A Versatile and Effective Two-lens Kit for Landscape Photography

The beauty of landscape photography is that there are so many different ways to photograph the same scene. As such, it is nice to have options to cover the full range of scenarios, but that also needs to be balanced by keeping the amount of bulk you are hiking with in check. This excellent video discusses a versatile two-lens kit that will not break the bank or your back.

Coming to you from Mike Smith, this great video discusses a two-lens kit for landscape photography: the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD and Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD. I really think photographers should consider carrying a telephoto lens in addition to a wide zoom. The latter is the standard tool of choice for landscape work, but a telephoto can help you single out isolated interesting elements and create more abstract images, allowing you to get more shots out of a single scene, which can be quite beneficial if you have to hike a long way to get to a location. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Smith.

And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out "Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi." 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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Canon RF14-35/4 + Canon RF70-200/4 for me. I'm missing a sweet middle spot but I was very unimpressed with the RF24-105/4.

There are many combinations but for me works Sony 24-105 f4 G OSS and Sony 70-200 f4 OSS. Often in my bag I have at least one prime lens such as TTartisan 11mm f2.8 or Samyang 24mm f1.8 or Sony 55mm 1.8.
I am not familiar with Cannon RF24-105/4 but the Sony version 24-105 f4 G lens is must in my bag. It is with excellent quality and results.

Yes, these two lenses with these focal length ranges, or abouts, is a good combination. As for the brand....I'll stick with 'other than third brand' lenses and shoot with the Nikons, Hasselblads, Leicas, etc

It seems the trend is to do articles about mirrorless lenses & cameras but where is the EF? If photographers are ditching their equipment send me their info...I would love to add to my super telephoto Canon L series