Home interiors (bedrooms/bathrooms) - best option?

Hey everybody,
I work at a property management company and part of my job description involves taking photos of properties for advertising. I shoot with a 40d and usually an 18-55 most of the time. I was complaining to my boss that I need something wider to shoot bedrooms and bathrooms. After enough of my **** he has agreed to finance the new lens. So, my questions are:
Would a fisheye work well for my situation?
If so, which one?
Any other suggestions for lenses would be greatly appreciated!

Oh and there's no way he's going to buy me an L series lens so I guess something in the EF-S line will have to do. Sigma and Tamron will work as well.

i wouldn't go for a fisheye...it'll distort all the lines...go for an UWA instead

sigma 10-20mm
canon 10-22mm

if you're on a budget go for the sigma

Fisheyes are the go-to lens for virtual tours, but if you're just wanting images then I agree that a fisheye is not a good call because of the overwhelming distortion. For this use, the Tokina 11-16 2.8 is probably a good bet because of the fast constant aperture which should let you shoot indoors without a flash most of the time. You'll still get some distortion around the edges, but that's easy to fix with software.

But there is (free even) software for taking most of the fisheye effect out of pix. Vivitar 7/3.5 might work fine. Otherwise the Tokina 11-16/2.8.

I too work in property management, I shoot with a 5d and Canon 17-40L for interiors.

When I was shooting with an XTi (crop sensor like the 40d) I was using the Canon 10-22. Don't go with a fisheye unless you want to spend lots of time editing the photo, get the Canon or Sigma 10-22 and you should be happy with the results.

gasrocks wrote in post #9386576
But there is (free even) software for taking most of the fisheye effect out of pix. Vivitar 7/3.5 might work fine. Otherwise the Tokina 11-16/2.8.

True, but you lose some IQ when you do that. Even so, a UWA would be more useful in general than a fisheye. Not to knock fisheyes--we've got that on our to-get list, but it is a very specialized lens.

I had 10-22 from Canon and works fine for interior shots. Makes me really sad sometimes 'cause
i've sold it.

I would also recommend the Tokina 11-16 2.8 I have used mine a lot for photographing interiors. I think the constant 2.8 is very useful for that type of work.

If the camera is used by other people the Tokina will also hold up better to the abuse people using shared gear tend to give things.

Check out my portfolio for samples. 7D + Sigma 10-20 (except for one of the exterior shots)

http://www.gabebalazsp​hoto.com/portfolio.htm​l

EDIT: Actually it's better quality here:
http://s146.photobucke​t.com …tate/?albumview​=slideshow

I would recommend for you (in this order)
1. Tokina 11-26 (best low light performance)
2. Sigma 10-20 (best price to performance)
3. Canon 10-22 (best... I'm named Canon?)

gabebalazs wrote in post #9388794
Check out my portfolio for samples. 7D + Sigma 10-20 (except for one of the exterior shots)

http://www.gabebalazsp​hoto.com/portfolio.htm​l

Very nice images

Tokina 11-16, hands down the best UWA for a crop camera.

You should get tokina 11-16 f/2.8.

EDIT: Actually it's better quality here:
http://s146.photobucke​t.com …tate/?albumview​=slideshow

Great images... I wish our stock was furnished like that. It would make it so much easier imo.

Anyways, thanks for the great advice everyone.

i'd rather have 10mm than f2.8...also you should be using a tripod so the speed isn't really needed...