Your choice for shooting indoor real estate: With my Canon 6D. Suggestions for a lens? Thanks...

tommyf Loc: Vero Beach, FL

With my Canon 6D. Suggestions for a lens?
Thanks

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

EF 16-35 f/2.8L. At 16, should be wide enough to get entire rooms, at 35 you can highlight specifics within a room, such as a sink or light fixture

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

I agree with the 16-35 f/2.8. I am a real estate and architectural photographer. Most of my shots are composed at 24mm. It's important that you use a good tripod and I suggest a geared head. I use a manfroto 410 and 405.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

tommyf wrote:

With my Canon 6D. Suggestions for a lens?
Thanks

I use the Tamron 15-30mm F2.8 VC, no distortion, extremely sharp and I have shot it hand held at 1/6 second using the stabilization as quite often you don't have space for a tripod.

mallen1330 Loc: Chicago western suburbs

These lens suggestions sound good to me. As important for architectural interiors is the technique to get maximum dynamic range and accurate color balance. I've learned much from this site: http://photographyforrealestate.net/
For some specifics, see: http://photographyforrealestate.net/2014/01/27/bracketing-with-flash-for-exposure-fusion-and-hdr-revisited/

tommyf Loc: Vero Beach, FL

Thanks guys

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

rmorrison1116 wrote:

EF 16-35 f/2.8L. At 16, should be wide enough to get entire rooms, at 35 you can highlight specifics within a room, such as a sink or light fixture

Jim Bob

DavidPine wrote:

I agree with the 16-35 f/2.8. I am a real estate and architectural photographer. Most of my shots are composed at 24mm. It's important that you use a good tripod and I suggest a geared head. I use a manfroto 410 and 405.

Great info. Thanks.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

tommyf wrote:

With my Canon 6D. Suggestions for a lens?
Thanks

Also, a tripod and maybe HDR.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I would most likely take my 20mm f/2.8
--Bob

tommyf wrote:

With my Canon 6D. Suggestions for a lens?
Thanks

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

DavidPine wrote:

I agree with the 16-35 f/2.8. I am a real estate and architectural photographer. Most of my shots are composed at 24mm. It's important that you use a good tripod and I suggest a geared head. I use a manfroto 410 and 405.

How do you correct the lens distortion? I'm a beginner in real estate and my photos, shot with a Tokina 16-28, all have perspective distortion especially apparent on the sides. Other RE photos, while taking in an entire room, have the distorted verticals corrected. What's the process?

hwg

Counter reply: having been looking to buy a new home to buy for over two months, we are very disgusted with extreme wide-angle room photos. After she saw my photos of our current home using FF 35mm lens, our agent offered to get me certified as a RE photographer in our area, but I doubted other agents would use me. I feel moving the camera around rooms presents a more accurate picture of what clients will see when they get to the house, including normal lawns rather than estate vistas of exterior shots. As a photographer, I understand the WA perspective issue, but to me it's misleading to create false expectations.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rmorrison1116 wrote:

EF 16-35 f/2.8L. At 16, should be wide enough to get entire rooms, at 35 you can highlight specifics within a room, such as a sink or light fixture

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

There are a few real estate photography experts here. I hope they chime in. Meanwhile, search the archives for topics involving real estate photography. You'll come up with a boat load of knowledge.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I keep the axis of the lens parallel to the floor. If that requires a higher tripod position, I can deal with that.
--Bob

NoSocks wrote:

How do you correct the lens distortion? I'm a beginner in real estate and my photos, shot with a Tokina 16-28, all have perspective distortion especially apparent on the sides. Other RE photos, while taking in an entire room, have the distorted verticals corrected. What's the process?