Crand Canyon

I have a Canon T1i camera. I am going to be going to the Grand Canyon. My question is what lense would you use to take pics of the canyon. I am new so please help. Thanks for all your help.

What's your budget? I suggest a wide angle lens. If you are on a tight-ish budget, then I'd go with the Canon 10-22. If not, go get yourself the Canon 17-40L.

Five hundred would be my budget.

THen maybe the Canon 10-22, or the Tokina 12-24. My vote, for the Tokina.

What lens (or lenses) do you already have? Are you looking to take pictures of ultra wide landscapes, or other things, or both?

The Sigma 10-20 is another solid choice. I don't think the 17-40 will be wide enough on a crop sensor.

thatkatmat wrote in post #10436719
The Sigma 10-20 is another solid choice. I don't think the 17-40 will be wide enough on a crop sensor.

Oops, just saw you have a T1i!

Logg_1 wrote in post #10436665
What's your budget? I suggest a wide angle lens. If you are on a tight-ish budget, then I'd go with the Canon 10-22. If not, go get yourself the Canon 17-40L.

I think those two lens are actually the same exact price for the most part anyways.

greene.matt wrote in post #10436751
I think those two lens are actually the same exact price for the most part anyways.

Quite possibly, unless he/she plans on buying it new.

The lense that came with the camera 18mm-50mm. I am open to any brand as long as it is good quality lense

I just came back from grand canyon, you will need the wide angle lens to capture the breath of the landscape.
with your crop caemra, i suggest go with canon 10-22

In my opinion, an ultra-wide and the Grand Canyon don't mix well. Most ultra-wide shots I've seen of places like that have virtually nothing of interest in the foreground and the rest is so small (appearing to be more distant than it is) that the whole image is uninteresting.

I would add something like a 70-200 to the 18-55 and use them both for scenery such as that at the Grand Canyon. In addition to the landscape, you'll find that there's a lot of interesting small wildlife in the foreground that you'd want the 200mm for.

SkipD wrote in post #10437116
In my opinion, an ultra-wide and the Grand Canyon don't mix well. Most ultra-wide shots I've seen of places like that have virtually nothing of interest in the foreground and the rest is so small (appearing to be more distant than it is) that the whole image is uninteresting.

I would add something like a 70-200 to the 18-55 and use them both for scenery such as that at the Grand Canyon. In addition to the landscape, you'll find that there's a lot of interesting small wildlife in the foreground that you'd want the 200mm for.

+1. Well said.

Although I agree it's nice to get the scenery and the wildlife, I couldn't imagine going to the Grand Canyon without an ultrawide as well to capture the grandeur of it all. I will add that I've seen some amazing shots of the Big Bend and other locations with an ultrawide....But to each there own and I understand your thought process to some extent.