Is this lens good for landscaping/nature pictures?
1999602
Briefly, yes. The quality of the lens is good and therefore it can yield a good image. As you know, the telephoto lens will draw the background closer and that aspect can promote an interesting perspective (relationship between foreground and background). Ideally, you are best disposed to go into the field with both a telephoto and a wide angle lens. Enjoy the lens. While not an 'L' series lens this "glass" will give you pleasing and sharp images. Hope this helps.
1999603
L The lens was a gift to my wife who takes a lot of wildlife pictures. The image stabilizer has meant a huge reduction in blurry pictures as these critters (birds, coyote, deer etc) rarely stand still. Also great for landscapes and sunsets. She gives it a big "Thumbs Up" !!!
1999604
Hi Chandra. I didn't like the "I don't know" response as it didn't give a dialog box to explain. I would think for "landscaping" you would want a wider field lens to capture a greater area, (like the 18 to 55mm kit lens). The 70 to 300 may be too restrictive for this. Nature, such as "birding", this may be just what you need, or even more. My Photographer friend uses the very large EF L series for his birding. check out "kiroastro.com" and click on his extensive collection of images and equipment descriptions. Ron
1999605
I would choose something wider for landscaping, but for details and wildlife, this lens is great! As long as you have a lot of light, at least. Its real potencial shows when you use it at f/6.3 or smaller apertures. Hope this helps you.
1999606
Briefly, yes. The quality of the lens is good and therefore it can yield a good image. As you know, the telephoto lens will draw the background closer and that aspect can promote an interesting perspective (relationship between foreground and background).Ideally, you are best disposed to go into the field with both a telephoto and a wide angle lens.Enjoy the lens. While not an 'L' series lens this "glass" will give you pleasing and sharp images.Hope this helps.
316001
hi kelly, this lens is good for landscapes, but if you have the 18-55 lens you do not need this lens as the 18-55 will do the same. you loose about 2% on each side of the picture
2131313
I bought this lens just for that purpose. Takes excellent photos, even with the 2x converter. That is the setup I use with my Nikon D7000 for my Son's lacrosse games. Obviously does very well on sunny days. No regrets!
223904
I would say its better suited for photography. That particular lens is very slow. Unless you're outside or lighting the subject, you'll have to bump the ISO of the camera.
62789
This is for wildlife shooting and for when you need lots of reach. It is not an everyday lens and it is used on very rare occasions. Used it also for lunar photography. But not east to Autofocus in the moon. And even with stabilisation very difficult to focus and steady at long distances. Need a tripod for sure.
1856380
It is an excellent lens for landscape photography. Light, sharp, relatively inexpensive, takes filters. You can get marginally better iq if you want to pay twice or 3 times as much
1445794
the answer is yes to both questions. It's a matter of what you were trying to shoot. It's a good lens for the 70 to 200 millimeter focal length.
2279390
The short answer is that this lens is no "powerhouse." I have used it quite effectively for artists' portraits at lawn concerts and for fairly-close nature images (no farther than 20 meters -- 60-65 feet) but beyond that it is of little practical value.Within that range, however, it produces an exceptional image.Hope that helped ...
678744
It depends what you're planning to use it for. If you're thinking wildlife in the daylight then this lens is fantastic handheld.
693816
Yes of course. I use this lens for photos all the time. The quality is great! Just sometimes hard because of it being full manual.
521136
Yes it is a good lense. I have the 35mm as we'll. if you are going to be taking more picture inside than out, I would go with the 35mm. If more outside then the 50mm. Both do an excellent job.
2279392
The short answer is that this lens is no "powerhouse." I have used it quite effectively for artists' portraits at lawn concerts and for fairly-close nature images (no farther than 20 meters -- 60-65 feet) but beyond that it is of little practical value. Within that range, however, it produces an exceptional image. Hope that helped ...
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I've had both IS and non IS, I have found that for the price this is a very handy lens to have. It works great outside, and as long as you have a semblance of a half way steady hand then not having the IS won't be a problem. Some of the issues you might encounter with this lens is when it comes to shooting in lower light situations, for example trying to take pictures inside especially at night if the room is not heavily lit. In that case the IS would help but that would only take you so far. Part of that is due to the lens speed. I found that if you take more pictures and try to stay aware of light you should do just fine. I love that this lens has the wide angle and the ability to super zoom. This has become my main travel lens, because of its versatility. For the price you can't beat it, I think its like $199 and just starting off as a new photographer its a good start. Yes there are better lenses out there BUT you will pay a Lot more for them as well.
1398787
This lens is great for portraits, and outdoors. It's a great all around lens. I use it for taking pictures of my kids and for taking pictures of my garden. I love it!
348875
Hi Bill,Sony SAL18250 Lens is good for landscape shooting. Here are more lenses for landscape shooting: SAL1118, SAL16F28, SAL1635Z, SAL1650, SAL1680Z, SAL16105, SAL18552, SAL18135, SAL20F28, SAL24F20Z, SAL2470Z, SAL2875. - Vincent
908417
Personally I like this lens a lot... so I think it will work for anything you're wanting to shoot with it. The only issues I've run into with it are images can be soft at times. Not sure if that's the lens or the photographer! :0)
1364459
This lens is perfect for outdoor but for low light indoor will not be good. I bought me a 70-200 f2.8 lens that will work with the right settings.