For those of you out there that may know, is it better to have a atx-I 11-16mm F2.8 lens or a 17-35 mm F4 lens when you’re shooting real estate photography? Both lenses will be on a full frame camera and was looking to find the pluses and negative of both lenses. The lenses are a Tokina lens for a Canon 6D. The 11-16mm is on sale for $449, and the 17-35 Is on sale for $369. I am currently using the 24-105 and just need a little more with for those tighter bathroom shots. I am attaching a couple the shots that I took yesterday with the mentioned above lens.
Kitchen
Living room
Bathroom
Before moving to TSe lenses, I shot a lot with the 16-35mm 2.8. I rarely shot wider than 20mm due to the inaccurate elongation of furnishings and appliances. That is not something PP will totally eradicate, but DXO Viewpoint does a pretty good job. I shoot architectural interiors for designers and crafts people and not for real estate, so that is a consideration in what I am sharing with you.
With the TSe lenses, most interiors are shot with the 24mm. I do have the 17mm that I use for really small spaces. The 16-35 and other lenses are primarily for exterior compositions. For architecture, you don't need a faster 2.8 lens unless you will use it in other situations where low light requires a faster fstop. You can also consider using a panoramic head set to the 24mm length of your existing lens, which is another tool I carry on location and sometimes use when I preset a shot for later shooting in afternoon or evening light. That way I can be shooting elsewhere and quickly go to that camera when the lighting conditions are right. On exteriors, I may have a pano head camera set and one or 2 others with other TSe lenses set elsewhere.
Personally, I would never employ an 11-16mm lens for architecture or real estate. Nice shots by the way.
Thank you for your input, and the kind words @ the photos.
Just a heads up, I had a Tokina at-pro 11-16mm and it was a crop sensor lens.
Don’t know if that apples to the lens(es) you are looking at but though I would mention it.
Great lens, but I got a FF and sold all my crop gear a couple yrs ago.
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
I doubt if you need anything much wider than 18-20 mm indoors. Going wider risks inaccurate images that look nothing like the actual space as mentioned above. If price in the $400 range is important, I would certainly consider the Canon 17-40 f4L if the 16-35 f4L is too pricey - it’s an excellent lens for the $. Regarding your images, I congratulate you for keeping your vertical lines vertical and parallel.
I do most of my interiors, in average size rooms with a focal length between 24mm and 35mm on full-frame cameras. I only go-to focal lengths between 12 and 17mm for very small rooms.
I try not to use extremely shot wide-angle lenses in average size rooms so as not to unnecessarily exaggerate the size of each room.
Sometimes a shorter focal length is handy for foreground framing lie shoot through archways or using furnishings for foreground detail.
TriX wrote:
I doubt if you need anything much wider than 18-20 mm indoors. Going wider risks inaccurate images that look nothing like the actual space as mentioned above. If price in the $400 range is important, I would certainly consider the Canon 17-40 f4L if the 16-35 f4L is too pricey - it’s an excellent lens for the $. Regarding your images, I congratulate you for keeping your vertical lines vertical and parallel.
17-40 is more in my range, I May just try using my 80D and my 17-70 2.8.
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
I do most of my interiors, in average size rooms with a focal length between 24mm and 35mm on full-frame cameras. I only go-to focal lengths between 12 and 17mm for very small rooms.
I try not to use extremely shot wide-angle lenses in average size rooms so as not to unnecessarily exaggerate the size of each room.
Sometimes a shorter focal length is handy for foreground framing lie shoot through archways or using furnishings for foreground detail.
Thank you for the advice.
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
toptrainer wrote:
17-40 is more in my range, I May just try using my 80D and my 17-70 2.8.
I was suggeting the 17-40 for your 6D, not the 80D. Your 17mm on the 80D is the FF equivalent FOV of 27mm on the 6D. You’d be better off using your 24-105 on your 6D if going wider is your goal.
TriX wrote:
I was suggeting the 17-40 for your 6D, not the 80D. Your 17mm on the 80D is the FF equivalent FOV of 27mm on the 6D. You’d be better off using your 24-105 on your 6D if going wide is you goal.
I’m looking at a Canon EF 17-40 mm F/4L USM for $320.
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
toptrainer wrote:
I’m looking at a Canon EF 17-40 mm F/4L USM for $320.
Excellent choice. Lots of lens for the $. I use mine whenever I do indoor architectural shots.
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