lens Wideness and interior pictures

[Henry Low]

Hi there,

I was asked to take pictures of a mansion and I am getting paid to do it... both architechturely and objects inside the house such as furniture and stuff..

I own a 20D with the 1.6 crop facter.... if i got the 28-75mm lens for it, is it wide enough on the 28 end?

If not, what do you recommend?

THanks

[defordphoto]

The 28 will not be wide enough. I'd snag the new 10-22 for that project! See this thread: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=59666

Although I would never consider dumping L-glass for S-glass, the 10-22 looks like a great performer.

[Dandaman_24]

Depend on how far back you stand. Does'nt it ?

[defordphoto]

Depend on how far back you stand. Does'nt it ?

Of course. But, he's shooting in very limited space and the 28mm becomes 44.8mm with the 1.6x factor. The 28mm, in this case, ends up NOT being a wide lens.

[DeeplyDigital]

In case you don't want to go for an EF-S lens - the Zenitar 16mm is quite tight, though has the slight disadvantage of manual focus.

I received the 8mm Peleng lens a few days ago and will post examples as soon as I take some in daylight.
I can already say that the 8mm is very sharp, the colours are nice, but it needs getting used to. And it can be very fisheye - so it needs practise and possibly defishing.

I have had very fine results with the 17-40 which I use for just about everything.

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[Henry Low]

Thanks guys... man i need to buy a wideangle lens... but can not afford one at this time.
anyone know where i can get a cheap wideangle lens?
I heard the Tokina ATX PRO 17mm is good for the money

[defordphoto]

If you're getting paid, yank out the plastic and invest.

[Andy_T]

... and try it out before.

You'll be confronted by something called perspective distorsion.
Make sure the first time you encounter it is not on a paid project.

Best regards,
Andy

[MrChad]

I used my Sigma 18-125mm ($260.00) for interiors of my house for showings, much better then my 28-105mm EF.

[Adam Hicks]

Check and see if Dell has rebates (go to http://www.techbargains.com) and BUY THE 10-22. You can get it for about $649 with free shipping. After you do the shoot, sell it on ebay for $625+! That's $25 usage fee and you can use the lens for a while... like 6 months or so and still get 95% of your money back.

Adam

[cactusclay]

I hate to break ranks here, but what about stitching. I never tried it, but.........................

[WestFalcon]

Henry Low.....I do interior shots for an upper scale kitchen company and use the 17-40 for everything. It is fantastic!!!! This can do everything for you. Shoot off of a tripod at f8-f11, available light. I bring a few tungsten reflectors to fill in shadows and shoot on tungsten whiote balance. I've had Mauser Cabinets buy some of the images for their national ads.

[DionM]

To do nice interior shots you need at least 90deg field of view. This means approx 19mm "real" so on a 1.6x crop, at least 12mm lens. Canon 10-22 or Sigma 12-24 is the way to go.

28 is way too long for interior shots.

I find my 17 "okay" but would prefer much wider.

Alternately, shoot film and get it scanned ... one way to get rid of the 1.6x crop. The sole reason I kept my EOS300 (Rebel 2k) film camera is for when I really truly want 17mm ... fit the 17-40 onto and shoot some film.

[12345Michael54321]

A good friend of mine's an interior decorator, and I often photograph her work.

With a 1.6x factor SLR, a 28mm wide end really isn't going to cut it.

Ideally, you want the aforementioned EF-S 10-22mm zoom. That'll give you the 35mm format equiv. of 16mm at the wide end, which is extremely wide. Probably wide enough, and a little extra besides.

Depending on the situation and your particular needs, a few shots taken at 28mm or 35mm, stitched together in a panorama, may be one way to go. But this does add significant complication to your workflow, and in many cases it just won't do.

FWIW, if I need a really wide angle, I'll just put my 20-35mm lens on a film EOS body, and scan the negative or chrome into digital form, if desired. But that's only because I haven't purchased the 10-22mm lens yet. (I'll have it in my sweaty little hands in another few weeks.)

[Adam Hicks]

Well I should also caution that while I'm very happy with the sharpness and versatility of the 10-22, there's obviously going to be some distortion at 10mm (16mm) which might not lend itself to brochure type work. I love it for exagerated effects (http://www.fotop.net/adam12hicks/MSR_Feb_2005/Roberto_wide_on_one_car) but you might need to use some software to compensate for the distortion that wide.

I will say it never ceases to amaze me how much you get in the frame with this lens. I often fear I'm going to have to use Photoshop to edit out my own ears :)