I've got a 400D with stock lens

Amp34 · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:56

King4aDay said:
Aye. Personally I'd spend £80 on a 50mm prime and stitch away.

Really not a fan of the 50 on a crop camera TBH, I'd go with a 35 or 28mm.

King4aDay · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:58

50 is pretty useful for panos, you get a nice aspect ratio with something like 10x2 or 10x3 shots.

Amp34 · 23 Sep 2011 at 21:59

Also it really depends what you call high quality. If you're going to be looking at the photo more than a couple of foot away (as you do with large images) then you can quite easily get a 5 foot pano with 2-3 images at a reasonable quailty.

Amp34 · 23 Sep 2011 at 22:01

King4aDay said:
50 is pretty useful for panos, you get a nice aspect ratio with something like 10x2 or 10x3 shots.

Do you mean 20-30 shots?

I haven't done one that big TBH, unfortunately my computer starts to struggle when stiching half a dozen or more together!

3dcandy · 23 Sep 2011 at 22:13

Amp34 said:
Better glass is a good bet over a camera I agree. TBH though landscape shooting is very forgiving of a lens and if you shoot with the right technique the kit lens will be almost as good as any other lens in the basics. The alternative for me would be a good prime or an L-Zoom but they usually cost several hundred/thousand.

The OP wants to do the occasional close up aswell...
I'm all for the OP learning how to use his camera and equipment too - but the question is that a newer camera etc. *may* be beneficial if he's interested in blowing up huge photo's. The other alternative is a pano stitched together, and there are loads of software solutions including free ones to help him achieve that...

3dcandy · 23 Sep 2011 at 22:13

Amp34 said:
Do you mean 20-30 shots?

I haven't done one that big TBH, unfortunately my computer starts to struggle when stiching half a dozen or more together!

Hamster get tired in its wheel?

jonneymendoza · 23 Sep 2011 at 23:21

5dc + 70-200. job done