The beauty of landscape photography is that there are so many different ways to photograph the same scene. As such, it is nice to have options to cover the full range of scenarios, but that also needs to be balanced by keeping the amount of bulk you are hiking with in check. This excellent video discusses a versatile two-lens kit that will not break the bank or your back.

Coming to you from Mike Smith, this great video discusses a two-lens kit for landscape photography: the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD and Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD. I really think photographers should consider carrying a telephoto lens in addition to a wide zoom. The latter is the standard tool of choice for landscape work, but a telephoto can help you single out isolated interesting elements and create more abstract images, allowing you to get more shots out of a single scene, which can be quite beneficial if you have to hike a long way to get to a location. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Smith.

And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out “Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi.”