Yosemite Valley Photographer

Sometimes it's nice to take a break an photograph the photographers.

Comments and critiques are encouraged. Thanks.

Hi Art,

All-in-all, I really like the canon 24mm lens. If you factor in the price ($290 new), I love it. It's pretty sharp, and f/2.8 beats most zooms at 24mm. My only minor complaints (which aren't a big deal for landscape photography) are that it focuses somewhat slowly and loudly. I also brought a 18-55mm EF-S lens on my trip to Yosemite thinking that I'd want to go wider. But there were surprisingly few opportunities and I was always worried about the quality with the EF-S lens. This lens was just right for most wide scenes.

If you forced me to choose only one prime lens, I would have to go with my trusty Canon 50mm f/1.4. This lens should be in everyone's kit. (Upgrading from the f/1.8 version was worth it for many reasons.) It's very sharp and f/1.4 obviates the need for a flash indoors most of the time.

You might want to check out some of other images in this folder -- many were taken with the 24mm.

What other lenses were you considering?

[Addendum: For some reason, Art removed his comment. He said that he was impressed with the results from the Canon 24mm f/2.8 lens that I used here and asked about my general experiences.]