the RF 16 mm 2.8 might be the most affordable option.  It would also supplement a zoom like the RF 24-104 f4 L.  I am actually looking into purchasing the RF 16 f2.8 myself.  Other Astro alternatives like a RF 10-20 f4 would work but that lens is in a different class and is expensive.  That's my recommendation. 

[Far-Out-Dude]

Thank you very much, I am trying to take the time and look on flick and see which lenses seem to do things in a way which appeals to me, I had looked there for a Prime for my old camera which was a M50 mark i and had really wanted to get a 32mm but by the time I tried they had discontinued it. I had looked at a lot of pictures of the 22mm and though everybody suggested it I did not like the way the pictures looked from it but bought it as it was then my only choice, I hate the lens and wish I had not wasted my money on it. People think I am nuts but I still want to find a 32mm lens for it, when I go some places that are harder on my body it will go with me as it is much lighter and compact so I want to get a lens I will like for that. This is why I am really taking time to look the pictures over, I was right looking once and think it will help me again. Just my thoughts.

[Ron888]

I mentioned in your previous posts that i'm no expert at either landscape or astro photography, but for what it's worth the best pictures i see (in both those categories) are almost all taken with wide or ultrawide lenses.

[Far-Out-Dude]

Thank you, I have a 11-22 for my M50 but I am not sure that is the kind of ultra-wide you mean, it is more like watching a Letterbox movie that the square shapes we Americans grew up on. (At Least in my age group)

[Ron888]

Haha good reference. But no,i wasnt referring to the shape of the images,simply the angle of view of the lens -both horizontally and vertically.
Yes your 11-22 is definitely ultra wide. Do you like using that lens?Have you got many favorite images using it? That may help you decide.
The 15-30mm lens mentioned by 'shadowsports' above will give almost the same angle of view on your R5 Mark II