The only TWO lenses you'll ever need | LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY 

I neglected to mention that my F stops doing landscapes mainly range from F8 to F11, hence I don’t need fast lenses. I know that Sony GM lens is a 2.8, but wow it is incredibly versatile and super sharp 👍📸

This mirrors my setup, and am happy to see other photographers using it. I have a 24-70 2.8 and a 100-400 4.5 and I find they cover pretty much every focal length I could want while keeping weight / hassle down.

Have had similar thoughts for a little while now Adrian. With my Z7ii I've decided on three lenses, the 14-30, 24-120 and 100-400 (also have the 1.4 T/C) and that has me covered for, I believe, all scenarios. All up the camera bag weighs in at a tick over 7 kilos and I'm comfortable with that.

Fully agree on the choice of zoom lenses these days Adrian. I think it used to be very true that there was a massive gap in sharpness between primes and zooms but these days there are some cracking zoom lenses around that you would be hard pushed to tell the difference between that and a prime. Cheers mate👍

Hi, great video, wonder if you ever considered a Tamron 18-400?

You guys are too fancy i just use sony rx100m1 And do it just fine lol

Till recently when I changed from Nikon F mount to Z, I just used the 28-300. Often doing two or three shot panoramas for wider views. Now I find the Z 14-24 used most often. I also have the Z 24-70. The thing about shooting at 14mm and F8 is the great depth of field. I'm always learning. Just a hobbyist. Ah one lesson recently learned was to have much greater overlaps in panoramas. One last thing. As I love to do birds and other wildlife also but hate changing lenses, I just purchased a Z5 to dedicate to landscapes and My Z9 carries the 100-400 + either TC for wildlife.

Great video, Adrian! I lusted after the Canon 14-35 f/4 for a long time but in the end, when Canon put the EF 17-40 f/4 L on sale for only 499 I decided to go with that for my ultra-wide, I already owned a proper EF to RF adapter. I find that the ultra-wide is my least used lens but you have to have one because some shots just require it. I like the 17-40 range but 14-35 would probably be even better. I think one of my biggest mistakes when I bought my Nikon F glass was picking the 14-24 2.8 instead of the 16-35 f/4. The 14-24 is too heavy and bulbous. I'm still waiting for an ultra-wide Z DX lens which is finally on the roadmap. Then I'll have a massive range in an ultra-light three lens package with the Z50 as my landscape camera. I love how you have figured out that you rarely need 36-79mm for your landscape work. I'm not sure if I can say the same but I wouldn't be surprised if, after some research, I could find out that I don't use those focal lengths much either. LOL

I agree - I always hear that a 24-70 is the “go-to” lens for landscape, but I use (on APS-C) a 10-24 & 55-200 (FF equiv 15-36 and 80-300) and find these great. If photographing in the bush a.k.a woodland photography, then this is the only time I might want something in the “normal” range

My favourite lens is 24-70mm then 70-200 & then 16-35 on landscape photography

Nikon 20mm f1.8 on my D800 and Nikon 17-55 f2.8 DX on my D7200 Sometimes I use the Nikon 70-300 f??? On my D7200 because of the (x 1.5) reach. I've a 24-120 f4 which I never use and a Sigma 10-20 mm which I used to use on the D7200 before I bought the 20mm for my D800 and is now redundant also. I bought into the Lumix mf3 for travel before the pandemic and I now believe Mirrorless is the way to go. Size, Weight and ease of use. I will possibly sell off the DSLRs at some stage but full frame Mirrorless are far too expensive for what I do

I use Sony and take a Zeiss 16-35 F4, Sigma 24-70 and the 100-400. I analyzed my footage and use all of them. But the 24-70 most for travel pictures with people. If I would only shoot landscapes it wouldn't be as necessary.

Great video Adrian and some amazing footage from your past adventures around the world! I'm guilty of a very heavy backpack on my landscape photography trips. I usually take my 16-35, 24-70, and 70-300, but like you, rarely use the mid-range 24-70 when I'm traveling. Totally agree with the Tamron and Sigma alternative lens choices. Great lenses at a fantastic price. Great stuff as always mate. Hope you are doing well, have a great weekend!

Adrian, I agree with you, in fact some of the best sunrise photos I have taken have been with the 200-500 at 500mm.

I use a similar lens range with the Canon R5. 24-105mm RF and 100-500mm RF. I also have the 17-40mm EF via the adaptor which is surprisingly sharp. I always have the 24-105mm with me and take either the 17-40mm or the 100-500mm depending on where I'm going.

As a complete newbie photographer, would I regret purchasing the RF15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM as a more affordable option over the RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM? Can someone explain the main difference with these two lenses?

I used to have the Nikon Z 14-30 mm f/4 S lens and the Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3 lens. I loved the compactness and weight combo with my Z6 II/Z7 II. The set-up covered focal lengths from 14 mm to 200 mm. I brought the combo with me on my hikes. However, the corner sharpness of these lenses is not great. I sold the 14-30 mm and gave the 24-200 mm to my bro-in-law for his Z5. I bought a used Z 14-24 mm f/2.8 S and still waiting for the 24-120 mm f/4 S lens. The 14-24 mm is awesome (except for the price)!

Hi Andrian, interesting that you don't use a midrange lens. My 24-70GM is probably my most used lens. But you know: 5 photographers, 5 different behaviors :) I agree, that the Sony GM lenses are amazing. Not only that they are incredibly sharp, but the feasible aperture range is also outstanding. And this is really an advantage, as it makes things much easier out on location. Just the price is a big downside, as you have mentioned. However, a fantastic video Adrian. I really like that you have considered different camera brands, although you are a Nikon user. I guess it has been great fun to try out all the flagship cameras last year. Have a great weekend, Christian

Great video, Andrian! I have a crop sensor camera so I use a 10-18 mm lens which is the equivalent to around a 16-35. My second lens is an 18-200. I am constrained by price so I can't purchase any other lens so I have learned to be creative with what I have. Thanks for sharing the video. I now have ideas for long lenses that I could possibly purchase when I have the means to do so.

Another great Photography vlog Adrian, have to agree when carrying all lenses and like you, just 2 or 3 when going out exploring. Nice drone shots at the beginning. Many thanks for sharing your work and info :)

Agreed. Since I bought the Tamron 50 400 I sold the Sony 70 200 right away.

D800E 14-24 -2.8 , 70-200 2.8 , And the little old 50-1.8..

Mine: 16-35 f/4 and 70-200 f/2.8

Very interesting video! On my full frame Nikon D750, for landscape photos I travel with Nikkor 50mm f1.4 and 24mm f2.8 lenses. Lightweight, versatile, tack sharp. One of my favorite things about your channel is that you thoughtfully present new ideas that help others expand their enjoyment of photography. Thank you for your channel!

I am still a sucker for punishment and take 5 lenses with me :-( Sony 100-400 GM with a 1.4x tc; Canon 16-35 f4L with a MC11; Sony 24-105G, Sony 20mm 1.8G and a Sony 14mm 1.8GM , covers pretty much everything that I need. but the 20mm and 14mm are super light :-)

Hello Adrian Camera body: Nikon D7200 For short hikes: 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina 40mm f2.8 macro Nikon 70-300mm f4-5.6 VC Tamron or For long hikes 10-20mm 4.5-5.6 AFP VR Nikon 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 VR Nikon

Hi, I personally using for landscape photography Canon Eos R and RF 15-35 F2.8, RF 24-105 F4 and RF 70-200 F4

Hi Adrian I use canon EF lenses 100-400 and 28-135 im looking at the 16-35 would suggest the f 2.8 of f4

I use the 24-120mm f4 kit lens that came along with my D850. What do you think about that lens? I get good landscape photos out of it.

I currently use the Sony 16-35mm GM and 70-200mm GM II for landscapes when I travel. I'm currently waiting on the 24-70mm GM II to see if it will be joining my travel kit. I also take my 100-400mm GM if I'll be shooting wildlife.

I use 28-70 sig and 70-300L lenes. If I were stronger I would only carry one beast. 28-300L

Hi, great vid. I shoot Fuji and here are the lenses I use: X-T4 body XF 1.4x TC WR (Teleconverter) XF 10-24mm MK II XF 16-55mm XF 50-140mm

This is Landscape good! Thank you Adrian for sharing this secret with everyone. People want to bring “big” glass and primes and end up doing just as you said, never even got them out of the bag… I like how you also got common filter threads too. That is next level to be honest. Thanks!

Good recommendations. I’m pretty much a two lens man myself these days although I have a cheeky third lens. I have the Sony A7IV and use the sony 14mm f/1.8 GM for my nightscape work, the sony 16-35mm f/2.8 for most of my landscape work, and the tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 for anything else. I’ve had super telephoto zoom lenses before but I find them all too heavy for my tolerance, plus I like to take photos of family/pet dogs when I’m out and about, so the versatility of the 35-150mm is ideal. But I wholeheartedly agree that for landscape photography you just need a wide zoom and a longer zoom. In the last I thought a 24-70 would do it all, but I actually found it frustrating because it doesn’t cover the wide stuff or the long stuff - just the bit in between that’s less useful.

I have both Sony GM lenses and have never looked back. Sharp as a tack and a versatile focal range that suit me fine. Great advice and vlog Adrian 👌

Great! We also love Landscape Photography 📸

I saw you using something like a NiSi filter system across both lenses. I’m curious, is that really the case, one system for both lenses, when the wide angles tend to have bulbous front lens elements and permanent attached hoods?

Nice video, Adrian! Nikon 24-120 f4 VR plays fine with my D850 for landscapes. Though 50mm f1,4 and 80-200 f2,8 are my favorite ones for shooting people

Hi, I used Nikon 24-70mm f2,8 (non VR) and Tamron 100-400 mm to Nikon F mount.

I use the Nikon Z7 with the Nikkor 24-120/4 S Z mount as my 90% of the time lens. My second lens is your AF-S Nikkor 80-400 with the Nikon FTZ adapter. They are both awesome; totally sharp everywhere. I do carry the Nikkor 14-30/4 S Z mount in my bag also because it is so light. It is sensational and then I have literally everything covered. I carry my Mavic Air2s drone in the bag with two extra batteries, too. The whole package with the Tripod Strapped to the side weighs about 15 pounds.

great video. most of my shots are about the same focal length as yours i shoot with the Canon R6 And Canon RP i use the EF to RF adapter with the Tokina 16-28 and the Sigma 50-500 both are older lenses but work great

15kg backpack full of gear….great for your back mate😀😀 Awesome video mate, love the way you put this one together! These 2 lenses are perfect and super versatile for landscape photography! Those shots you took in Iceland…. Will never get sick of them:) Wanna go now grrr! Cheers👍👍

Hi, I use the Olympus em-1 iii + 8-25mm f4 and 40-150mm f2.8! It covers from 16 to 300mm in Full Frame terms, with a little gap between 50 and 80mm. I love the results and I can travel light!

Hi Adrian great video I totally agree with you. Although I have been lazy lately with photography I can relate at the beginning I would put in my bag my nifty 50, 75-300 kit lens and 24-70mm 2.8 and when I got back I realized I had only used one of the three so I did a little research and purchased the Tamron 18-400mm 3.5 to 6.3 IS now its on my camera 99pct of the time with that 18mm wide angle and 400 zoom distance it has served me well. Now when I do go out I only pack 24-70mm 2.8 and the Tamron 18-400mm. Have a wonderful weekend Amigo wishing you and Christie HAPPY EASTER. 🙏🏼📸

For my d850 I normally carry 3 lenses for landscape photography these are the 18-35mm f3.5-4.5, 24-70mm 2.8g and the 70-200f4. It's still heavy but manageable. If you have a Z7 the 14-30mm and 24-200mm would make a great lightweight landscape kit.

Great stuff Adrian, I really should do the same, instead of taking my three lenses just take the two I use most, 16-35 and 100-400. Top value video mate, giving ideas for other brand users is super helpful for a wide audience too! 👍

Incredible photos. I live in the most beautiful place in the world and hope to be able to take photos like you some day.

if you had to bring a prime lens for landscape, what would you pick between 35mm and 40mm?

It is always pure agony when going someplace new to decide which lenses to pack. The thing I find worse than realizing you lugged lenses around you never used is coming across a situation where you wished you had packed something else. Nature tends to taunt me and presents great opportunities for whatever focal length I didn't pack. Great video.

Yeh, that would be the Fuji 10-24mm and the 70-300mm for the XF series... Just sayin' 🙂 (Although my most used lens is Fuji's 18-55. But the beauty is, the Fuji's are so small and lightweight, I don't mind bringing the third lens.)

Good review, thx. But have you ever tried the 16-35 on the Z7? This would be interested to me because I own a Z9 and an old D700 and am just thinking about buying the 16-35 instead of the 14-30S and using it with the FTZ II adapter. Do you have any experiences with that specific combo?

My favorite are 16-35 and 70-200

So true, width and length then most situations are covered.

Looks like those lenses work perfectly for you! Some amazing shots in that line up and loved the vision of the places you've traveled with your camera. Just so beautiful!

After going through many different lenses in EF and RF versions, I chose the 14-35 F4L IS USM to shoot everything. It's a lightweight lens weighing only 540 grams, great image stabilisation for shooting at night and a very comfortable range of focal lengths for shooting all around and landscapes. I am delighted with the quality of the images I get with this lens, great colours and image sharpness as good as my old prime RF 24 F1.8 for example, and definitely better versatility and image quality.

I own the Nikon 80-400mm lf/4.5-5.6 ED VR ens you highlighted in this video, but I've never applied it to landscape photography. I mainly use my Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 and the Nikon 24-120mm f/4. Both render very sharply focused images.

Good advice. In my experience as a photographer I found the 16-35mm interesting but not very useful. I made the choice of a 24-70mm (impressive) and a 70-300mm (not so impressive). The 70-300mm is a really nice lens, but it is not tropicalized and the length when extended is often too long to safely contain filters with filter holder. A 70-200 not extendable with the tripod handle would have been a smarter choice (now is in my wish list)

Thank you for your sharing. Your LANDSCAPE photos are very beautiful. Awesome

TS-E 24 on Lumix S1R High res gives me 187 megapixels. 60mm macro on E-M1x. Hifh res gives me 50 megapixels hand held, 80 on a tripod. Both have internal focus stacking (doesn't work with manual lenses, of course) pre-burst.

Hi Adrian, nice tips! Just a question - for the kind of wide-angle landscape shots you take, would something like a 24mm prime work instead of the wide-angle zoom? I'm asking because I happen to have a Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G I use for filming my lectures and rarely anything else. I seldom shoot wide-angle stills, so I've never found any motivation to invest on more glass in that range. The 24mm f/1.4G is not exactly cheap (I got mine used), but perfect for my use case (shooting video indoors with background blur and a tight room) and also has a 77mm filter thread. That being said, I also have a lingering interest on landscape photography and astrophotography, but still not to the point of making me want to spend more money on wide-angle lenses. My 24mm f/1.4 is a specialist lens, true, but it's a workhorse for me, so I'd like to make do with it if possible.

Great video Adrian! As per usual!

Holy trinity + 35mm 1.8

for travel I use my m.Zuikko 8mm f1.8 and 12-100mm zoom lens

Great helping video. I hope I will be going less loaded on trips

My dream set up is Sony 16-35 2.8 ii and Tamron 50-400 4.5-6.3.

Wow amazing photos you can tell you have been at it for awhile by your photos 😊

I use D3x, 14mm, 24mm for mine.

Thank you!

Lovely ❤

I am using D7100 and live the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 for landscaping and low light shooting or add an extension tube as macro.

Great video Adrian 👊

I suspect that you also have a tilt/shift lens in your bag.

Good info, subscribed!

Sir may i ask for a suggestion for a 1 lens for street photography and landscape go to. Thanks

Hi Adrian, would you prefer Sony A1 or Nikon D850?

a single lens for portrait and landscape photography ,which lens is you prefer

Hey there! I’ve just ordered my new A7R3 and would love to know your opinion on the Tamron 35-150 2-2.8 I think it might be the winner for me. Could add a 18-35 or something afterwards to complete the landscape setup for now😊

On Sony, we have even better options now for the telephoto range. Tamron 40-400mm and Sigma 60-600mm.

Very great video. Actually shared optics and camera's with my kid. Full frame cameras, two bags. Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 and samyang 24 F1.4 to night shots (milky-way, lights city,...). to landscape, 14-24 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8, & one 300 f4. To city's travel, used the nikkor 135 f2 DC-D, 70-200 f2.8. To family and friends portraits and events, 17-55 f2.8, 135 f2 DC, 105 f2.5, 50 F1.4. To my favorite sports, race cars and F1, 70-200 f2.8, 300 f4. 200 f4. Share photo optics and camera's and my children it's more easy and don't charge one great weight.

I use an 8-16, and a 18-300 - sometimes if I think I might need it I'll bring a 28 1.4 Never had a problem

I have a little bit different philosophy for travel; a few light primes and the tamy 28-200 but like you say horses for courses. I really wana test out that 100-400 Sony like you did. It's suppose to be even macro worthy with a spacer :) Loved all the Broll in this btw Ad👌

Thanks for the video. I prefer shooting landscapes with medium format and large format cameras. On my 4x5 inch large format camera, I use the following two lenses: 90mm f/5.6 (wide) 135mm f/5.6 (normal) For medium format, I use the following two lenses: 50mm f/4.5 (wide) 90mm f/3.8 (normal) For small format 35mm film, I use the following two lenses: 28mm f/2.8 (wide) 55mm f/3.5 macro (normal) However, for APS-C digital, I use the following two weather resistant zoom lenses on a weather resistant Fuji X digital body: 16-55mm f/2.8 50-140mm f/2.8

hi. i like ur channel alot , i own a d750, and i like to get into land scape photography, can u make a vedio about tripod plz

Great advice Adrian. I'm a Canon 5DsR user and I have a suit of lenses that have a focal length between 16mm to 200mm. I should stick to 2 lenses: 16-35 f/2.8 and the 70 - 200mm f/2.8 (very heavy). Buti I often find myself carrying a 24-70mm and a 24-105mm. I'm going to take your advice and just take the wide angle (16-35mm) and telephoto (70-200) + a x 2 extender. I suffer from lower back issues and need to make some changes to the weight I carry. Thanks for sharing your experience. Cheers!

Hi Adrian....I have used the Nikkor 17-35D 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 for years...along with a TC1.7 to give me that mid range if needed (not often) Due to arthritis issues..Im finding i cant hike too far now, especially with the weight, so keeping it local-ish ! Great work mate!

I use the 28-300mm f/3.5 and the 20mm f/1.8 FX lenses when I go out to shoot a landscape. On my old D5500 I used to take the DX lens 10-24mm f/3.5 and the 18-200mm f/3.5. I looked at all my photos in Lightroom from my last couple of shoots and found I rarely used longer than 120mm focal length. Your photos are gorgeous though. You must do a LOT of travelling!

Do you ever change into crop mode to get a little extra reach? I sometimes do on D810 as there’s still plenty of pixels!

I come from a small country, Malta. I mostly do street based photography taking pictures of churches and old buildings. My favourite three lenses for this so far (using EOS M50 Mark II) are the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM prime lense, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM wide angle zoom lense and the EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM zoom lense.

The 80-400 has become one of my favorite lens to travel with my D850 and it seems to play nice with my Z5. Just curious, how does the 16-35 work with your Z7 ? Thank you

Hi !!! I use 16-35/4 on my D800E , and 80-400 VR II on my D800+MBD12. I uso also 45 PCE 2.8 , a fantastic lens for panoramic and macro.

For landscape photography I’m using three lenses on my journeys: The Nikkor 16-35mm f/4, the kid Lens Nikkor Z 24-70 F4 S and the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8. For the two F-mount lenses I’m using the Ftz ii adapter and it’s doing a pretty good job. The only lens I was having a problem with this adapter was the Tamron 105mm macro lens. But a software update has fixed the problem and didn’t cost any cent. Greetings

Sony user here, and have both 16 35 gm and !00 400 Gm, I must admit while Ive taken a lot of good images with 100 400, I do find it a big big for travel.and most shots below the 200 mark, have you experienced the Tamron 28 to 200 ? or know of photographers that have used it. Would love your comments.

Canon t3i with stock 18-55 mm lens💪Yeahhhh 😅😂