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Apr 15, 2015 09:14:42   #
gregwweaver Loc: Arkansas
 
I use a Tamron 10-24 f3.5



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Apr 15, 2015 09:18:05   #
gregwweaver Loc: Arkansas
 
The Tamron 10-24 f3.5 was $550 and I always shoot HDR on interiors eliminating low light issues. My goal is always to edit where it does not look like an HDR

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Apr 15, 2015 10:20:58   #
canon Lee
 
saparoo wrote:
I really need advice on the best wide angle lens for real estate photography. For now, my budget is about $600. I shoot with a canon 60D. I'm looking at the canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5. It has good reviews for landscape but can't find much on indoor/lowlight. Suggestions muchly appreciated.


Not sure if you are doing indoor or outdoor shots. For outdoor shots of buildings you may want to look into a Tilt & Shift adapter since a T&S lens is way out of your budget. For indoors I would suggest a lens no wider than 17mm as the sensor limits you. I am not a expert with real estate shooting, but do weddings and have used an EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 and managed to shoot in small rooms. B&H sells this for $879.00 a bit out of your range. IF you do real estate shooting for a living I would suggest to make an investment in your equipment and buy the best for the shoot. I will leave the choice of lens up to those here that have the experience in real estate shooting. Consider the lens with the least lens distortion. ( where the edges are tilted ).

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Apr 15, 2015 10:43:52   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
canon Lee wrote:
<snip> For indoors I would suggest a lens no wider than 17mm as the sensor limits you. <snip>



Not following that logic at all. Using a 17mm on an APS-C with a 1.6 crop factor would yield an equivalent of 27mm. That would make the indoor shots the OP mentioned rather difficult unless they are only shooting large rooms.

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Apr 15, 2015 11:36:41   #
Wendy2 Loc: California
 
DavidPine wrote:
I shoot architectural real estate photography. I use a 14-24 f/2.8, a 24mm shift-tilt, a RRS Gimble tripod head. Lightroom, ViewPoint2 and Perfect Effects. I shoot HDR and panos. I don't use lighting in real estate photography because time doesn't allow for all the setups. I usually shoot manual, F/11 to F/22 and my longest exposure is 30". I make around 200 images per house to produce approximately 20-30 images. It takes me 1-1/2 to 2 hours to shoot and 2-4 hours to post process. I shoot RAW only. I never, never shoot hand held when shooting real estate. Whatever you do, you will probably produce superior images because most real estate agents use point and shoots hand held. It's not easy dealing with the lighting, exposure and distortion but I find it rewarding and challenging. Good luck.
I shoot architectural real estate photography. I u... (show quote)


Very nice photo! I too shoot real estate photos, but use flash in most cases. I have never been satisfied with HDR, etc, but looks like you have nailed it.

The time you put into each job sounds like the time I put into it as well. I always wondered if I was the only one that spent so much time on my photos.

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Apr 15, 2015 11:42:43   #
Wendy2 Loc: California
 
I use the 10-22 MM Canon on my 6D and 5d Mark II full frame! I know you wonder how I did that. There is a $15 fix that does the trick.

I saw that they had a refurbished one for sale at Canon for around $600. There is also the Rokinon 12 MM lens for around $300, which I have used as well, but it is strictly manual focus, which is not a problem once you learn where that focus is. The 10-22 has been available on KEH.com also.

On a full frame you must use the 10-22 MM at about 15 to 16 MM and above, to avoid the vignetting.

Since I use flash, I have never had a problem with low light, but both my cameras are great in low light.

My site http://www.WendyPickardPhotography.com

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Apr 15, 2015 14:58:27   #
canon Lee
 
dsmeltz wrote:
Not following that logic at all. Using a 17mm on an APS-C with a 1.6 crop factor would yield an equivalent of 27mm. That would make the indoor shots the OP mentioned rather difficult unless they are only shooting large rooms.


Certainly you can use a wider lens. My point from experience is that around 17mm there is less lens distortion. Wide angle lenses exaggerates and stretches the perspective. The logic is to cut down on lens distortion with less wide angle. Certainly if the shoot requires an extreme wide angle by all means use a wider lens. I have a 15mm-85mm that I have used in really tight shoots, and the lens distortion really bothered me, even though I was able to fix it in Adobe Photoshop to some degree. It may be that I am overly cautious and picky. LOL

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Apr 15, 2015 15:01:18   #
canon Lee
 
DavidPine wrote:
I shoot architectural real estate photography. I use a 14-24 f/2.8, a 24mm shift-tilt, a RRS Gimble tripod head. Lightroom, ViewPoint2 and Perfect Effects. I shoot HDR and panos. I don't use lighting in real estate photography because time doesn't allow for all the setups. I usually shoot manual, F/11 to F/22 and my longest exposure is 30". I make around 200 images per house to produce approximately 20-30 images. It takes me 1-1/2 to 2 hours to shoot and 2-4 hours to post process. I shoot RAW only. I never, never shoot hand held when shooting real estate. Whatever you do, you will probably produce superior images because most real estate agents use point and shoots hand held. It's not easy dealing with the lighting, exposure and distortion but I find it rewarding and challenging. Good luck.
I shoot architectural real estate photography. I u... (show quote)


Excellent shot. You are the master!

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Apr 15, 2015 15:45:00   #
DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
 
Thank you.
canon Lee wrote:
Excellent shot. You are the master!

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Apr 15, 2015 17:47:21   #
saparoo Loc: Atlanta, GA
 
Thanks to everyone for the advice. I'll make my decision this week. Will probably go with the canon 10-22 and a dome diffuser. That sounds like a good start.

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Apr 15, 2015 18:32:12   #
Photocraig
 
saparoo wrote:
I really need advice on the best wide angle lens for real estate photography. For now, my budget is about $600. I shoot with a canon 60D. I'm looking at the canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5. It has good reviews for landscape but can't find much on indoor/lowlight. Suggestions muchly appreciated.


When I shot my own Real Estse interiots, I ALWAYS used flash. Especially to fill and balance the window and lamp light. I used an EOS EF 20-35 of a film DSLR with the same max aperture set. It sould serve you very well, but invest in a good TTL flash unit and a couple of cheeapies to fill the shadows behind the furniture. The TTL will balance everything. Reflectors are useful, too.

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Apr 15, 2015 20:54:31   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
dsmeltz wrote:
Sigma has a couple as well. A 10-20 3.5 ($649)and an 8-16 4.5-5.6. ($699), They also have a 10-20 4-5.6 for $379.


I've been very happy with the Sigma 10-20 f/4-f/5.6, which is intended for APS-C lenses. It should work well for real estate photography, as the subject is stationary and you can use a tripod. It's been my go-to lens for HDR.

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Apr 15, 2015 21:50:12   #
lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode
 
Basically all those options will do the job for you.
You don't need a low light lens, you need a tripod to go with it to hold the camera still while you take a longish exposure to let enough light in.

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Apr 15, 2015 22:21:04   #
Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.
 
Canon 10-22 is an outstanding lens.

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Apr 16, 2015 05:15:40   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
saparoo wrote:
I really need advice on the best wide angle lens for real estate photography. For now, my budget is about $600. I shoot with a canon 60D. I'm looking at the canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5. It has good reviews for landscape but can't find much on indoor/lowlight. Suggestions muchly appreciated.


It's not a low light lens, but if you are shooting real estate you are using a tripod indoors, aren't you? Within your budget, I am afraid you are not going to find a lens with an F2.8 or faster maximum opening at all focal lengths, even used.

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