What is the Best Canon Lens for Landscape Photography

[Xenedis]

I'm also struggling to decide which UWA to go with when I move to full frame shortly... 16-35mm or 14mm or TSE 17mm... tough decision, all so expensive...

One thing of which to be aware if you're considering the 14/2.8L II or TS-E 17/4L is that neither lens can support filters.

Both lenses have a significantly convex objective element which protrudes considerably beyond the lens barrel. The 14/2.8L II has an in-built metal hood to protect the objective element, but neither lens has filter threads.

The 16-35/2.8L II has an 82mm filter thread. If you use 'creative' filter systems (ie, glass/resin filters from the likes of Lee, Singh-Ray, Cokin and Hi-Tech, which slot into a holder), you need the larger size (supporting 150mm x 100mm filters), which Cokin calls 'Z-PRO'.

[cam bicknell]

If it's possible try before you buy is a good idea. I recently borrowed a mates lens for the weekend to help me decide between it and another and worked out that it wasn't either of them that I was after.

[flossed]

Is the Canon 15-85mm any good?

[carrg1954]

Ok , so I'll ask, why select a 16-35 f2.8 when recommending landscape lenses ?
I know it's either the 17-40 f4, but surely the 16-35 either mk 1 or 2 are not landscape lenses. Aren't you going to stop down to f9 to 16, so if you are on a 1.6 or 1.3 crop then the corners aren't an issue. Full frame is another matter, then perhaps a zeiss 21. I'm not flaming, here but it sure bugs me when horizons are not level and not straight. It should be the first thing you look at in PP :-) regards