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cameraperson
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 10:46
Old building and churches. I wasn't sure where to post this. Thanks. mostly outside photos of them.
hairy_moth
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 10:59
You are going to give more details before anyone can give a meaningful answer.

Are you looking for shots that show the overall picture or close-up detail of the ceiling?
Is there enough light? If not, can you use a flash?
Are you shooting the inside or the outside?
What are you trying to accomplish with the shot?
cameraperson
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 11:20
You are going to give more details before anyone can give a meaningful answer.

Are you looking for shots that show the overall picture or close-up detail of the ceiling?
Is there enough light? If not, can you use a flash?
Are you shooting the inside or the outside?
What are you trying to accomplish with the shot?

I mainly mean outside. Just finding old churches and buildings and taking picture of them on the outside, various angles.
dwarrenr
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 11:53
Depends on the size and width. ;-) The best lens will get what you want in the frame. I'd say anything between a 11mm and 30mm should do it.
hairy_moth
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 12:10
The last church that I wanted to photograph had a lot of telephone poles and lines near it. I needed a really wide angle to get inside of the telephone lines and still get enough of the church for the composition I wanted.
bzhou4.gmail
7th of June 2010 (Mon), 23:02
10-22? sorry, just throwing it out there
cameraperson
8th of June 2010 (Tue), 10:04
What about the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L?
dwarrenr
8th of June 2010 (Tue), 10:19
What about the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L?

I'm sure that would work for most, if not all, old one room churches. Could still be too long for others.
gonzogolf
8th of June 2010 (Tue), 10:21
Keep in mind that with wide and ultra wide shooting close from ground level means major keystoning, Sometimes its better to back off and shoot with a longer lens.
ken_vs_ryu
10th of June 2010 (Thu), 10:48
17mm ts-e
sportesan
9th of July 2010 (Fri), 21:57
I used a Tokina 11-16 2.8 for some interior and exterior shots of Gothic and Renaissance style churches in Europe and it worked well. Some samples are in my gallery (http://sportesan.smugmug.com)
adsmitha
12th of July 2010 (Mon), 00:01
Keep in mind that with wide and ultra wide shooting close from ground level means major keystoning, Sometimes its better to back off and shoot with a longer lens.

Agreed +1. 70-200...
KRUSH
12th of July 2010 (Mon), 18:31
I've seen a lot of great shots of churches with the UWA lenses (i.e. 17-40, 16-35, 10-22).