Is this lens good for shooting landscapes or is it good for close ups? Help!!!
1445789
Not exactly a landscape lens, but yes can be utilized for landscapes...on the A6000 it has good reach and fast auto focus, on the A7r it has lovely IQ but slower...if you add a Canon 500D or 250D Close Up Lens to it (Screws onto the front of lens and it's a small threaded lens) you can shoot very nice close ups with it...http://acwilli.smugmug.com/Partial-Eclipse/....http://acwilli.smugmug.com/A7r-70-200-Canon-500D/...
1445790
How does this lens compare to the Sony 70-200 f/2.8 (Mark I) with an adapter to E mount?
1445791
After 2 weeks of testing on my Sony a6000 (primarily portraits and figures) I gave up on this lens. I was testing it along side my Canon 70-200 f4 IS on my Canon 70D. Though I found the Sony 70-200 f4 OIS to be a good lens it was clearly a grade below my Canon 70-200 f4 IS in all respects. Very unfortunate since I like the E-mount cameras. I sent the lens back to Amazon. Sony needs to come out with a non-OSS Zeiss version. Their Zeiss 50mm f1.8 for FE mount is amazing. Sony 70-200 f4 OSS not so much.
1445792
Obviously better for zooming. For landscapes you would be better off with wider lense like a 35 mm lense.
1445793
A 70-200 can work for either, but it's going to give you a specific look. The longer the lens, the more the space in front of and behind your subject compresses, making everything feel a bit closer together. But, it also has a shallower depth of field so the look you get can be very interesting. In simple terms, the 70-200 can punch through a scene and grab a moment at an event or in an environment that you couldn't get on a wider lens.
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.
873524
Hey, a hockey fan! You will love this lens. My husband and I each have one and it is all he ever shoots. He does a lot of close up flower and wildlife pictures. If it is your only lens you may not be happy with landscapes but otherwise you will love it.
608930
I have a D80 too and it's an awesome lens. I'm an amateur as well so I don't know too much about photography but this lens has a decent balance between depth of field and zoom for its affordable price.
621854
I use the 100mm mostly for close-up work but it's good for portrait shots, too. I use my 50mm prime lens for "general purpose," every day type photography. The 100 brings objects too close under normal circumstances. I'm VERY pleased with this lens and highly recommend adding it to your outfit. It does come in handy.
1135872
I use a prime lens as my carry around lens all the time. I find the quality of the glass and the low light capability very useful. However you have to get used to not being able to zoom in and out. You have to get better at framing your subject. I'd say this is a good lens for some landscapes and small group photos as well a portraits. If you need to shoot in small rooms or in tight situations like a restaurant you may need the room to back up (to 8 feet) or so to take a photo of a group of 3. The best trial is to use the kit lens for a day on 50mm and see if that works for you.
557617
I bought this lens mostly for use in landscape and family group photos. It also makes the camera slightly more compact and easier to pull out for a quick in-focus shot at gatherings and when hiking. Best in good light as subjects are generally further from camera. Light gathering seems on par with the 14-42mm. Easily worth $200.
1398788
It is a great lens for portraits. That's what I primarily use it for. Another good option is an 85mm.
626722
It's a very good low light lens, however if you use a F/2.8 aperture be very careful with your depth of field. Depth of field is very shallow with that large aperture. Stop it down to f/4 or more if possible.
687299
If you are not planning on buying any other prime lenses, then I wouldn't get this one. It's already a telephoto prime (50mm equivalent), so you will get nice depth of field but you probably won't be happy with the lack of wide angle for closer shots. That is, this is a good lens for portrait shots, but not necessarily landscape or party/room shots. If you want a prime lens, I would get at least two, one wider angle and one telephoto. I would get this and a 12 or 17mm pancake. Or get the pancake and then the 45mm. Or just get a really good zoom lens. It's a great lens though!
1407036
I've never used this lense for landscapes. I generally use it for portraits, which I find it works great for.
2059968
It is an excellent lens for close ups and distances when there is good light environment, but not for low light situations, unless you have a flash. For indoors would be better a f/2.8 lens or less (f/1.2 or 1.4).
284509
It is a good all around lens, however it´s not particularly a wide angle. If you are really into landscape photography and you already have a standard zoom lens, i recomend to go for a tokina 11-16 or a sigma 10-20. I´ve owned the second one, and if you get a good copy, it´s one of the best values in the market for DX cameras.
2236918
It's ok but not great, for daily use i would recommend a 24-105mm, for landscape 17-40mm or 16-35mm, or course your gonna add a few hundred bucks for those lenses but it's worth, I have one of these (28-135) I rarely use it... I don't even know where it is right now... but i have one. If you're really gonna do photography try to invest on a few good lenses...
2075463
It works good at a macro but because it is a zoom with AF, it can be difficult to use it as a 'true' macro lens. I prefer to use this for wildlife and landscapes but I have used it for macro. Use the MF if going to use for macro. I hope this makes sense.
138089
Yes, it is very good for macro close-ups, blurring the background beautifully! A very versatile lens. You can't go wrong! Very sharp photos.
1061953
I would say it depends on your style shooting street photography. This lens is very very good for landscape and I use it primarily for landscape. If you like to shoot shallow DOF on street, this is not ideal. You already have a very good lens for that but without zoom. But then I like my street lens to be a fix-focal length.Also this lens is kinda big so you do attract a lot more attention than with the 50/1.4. Thankfully it's not white in color.Hope that helps.
920087
I'd say the lens is a bit big for street, and the reach is a bit much for landscape. Having used this in the street, it draws a lot of attention (peopke think you are with a newspaper or something, so its hard to just blend in and get natural shots). Also, 50 mm is cropping a lot of landscape out of your shots.Its a great sharp lens, but not sure it will be what you need