Justin B
Preferably, under 800 dollars, but can go up to 1000.
Answer
I was going to give you the newest list from some of my colleagues, but then in the fine print, you mention $800
Sadly you need a minimum of two things. A good entry level DSLR (no problem, there are good ones in your price range) and the second one is a good lens for shooting landscape photos. Herein lies the problem.
A good Nikon 10-24 mm ($810) or Canon 10-22 mm ($860) wide angle lens is going to cost you most of your whole budget. Add a $1000for a Nikon D90 or Canon 50D and as you can see, your budget is blown.
Entry level DSLR's like the Nikon D5000 or Canon 1000d with their 18-55 mm counter parts are are not recommended for serious landscape photographers. The will do the job, sure, but my guess you will eventually want to buy something better.
My colleague who shoots about half of his time shooting landscapes has a Nikon D3x with 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens. That little bundle cost him $9,800 (excluding the $400 tripod and a handful of CF cards) so you can see, serious landscape photography can be expensive.
I was going to give you the newest list from some of my colleagues, but then in the fine print, you mention $800
Sadly you need a minimum of two things. A good entry level DSLR (no problem, there are good ones in your price range) and the second one is a good lens for shooting landscape photos. Herein lies the problem.
A good Nikon 10-24 mm ($810) or Canon 10-22 mm ($860) wide angle lens is going to cost you most of your whole budget. Add a $1000for a Nikon D90 or Canon 50D and as you can see, your budget is blown.
Entry level DSLR's like the Nikon D5000 or Canon 1000d with their 18-55 mm counter parts are are not recommended for serious landscape photographers. The will do the job, sure, but my guess you will eventually want to buy something better.
My colleague who shoots about half of his time shooting landscapes has a Nikon D3x with 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens. That little bundle cost him $9,800 (excluding the $400 tripod and a handful of CF cards) so you can see, serious landscape photography can be expensive.
What is a great all around camera lens for the canon t3i. I want to shoot portraits, landscape, urbanscape,?
jessmister
What is a great all around camera lens for the canon t3i. I want to shoot portraits, landscape, urbanscape, waterfalls, etc. I have about a $1000 to spend. I was looking at the Canon EF Zoom lens - 24 mm - 105 mm - F/4.0 - Canon EF. Please help me.
Answer
The 24-105mm lens is a great one, but it isn't as wide on a cropped sensor camera like the T3i. In reality the wide end would be about 38mm due to the 1.6x crop factor.
The EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 is another lens to check out. It's an optically excellent lens and the constant f/2.8 aperture is handy for low light situations. You don't miss out on the wide end like you do with the 24-105mm.
And if you want a little more versatility but don't mind sacrificing the f/2.8 aperture, the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 also has great image quality.
If you'd like, you can read some reviews on each of the lenses in the link below.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/
Better yet, you can rent lenses to try them out for yourself. When you're spending this much money on a lens, it's not a bad idea.
The 24-105mm lens is a great one, but it isn't as wide on a cropped sensor camera like the T3i. In reality the wide end would be about 38mm due to the 1.6x crop factor.
The EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 is another lens to check out. It's an optically excellent lens and the constant f/2.8 aperture is handy for low light situations. You don't miss out on the wide end like you do with the 24-105mm.
And if you want a little more versatility but don't mind sacrificing the f/2.8 aperture, the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 also has great image quality.
If you'd like, you can read some reviews on each of the lenses in the link below.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/
Better yet, you can rent lenses to try them out for yourself. When you're spending this much money on a lens, it's not a bad idea.
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