lens for real estate
Jan 8, 2019 11:07:58 #
To all of those pros out there that shoot real estate, I need some advice. Long time photographer and have just started shooting real estate. My question is; what lens is best for interiors that would be wide yet have little to no lens distortion or barreling?
I have a Canon ( cropped) 7D and canon EFS 15~85mm. Which is wide but with barreling. I also have EFS 17~55mm, wide enough but will no barreling . ( actually I straighten out the edge distortion in LR).
I am contemplating buying a "full frame" and a new wide angle lens. Since this is a business I have a fairly good budget to work with. Or keeping my 7D and buying a better lens .
What do you think is best for me; buy a new camera & lens or up grade the lens and keep the Canon 7D?
I have a Canon ( cropped) 7D and canon EFS 15~85mm. Which is wide but with barreling. I also have EFS 17~55mm, wide enough but will no barreling . ( actually I straighten out the edge distortion in LR).
I am contemplating buying a "full frame" and a new wide angle lens. Since this is a business I have a fairly good budget to work with. Or keeping my 7D and buying a better lens .
What do you think is best for me; buy a new camera & lens or up grade the lens and keep the Canon 7D?
Jan 8, 2019 11:13:06 #
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I would choose the EF-S 10-18 or 10-22 for the 7D and either the 16-35 f4L or the 17-40 f4L (which I have used for real estate photography) for FF. You could pick the 16-35 f2.8L, but I’ve always used flash(s), so the extra stop was unneeded. Then you can enable lens correction either in PP or in-Camera (if you use your images SOOC)
canon Lee wrote:
To all of those pros out there that shoot real est... (show quote)
I would choose the EF-S 10-18 or 10-22 for the 7D and either the 16-35 f4L or the 17-40 f4L (which I have used for real estate photography) for FF. You could pick the 16-35 f2.8L, but I’ve always used flash(s), so the extra stop was unneeded. Then you can enable lens correction either in PP or in-Camera (if you use your images SOOC)
Jan 8, 2019 11:19:32 #
Jan 8, 2019 11:29:41 #
Any of the ones mentioned should still be fine as long as they are not EF-S. In fact even better since you won't get the crop factor.
canon Lee wrote:
thank you for your response. If I decide to go for a FF what would you suggest?
Jan 8, 2019 11:30:29 #
canon Lee wrote:
thank you for your response. If I decide to go for a FF what would you suggest?
In terms of a camera or lens? (and what is your budget?)
Jan 8, 2019 11:30:33 #
canon Lee wrote:
thank you for your response. If I decide to go for a FF what would you suggest?
6D MK II is hard to beat for $1299 at B&H Includes a Canon battery grip too.
Jan 8, 2019 11:35:11 #
canon Lee wrote:
To all of those pros out there that shoot real est... (show quote)
That 10-22 will work just fine on your 7d. My real estate used it when she sold our house above the asking price. But ifmoney is of no concern get the 5D4 with L glass of the same focal length.
Jan 8, 2019 11:39:12 #
I don't do this for a living but do some as a paid hobby for one real estate firm. I would highly recommend getting a full frame Canon (I'm using a 6D2) and getting their 16-35 f/4 lens. I was using a 24-70 f/2.8 but 24mm just wasn't wide enough for tight quarters. I then tried a Rokonon 14mm which was a little too wide and had severe distortion. The Canon 16-35 is wide and long enough for interiors and the distortion is minimal and correctable in ACR/Photoshop.
Jan 8, 2019 11:41:10 #
canon Lee wrote:
To all of those pros out there that shoot real est... (show quote)
My guess is that it is going to be market specific. Are you in an under 250K market? A 250-750K market? A $1M plus market?
Jan 8, 2019 11:44:42 #
canon Lee wrote:
thank you for your response. If I decide to go for a FF what would you suggest?
6D II body and 20mm f2.8. Wide with minimal distortion. Use a tripod and keep the camera level.
Jan 8, 2019 11:45:05 #
I will just add that if the camera will ONLY be used for real estate, and you’ll always use supplemtal lighting indoors, then buying the EF-S 10-22 for your 7D will do just fine plus some lighting. The reason being that most real estate photos end up as small JPEGs on MLS or flyers or websites. Now if you want the camera for other uses, including high ISO/low available light, then a 6D2 or used 5D3 full frame would be well worthwhile with either of the lenses I mentioned above. The 7D is a good solid camera (I owned one), but it’s limited by noise once you get above about ISO 1600, and a super wide on a crop body (such as 10mm) is going to have considerably more distortion than the equivalent FOV lens (16mm) on a FF. Some of it can be corrected in-Camera or in PP however.
Jan 8, 2019 11:48:31 #
TriX wrote:
In terms of a camera or lens? (and what is your budget?)
Hi again. I am looking at the Canon 6D body for around $1K not sure what lens. Looks like around $2k for the body and lens.
Jan 8, 2019 11:51:45 #
canon Lee wrote:
Hi again. I am looking at the Canon 6D body for around $1K not sure what lens. Looks like around $2k for the body and lens.
You can pick up a new 6D2 plus the 16-35 F4L or the 17-40 f4L for about 2K new. Or a used 5D3 and a used 17-40L for the same price.
Jan 8, 2019 12:05:31 #
dsmeltz wrote:
. As a real estate agent and photographer, I disagree with this statement. A good picture is a good picture whether your are selling million dollar houses or 50K houses. Shouldn't the 50K client get the same quality pictures as the million dollar client? My guess is that it is going to be market specific. Are you in an under 250K market? A 250-750K market? A $1M plus market?
With most people doing their initial search for a house online, it is critical to have good pictures for all markets in order to get the potential buyer to take the next step and get in their car an go look at the house in person. If the pictures online are low quality, the house won't even get looked at. I continue to be amazed at the number of agents that have low quality pictures in their MLS listings. And they wonder why their listing isn't getting shown.
Jan 8, 2019 12:27:22 #
bobburk3 wrote:
. As a real estate agent and photographer, I disag... (show quote)
Boy are you correct about the low quality photos used by many agents. The last time I was shopping for property, I was amazed at the high percentage of really poor photos - I even considered making a list of those agents and offering them professional services.
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