Sigma EZ 102- MM wide angle lens
Dec 2, 2011 10:06:21 #
Seasons Greetings!
I dropped megabucks (for me) on a Wide Angle lens, to help shoot interiors of homes I list as a realtor. Most of my shots are distorted, kinda fisheye etc.. I like that the rooms look larger tho.
Anyway, My lens has two adjustable rings- the one closest to the body adjusts 10-20 MM; the other goes .8,1, 1.5, 3, (infinity symbol), ft. Anyone give me a clue as to best settings to capture rooms usually 20-35 feet deep effectively? As you guess I am sorta lost here!
I dropped megabucks (for me) on a Wide Angle lens, to help shoot interiors of homes I list as a realtor. Most of my shots are distorted, kinda fisheye etc.. I like that the rooms look larger tho.
Anyway, My lens has two adjustable rings- the one closest to the body adjusts 10-20 MM; the other goes .8,1, 1.5, 3, (infinity symbol), ft. Anyone give me a clue as to best settings to capture rooms usually 20-35 feet deep effectively? As you guess I am sorta lost here!
Dec 4, 2011 22:28:13 #
Camerahand
Loc: Huntsville, Tennessee
BobInNJ wrote:
Seasons Greetings!
I dropped megabucks (for me) on a Wide Angle lens, to help shoot interiors of homes I list as a realtor. Most of my shots are distorted, kinda fisheye etc.. I like that the rooms look larger tho.
Anyway, My lens has two adjustable rings- the one closest to the body adjusts 10-20 MM; the other goes .8,1, 1.5, 3, (infinity symbol), ft. Anyone give me a clue as to best settings to capture rooms usually 20-35 feet deep effectively? As you guess I am sorta lost here!
I dropped megabucks (for me) on a Wide Angle lens, to help shoot interiors of homes I list as a realtor. Most of my shots are distorted, kinda fisheye etc.. I like that the rooms look larger tho.
Anyway, My lens has two adjustable rings- the one closest to the body adjusts 10-20 MM; the other goes .8,1, 1.5, 3, (infinity symbol), ft. Anyone give me a clue as to best settings to capture rooms usually 20-35 feet deep effectively? As you guess I am sorta lost here!
No one else seems to want to touch this, so I'll take a stab at it.
First of all, your topic description says "102mm wide angle lens". I wouldn't consider a 102mm lens a "wide angle lens". Do you mean the lens is a 10-20mm lens? If so, then I will answer this way.
For room interiors, I suggest setting the lens to 10mm and focus it on infinity. The infinity setting should also work for the 20mm setting.
When I was working, I always used a film camera (35mm) and a 17mm lens for room interiors. I would focus at infinity and everything from <3 ft. to infinity would be in focus.
When shooting, try to keep the camera LEVEL. This will help keep the walls straight.
Burton
Dec 4, 2011 23:09:03 #
Bob - Camerahand gave excellent advise, I agree with everything...except:
KEEP THE CAMERA LEVEL should be all caps. Very important!
One more thing...have fun!
KEEP THE CAMERA LEVEL should be all caps. Very important!
One more thing...have fun!
Dec 5, 2011 09:12:32 #
thanks for the tips...I will use those settings and a tripod- I find hand held and wide angle is NOT a good combination!
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