Interior Real Estate Lens Option

I am trying choose a lens to shoot interior shots of house. My mom is a real esate agent, and has trouble shooting in smaller homes.

My inital thought is the Canon 10-22, the reviews I have read say that the this lens is the best in its class for straight lines and low distortion.

I am not sold here, so I am looking for other options.

I shoot architecture all the time ... with the 10-22. Great results with it, zero complaints.

I dont know, my Sigma 10-20 does a pretty bang-up job...

you probably need to pick up a ts-e if its for prof use, othewise you get these "bends" in all the corners of the photos, which make everything look weird and "fatter" than it really is...

zincozinco wrote in post #8352394
you probably need to pick up a ts-e if its for prof use, othewise you get these "bends" in all the corners of the photos, which make everything look weird and "fatter" than it really is...

What is a ts-e?

Kaigler wrote in post #8352407
What is a ts-e?

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …tIndexAct&fcate​goryid=156

Expensive stuff.

It isn't mandatory to use a tilt shift lens for architecture. Lens distortion can be corrected in post in a minute. All the pros I've ever worked with, non of them use ts lenses, just ultrawides and correct distortion in PP ...

The 10-22 is virtually distortionless. Straight lines stay straight.

pixel_junkie wrote in post #8352551
It isn't mandatory to use a tilt shift lens for architecture. Lens distortion can be corrected in post in a minute. All the pros I've ever worked with, non of them use ts lenses, just ultrawides and correct distortion in PP ...

Thats how I was taught in collge. We never used $1500-$2500 lenses.

bohdank wrote in post #8352564
The 10-22 is virtually distortionless. Straight lines stay straight.

Not if you point the lens up, they don't.

I love mine, but keep the lens level or correct in PP. Just sayin'.

zincozinco wrote in post #8352394
you probably need to pick up a ts-e if its for prof use, othewise you get these "bends" in all the corners of the photos, which make everything look weird and "fatter" than it really is...

Depends really, you can correct this in photoshop or you can just keep your camera parallel to your work...

I have a 10-22 and I can't recomment it. I think I may have a bad copy, because pictures taken with mine are very soft at the edges. Wonderfull sharp in the middle, but vague and lifeless around the sides. No good for interior photography.

KenjiS wrote in post #8353566
Depends really, you can correct this in photoshop or you can just keep your camera parallel to your work...

You can't just "correct" in photoshop. To "correct" it you have to lose a portion of the image, how much you lose depends on the amount of distortion. That doesn't really bode well for interior photography.

fly my pretties wrote in post #8353582
You can't just "correct" in photoshop. To "correct" it you have to lose a portion of the image, how much you lose depends on the amount of distortion. That doesn't really bode well for interior photography.

Depends on what you're trying to achieve as well...

Ie, that last pic of mine, i dont see any distortion...

I recently just ordered the Tokina 11-16f/2.8 it was either this or the Canon 10-22mm. I would have preferd the Canon with its extra reach on the long end but I realized that I might be stuck in a situation where the f/2.8 would really come in handy if Im forced to take a quick interior shot while strolling through a building and not able to setup a tripod. Im going to school for architecture so its a must that I am able to take a photograph of something that might help me in the future for ideas.