Newbie here: Best digital Camera for landscapes?

[tiger20]

I will be shotting mostly landscapes when I get my camera. Any opinions? lenses? filters? what do I need?

I have an older digital Olympus C-70 right not. it's about 3 years old now. I need to upgrade.

[dtrayers]

Are you still in the market for a Digital Rebel? If that's the camera you get then you'll have lots of lens options. You may think you'll need a wide angle, but I find I use my zoom and telephoto lenses more for landscapes than the wider angles.

Here's some reading for you:

http://www.photo.net/learn/nature/atkins-primer

For accessories, you'll definately need a good tripod, a cable release, and a circular polarizer,.

[tiger20]

Yep. I had heard about the D-Rebel for a long time now. I'm just waiting a bit until people buy-up the 20D and unload their D-Rebels. I don't mind used gear. Do I need the "Kit" or just buy a telephoto + tripod. where is a good place to shop?

[Andy_T]

You best get the kit lens also, as it's the cheapest way to get wide angle coverage on the DRebel. That is helpful for landscapes, to say the least.

Check out the 'marketplace' section, a lot of users are offering their DRebels or 10D's at attractive prices.

Best regards,
andy

[CyberDyneSystems]

I would not wait to long for a used D-rebel.. right now is when there is a "glut" in the marlet fo used Drebeles as the early adopters look to unload them to pay for the 20D ( :( I know all to well.. I let my 10D go for a song :( )

Best of course is not really such a relative term. The BEST Canon Digital for landscapes would be the 1Ds or 1Ds MkII at $7K or more.. then you'd need a lens or two.

Any SLR is a good option.. again giving you access to the lenses available.

If you are looking for an all in one point and shoot (ie lens built in) then the "G" series or "Pro1" EVFs might be a good choice.

[fredpb]

Any good quality camera with decent optics you can put filters on. For landscapes with a digital camera you should have the options of UV filter and polarizer.

[blinking8s]

I would not wait to long for a used D-rebel.. right now is when there is a "glut" in the marlet fo used Drebeles as the early adopters look to unload them to pay for the 20D ( :( I know all to well.. I let my 10D go for a song :( )

Best of course is not really such a relative term. The BEST Canon Digital for landscapes would be the 1Ds or 1Ds MkII at $7K or more.. then you'd need a lens or two.

Any SLR is a good option.. again giving you access to the lenses available.

If you are looking for an all in one point and shoot (ie lens built in) then the "G" series or "Pro1" EVFs might be a good choice.

do you regret it though?

[CyberDyneSystems]

Well. I know I was "done" with it. (I really can't use 3 digital SLRs)

I guess that the regret would be in the hindsite that If I was not in any rush to sell.. I could have getten a bettrer deal in the long run If I didn't sell on the net...

But who knows how long that would have taken.

[dtrayers]

Like CDS said, you don't need a SLR to take good landscapes...

These were taken with a Canon G3:

http://home.comcast.net/~dtrayers/vancouver/html/index.htm

You can find a used G5 for a lot less than a Digital Rebel. Granted you don't have the advantage of interchangeable lenses and it isn't as fast on the draw, but how fast do landscapes move?

A big benefit of the G3/G5 (and I think the G6) is the built in ND filter. Great for slow shutter speeds for waterfall effects.