Why do those photographers take so long shots when they travel? Isn't telephoto only this long? Will it take so long to shoot the scenery?

Isn't it a wide angle to shoot the scenery?

Otherwise, shooting scenery definitely needs a wide angle, but it also uses a lot of medium focus and telephoto.

We often take a panoramic view with a wide angle, that is, the lens we see, but when we use a medium telephoto lens, we often take close-ups, such as the wooden houses in the whole village, where clouds are floating and the light is slanting, such as the beautiful castles in the distant mountains.

Give you an album for reference, basically using telephoto:

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Isn't the wide-angle lens shorter?

Why do photographers use such a long SLR lens when traveling?

Yes, the wide-angle lens is shorter.

A long lens is usually a telephoto lens.

It shows that many landscape photographers like to shoot landscapes with telephoto lenses. Why?

Because the wide-angle shooting scene is relatively simple, it is impossible to open the gap.

Imagine, when you arrive at a good scenic spot, if you shoot from a wide angle, can you cover the scenery at this point with only one or two photos? Because it is a wide angle, a lens basically contains all the scenery standing here. You can shoot, others shoot almost the same.

Using a telephoto lens will make a big difference. You don't need everyone's perspective, and there are countless possibilities for framing. So many landscape photographers like to shoot landscapes with telephoto.

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Will you use such a long lens to buy a SLR for scenery in the future?

According to statistics, more than 80-90% of the photos are taken with standard zoom, that is, 24-70, 18- 105 and other lenses. Therefore, when you start learning, you don't have to match telephoto and super wide angle at once. After you have some experience, you can match it according to your own needs.

Telefocus is a little different from human perspective, and it is a process of slow discovery and cultivation. Generally telephoto shooting is often used in very open places, such as Tibet and Xinjiang. This information is for your reference.

About taking scenery, you can refer to one of my articles:

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