jim quist Loc: Missouri

We have both the canon 17-40 f4 and the 16-35 2.8. The 17-40 gives us sharper images.

toptrainer Loc: Wellington

I have ordered the 17-40, thanks.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

It’s an older design, but tack sharp and a real bargain.

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

You need to fill in that gap through 24mm. I personally used the Sigma versions of similar focal length for real-estate. I would opt for the 16-35mm. But like Imagemeister said. Look at the Laowa Zero-D lenses. They have very little distortion. I no longer shoot real-estate but I sure wish that I had the Zero-D lens when I was shooting r-e. Don't worry so much about resolution but be very mindful of distortion. Clients will notice distortion long before loss of resolution. Good Luck

Sharona Loc: Alpharetta, Georgia

16-35mm F4 all day long, so the 17-35mm will be ideal. My Interiors are almost always F7.1 or F8. I posted a real estate shoot a few days ago in Street and Architectural section.

Tomfl101 Loc: Mount Airy, MD

I’m using the 16-35 on my FF camera. I use the entire zoom range depending on the room. A 17-35 on a crop sensor will limit you to medium and large rooms. Bathrooms, powder rooms, balconies and decks will require a wider lens in most cases.

Sharona Loc: Alpharetta, Georgia

Oh, forgot to mention now using 14-30 mm with new mirrorless.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

You seem to be missing the affect of a lens on a Canon APS-C camera. With any given lens it has an angle of view (AOV) 1.6 times NARROWER than if that lens were on a full frame camera. The ATX 11-16 is for APS-C. On a full frame camera it will cause vignetting on the wider (lower number) focal lengths, and if you crop you lose the advantage of the wider lens. To get the same AOV of 11mm on an APS-C camera you would only need a focal length of 11*1.6 or 17mm on a full frame.

The other difference in lenses besides the focal lengths of the zooms is the aperture of each when wide open. An f/2.8 passes twice the light (1 full stop more) than an f/4, good when in low light. This only holds true when wide open. But the wider the aperture, the narrower the depth of field which is not what you need for indoor real estate, so stopping down, to say f/8, they will pass about the same amount of light .

For a full frame camera I would go with the 17-35mm. It will also work fine (but with a greater magnification) on an APS-C camera.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Guys, he ordered an EF 17-40L. Problem solved.

Photocraig

When I was doing my Real Estate work, I had the Canon EF 20-35 on a 35mm SLR--FILM. I don't remember wishing for anything wider for interiors, but, perhaps some exterior shots might benefit from your ability to be closer to the building or feature, avoiding obstacles or just something ugly or distracting like a car left in the driveway. The 16-35 or 17-40 "L" lenses should do well for you. I strongly agree that keeping the focal lengths at or longer than 20mm, and careful framing leaving the frame edges onto blank walls will avoid any noticeable distortion at that FL.

Good Luck,
C

There are so many people who try to show everything and use Fish Eye views, that consumers get suspicious after seeing the brochure showing an apparent big space and then visit a really nice properly sized home that they'd likely be interested in, but were misled by a bad photo and have a bad taste and pass it right up. This does not do a good service for the Agent, homeowner or the buyer.

If you're doing Real Estate Photography professionally, apart from the Professional Standard for quality exposure, focus and composition, "The purpose is not "ART" but to sell the home and be provide faithful representation of the property. Don't forget to capture a nice exterior photo that the Realtor might have printed to present to the buyer and or seller as a thank you gift. It is a nice revenue enhancement.
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Photocraig

When I was doing my Real Estate work, I had the Canon EF 20-35 on a 35mm SLR--FILM. I don't remember wishing for anything wider for interiors, but, perhaps some exterior shots might benefit from your ability to be closer to the building or feature, avoiding obstacles or just something ugly or distracting like a car left in the driveway. The 16-35 or 17-40 "L" lenses should do well for you. I strongly agree that keeping the focal lengths at or longer than 20mm, and careful framing leaving the frame edges onto blank walls will avoid any noticeable distortion at that FL.

There are so many people who try to show everything and use Fish Eye views, that consumers get suspicious after seeing the brochure showing an apparent big space and then visit a really nice properly sized home that they'd likely be interested in, but were misled by a bad photo and have a bad taste and pass it right up. This does not do a good service for the Agent, homeowner or the buyer.

If you're doing Real Estate Photography professionally, apart from the Professional Standard for quality exposure, focus and composition, "The purpose is not "ART" but to sell the home and be provide faithful representation of the property. Don't forget to capture a nice exterior photo that the Realtor might have printed to present to the buyer and or seller as a thank you gift. It is a nice revenue enhancement.
C

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

If you want to avoid extension distortion and an unreasonable representation of room size when using a full frame camera, 28mm seems to be the widest you'd want to use for a single image. You can get by with wider, but you will be cropping a bit to minimize the above negatives. Sometimes you can't get what you need with a single shot, and pano stitching is a better alternative to using a wider lens.

This is illustrated in the images below. I needed the wide field of view provided by a 14mm lens on a full frame camera, but the distortion was nasty. I used a 24mm lens instead to shoot a three shot pano with the camera in portrait orientation, the single shot was done with a 14-24 at 14 mm. You can easily spot which is which. I did not use a pano head on this which explains the ghosting on the ceiling fan in the first image.

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fstoprookie Loc: Central Valley of California

Those are nice pictures that don't stretch the room, fridge, or tub. Nice work! watch out making a color flat picture. I have a 12-24mm f4 DX lens I use on my Z50 that does a GREAT job. The Z50 is a Nikon DX mirrorless camera. That lens using the FTZ adapter takes some really nice indoor shots. I would recommend a similar lens for your favorite camera model.

OleMe Loc: Montgomery Co., MD

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kcooke Loc: Alabama

I use a canon 6D Mk II paired with a Tokina 16-28 f2.8. Attached photo is at 16mm f10 1/40 sec ISO 800. Tripod. Its the Rosenbaum House here in Alabama by a Frank Lloyd Wright.

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