What lens do you think is the best for taking pictures of lotuses with a full-frame SLR?

70-200, 70-200, 70-200...

Say important things three times.

1. To take pictures of lotus, of course, you have to go to the lotus pond and take pictures of big scenes. It is possible, but it is difficult to stand out because the lotus pond is not your own and the environment is inevitably a bit messy. Shooting big scenes will give you a shocking feeling. challenge. When it comes to taking close-ups, 24-70 is not enough. Unless the lotus grows next to the pond, or the lotus is a little further away, you can’t even reach the lotus pond with your whole body (don’t ask me how I know this). Macro is good, but in such a big pool, where can I use a tripod? 70-200 is undoubtedly the best choice.

2. When shooting lotus with telephoto, you can basically point where to shoot, and it can block out the cluttered background to the maximum extent and highlight the subject. Moreover, the blur effect of telephoto is simply great, which is exactly what you want. This is the best way to shoot lotus flowers.

3. Although I know, I shot the lotus with 24-70 because I didn’t have money to buy 70-200. The shooting process was so difficult that I almost fell into the lotus pond, so if I have money, I’d better use it. Use 70-200.

Which SLR lens is the best for photographing lotus flowers?

In recent days, frogs are singing in the lotus pond, and colorful butterflies are flying; lotus flowers are blooming, and the colors are purple and red; the lotus leaves are fragrant, and tourists are "soulless"... This is the lotus photography "spring".

Lotus photography in a broad sense includes large scenes in the lotus pond scenic area, popular scenes of tourists gathering, and celestial phenomena in the lotus pond at sunrise and sunset; including the wonderful arrangements and special activities of the Lotus Festival; including the various expressions of lotus appreciators Thousands of postures, dialogues and exchanges between lotus and people; including the various charms of the lotus itself; including the intimate and harmonious "brothers and sisters" of the lotus; including the colorful butterflies, dragonflies, birds, insects and fish playing with the flowers; and the lotus pond culture derived and expanded from it; Wait, the "shooting" is endless.

Lotus photography in the narrow sense generally involves describing and photographing the lotus itself, supplemented by taking photos of people; more people are more concerned about photographing the "original" lotus.

For this purpose, using a medium telephoto lens is undoubtedly the best choice, such as 70-200/2.8 and a telephoto lens with a focal length of less than 300.

First, shooting lotus flowers will not be easy. "Don't pick lotus flowers on the roadside." Lotus flowers on the roadside are not easy to photograph. Even if the lotus is in your hand, due to various reasons, the lotus is usually not the flower, flower type or color you like. What you like is often the kind that is at a certain distance from you; the lotus pond is usually very wide and wide. It's not possible to go deep into the lotus pond; even if you take a small boat, it's just like walking on a plank road.

These circumstances determine that your photography must have a lens with a longer focal length, otherwise it will be "too short of a lens."

The focal length of the lens is at the medium-to-telephoto end, resulting in very little distortion in the picture, and the lotus flowers depicted are friendly and natural.

Second, shooting lotus requires a smaller depth of field. Everyone knows that the effect of small depth of field can only be guaranteed by a large aperture + a medium focal length, and a medium telephoto lens can do this task.

Third, shooting lotus requires the cooperation of birds. Birds, butterflies, dragonflies, etc. cannot obey your calls and commands. They will fly when you let them fly or stop when you let them stop. They usually play with lotus flowers at a farther distance and place. We can only play with lotus flowers at a farther distance and place. Waiting and watching quietly in the distance.

Fourth, a medium telephoto lens is also a good choice for taking portraits of lotus ponds.

Is the image quality of D850 + 70-300 acceptable?

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Try to use a telephoto lens, because lotus flowers are usually far away from the shore. If they are close, it doesn’t matter.

I feel that this problem is too big. As long as you have an idea, you can take pictures with any lens of any focal length. Outstanding photos. Use wide angle for large lotus ponds and macro for close shots, no problem. However, depending on the shooting distance and the crowd around you, the most common lens is definitely a medium-long focal length lens. Moreover, shooting lotus flowers, especially close-ups, definitely requires a certain degree of blur. At this time, a lens with a large aperture is definitely more practical, especially a professional lens. The maximum aperture is fully usable, and the image quality is basically close to the best aperture, so it is definitely more suitable. The choice was made.

The commonly used 70-200 lens from various manufacturers is probably the most popular lens for flower photography. Of course, if you have the conditions, it will be better to choose a fixed focal length with a longer focal length. However, this choice is relatively high in terms of financial ability and physical strength. request. In fact, choose a suitable distance, and medium focus is also a good choice. The aperture is large enough and it is relatively lightweight. The disadvantage is that if you use fixed focus too much, you may feel that the angle of view is relatively single, but it can also force yourself to find more suitable angles of view and find the limits of the lens. The attached picture was taken with a 135mm fixed focus. We welcome your guidance and exchange.

If you want to take outstanding photos of lotus flowers, the important thing is not what lens you use, because there are so many available lenses that it is difficult to list them all. But there is one head that is very important. It is indispensable for taking good pictures of lotuses. That is the head behind the camera. It is the only head that determines whether the lotus can be photographed well. Therefore, if you are interested in studying the head in front of the camera, it is better to do the head behind the camera.

Panasonic G9. Lens 50-200

There is no need for 70-200 to have an aperture of 2.8, 4 is no problem at all, I just used 4 to shoot

Newbie, shot with Sony a6000, Lao Baiwei.