Ardell Luy: Long lenses are not useful in general for landscapes. Of course you can make with them. But landcape works better with someting between wide angle and a normal vision lens. Several things, first as you have a nice budget think well about the camera and lens you need and if you just want to make mainly landscapes or both general ones. A panoramic camera is my best suggestion for the first. They made several film caneras ranging from long 35 mm photogrqphs to medium format and going some of them towards 360 degrees. I have one and I love it; Fuji still make one of this models. I think some digital ones would have been developped already. Choose a good lens both for this as for the general photography option, wich can be a good dslr. Best wishes...Show more
Bernie Cerra: No doubt the potential for the best Landscape Photography lies in FF or Larger Format. Affordability wise it's the Pentax K5IIs which is weather proof. Same senor as the Nikon D7000 without! an AA Filter. Cost, features, and IQ wise I just don't think much beats it. It's highly rated in those 3 categories so for under $1000 you just can't find much with the features and the IQ this model has. To find better you would need to couple a higher end lens on a higher end body and get closer $2000 .... say a Nikon D7100 with an excellent Nikkor lens ... then to beat that you would have to reach $4000 plus with a 2k body and a 2k lens..... but maybe the Sony A7 with the better Sony 50mm at around $2500 would still give that 2k by 2k rig at $4000 total a very good run? But imagine the Sony A7r with that lens still puts you in at 3k plus...... I'd buy a Fuji X-e1 with the 18-50 kit and a Fuji 27mm and have two great lenses and be teetering on $1000 with a nice rig, a very nice rig indeed..... who needs light speed af for Landscapes anywho? Unlike Nikons I could still mount any manual focus lens and still have infinity focus. Unlike Sony I would have very nice Zeiss like! native glass at a fraction of Sony Zeiss cost..... I'd rather! be all consumed with my shot, the light, the angles..... then worrying if I had the best of any rig though, what a distraction to the whole concept?...Show more
Donte Schoenhals: first of all, you typically want wide angle for landscapes, not super zoom. however a dedicated wide angle for a dlsr can be as much as your budget. you can definitely get a new canon or nikon up to date Dslr with a nice general purpose lens for well under 1000!!!
Rayford Speziale: For the best images a DSLR should be what you're looking for. You want a large sensor for better detail and color. However, the lens used really matters since landscapes are usually done with a wide-angle lens. Another item I consider mandatory for landscape photography is a good solid tripod.With a basic DSLR like the Sony A580 or Pentax K-r or Canon T3 or Nikon D3100 you'll get an 18-55mm zoom lens. Although 18mm isn't as wide as some people might like its still suitable for making good landscape pictures.! The trick is in knowing how.One of the first things you need to learn about is Depth of Field (DOF). Landscapes require a deep DOF so that everything from the foreground to infinity is in focus, especially since its always a good idea to have something of interest in the foreground. There are only three factors that affect your DOF:1) The focal length of the lens.2) The f-stop used.3) The subject distance.These sites will help you learn about DOF and how to control it:1) http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html2) http://www.kamerasimulator.se/eng/?page_id=23) http://www.illustratedphotography.com/photography-...At Site 1 you can use the DOF Calculator to compute your DOF using any combination of the three factors imaginable. With a Sony, Pentax or Nikon DSLR and using the 18mm end of your zoom you can achieve a very deep DOF. Here's how:Set the aperture to f16 and focus on a subject at 5 feet away. Lock the focus.Your DOF will be from 2'-0'' to infinity so anything 2'-0'' in fr! ont of your camera to as far as you can see - infinity - will be in foc! us. Now find a worthy scene and look for something of interest like a piece of driftwood or some flowers - anything you find interesting. Remember to use the Rule of Thirds though. Now as long as you stay a little more than 2'-0'' away from your object of interest it will be in focus as will everything behind it.Additional tips:1) Always shoot at your camera's highest resolution. You paid for those megapixels so use them.2) Use ISO 100.3) Have your camera on a tripod.4) Shoot in Aperture Priority. Your goal is to control your DOF so shooting in Aperture Priority allows you to do that.5) Use the camera's self-timer to release the shutter.These were made with a vintage 35mm film camera:http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/3982233634...http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/4032748624......Show more
Randa Hessell: Check here a good photography course online: http://photography-course.info You can be like the masses of humanity and buy a camera you can afford that has! auto this and that for worry free picture taking. And learn through trial and error how to use something like aperture or shutter priority auto modes or even attempt to use the thing on full manual mode. You seem to know already there is some thinking to using a camera and to take pictures. A good place to start is by reading the owners manual that comes with a camera. Read the information and look at the illustrations with part names and look at the real camera. Handle the camera and take pictures. Let me rephrase that. Take pictures to learn how to use the camera and maybe even to keep some. Don't start with important stuff you cannot photograph over again such as birthdays, a toddlers first steps. That puts picture taking out of the learning phase and puts the pressure and emphasis to taking pictures for real and to keep. These first pictures are for you to learn how to use your camera. And you have learned how to use your camera when you can take pictures with it and c! an teach others how to use it. Honest. You can also go to a college in ! your area and take a beginning photography course. There you will be taught the basics even a pro must learn and do in their work. Camera handling and use, taking exposures with film and/or digital cameras, and maybe even some photo assignments to get some real time learning. In this learning do not take serious pictures you must keep as that detracts from the learning aspect of the class. Do so only if you have mastered the use of your camera before class is over. It's like growing up in a way. And I am happy you know there is a way to learn how to use a camera and take pictures. It's like learning how to drive I suppose. Someone can teach you or you can get taught at a driving school. Both will get you a drivers liscense. One though will really teach you the fundamentals you can use for the rest of your driving career....Show more
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Hollis Demasters: A Nikon D3100, D5100 would be ! fine. It is more about the lenses than the camera. Pretty much any camera out there would be fine, as long as you had a decent zoom range. Sony makes some really nice cameras, and of course so does Canon. Sony is no doubt the best bang for the buck these days. Their lenses are top-notch, and they have a good selection of lenses from which to choose.http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/731646-REG/S...Sony just announced some new cameras that will hit the market in a few months. That means that the older camera prices will drop. Their older cameras will be fine for you.I would highly recommend you buy from a local dealer who is an actual camera store. Why?1. They are very knowledgeable.2. They will let you handle the cameras and lenses. Try that with an on-line place.3. If you have issues, you can call, or drop in and ask questions. That is worth the extra 25-5% they MAY charge.4. Most buy and sell used equipment. You can get some good deals with used equipment.Good luck, an! d have fun....Show more
Cherlyn Tefera: Kenrockwell says a lot. ! In this case, i agree with him. The best landscape camera is a 4x5 field camerahttp://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/4x5.htmbetter lenses, much better resolution too. the colours, shadows, depth makes me go wow every time.End game.Landscape photography is more to do with the following skillsluckunderstanding lightpatienceexploration...Show more
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