Originally posted by reggiebarbee i just bought a pentax k50...would like to know the best lens in terms of quality below $600 to take full photos of large trees...someone has suggested the 35mm f/2.0...do i need to go to a 28 or a 21...any help would be most appreciated...also does anyone think the k5ii is significantly better than the k50 lens being equal...thanks...reggie
The K-50 will be fine, both cameras have advantages over each other, both use the same sensor. There is no one lens for shooting trees. It all depends on how distance and composition. Different focal lengths can really let you change your composition. Examples, going from shorter to longer lengths:
I a wooded area, I wanted emphasize the tree's roots, 10mm, Tamron 10-24
24mm, Tamron 10-24
Using the group of leaf barren trees to showcase the sky behind them, 48mm, DA18-135
Using the tree as a focal point to show snow, blowing winds and convey cold, 60mm DA18-135.
Another using the trees to put interest into a sundown sky, 70mm, Tamron 70-200
This is a little busier photo, I used a longer focal length here to bring the elements "closer". The tree is out in the middle of a field, several hundred yards from the farm buildings, This also makes the full moon look larger. 170mm, Tamron 70-200.
This one also uses a longer focal length to catch and compress a scene that was not too close. The deer were probably 200 yards away and the tree line more than that past the deer. The longer length let me get the deer in the pic and really enlarged the setting sun. 300mm, DA55-300.