There is a common answer to the question ‘What is the best camera for landscape photography?’ - which is, the camera you have. Although, fundamentally and practically, this is true, in reality we need to delve a bit deeper into the subject.
Although in the past I used a large format Ebony camera along with Mamiya medium format film, my digital years have seen me using Canon cameras. This is not because of a love affair with the brand or satisfaction with their products, it is because I have invested a reasonable amount of money in some of their really good lenses. Besides, for the last three years I have been complaining about the company’s stubborn refusal to produce a proper camera for landscape photographers. They claim to have done so with their latest offering, the 5DS r – well, I beg to differ.
In recent years my photographic style has been moving towards ...