Real Estate Photography in Australia

REAL ESTATE Photography in Australia.
I have been asked to photography residential houses for a real estate agen on a regular basis. Yet - I have never done real estate photography befor, only social events.
I am capable of doing real estate photography but want some opinions on the best lens to get for this.
You MUST go by the list below ONLY as I can only use canon products.
I know it may seem obvious on what type of lens to use.
I.E - fish eye or wide lens but im not sure specifically what is the best type of lens for photographing residential homes.
Please be specific with which ones below you think I could use.

EF Wide & Ultra-Wide

IMAGE LINK: http://canon.com.au …-You/Camera-Lenses/Lenses

• EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM
  
• EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
  
• EF 20mm f/2.8 USM
  
• EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
  
• EF 24mm f/2.8
  
• EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
  
• EF 28mm f/2.8
  
• EF 35mm f/1.4L USM
  
• EF 35mm f/2

• EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
  
• EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
  
• EF 50mm f/1.8 II

• EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
  
• EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
  
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
  
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
  
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
  
• EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
  
• EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
  
• EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
  
• EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
  
• EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6
  
• EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
  
• EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
  
• EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

EF Standard Zoom

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• EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
  
• EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
  
• EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
  
• EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
  
• EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
  
• EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
  
• EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
  
• EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
  
• EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
  
• EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6

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NOTE - i do not want or need to use a til lens at all.

No tilt-shift lens?

Wow, you are going to need a lot of practice, reading, studying of images, and asking questions here, on the forums. I hope you are not starting this soon.

http://www.amazon.com …0615260543/ref=​pd_sim_b_4

what are u talking about?


i hav been member for yrs

its juts a copy and paste from canon web site

rjx wrote in post #10429194
Wow, you are going to need a lot of practice, reading, studying of images, and asking questions here, on the forums. I hope you are not starting this soon.

http://www.amazon.com …0615260543/ref=​pd_sim_b_4

why do i need tilt shift?

Jardiniboy wrote in post #10429156
No tilt-shift lens?

AussieCat wrote in post #10429202
what are u talking about?


i hav been member for yrs

its juts a copy and paste from canon web site

He's not talking about how you've been on here, he's talking about taking real estate photos.

Since you've not done any real estate photography before, he sent you a link to a book that you could buy or read up on real estate photography.

Lens wise, even though you haven't posted it as an option, I would say a tilt-shift lens. The canon 17mm or the 24mm MKII Tilt shift lens is great for real estate.

I do the same job in the UK and use a sigma 10-20 on a 40D, you say you are restricted to canon lenses so I would go for the 10-20mm, but as has been pointed out in other posts ideally a tilt and shift if your budget will run to it.
I think I would start out with a 10-20 and if the job takes off and you make money at it then buy a T&S

Cheers

oh i see.

well, i have donr sample images of 5 houses and shown the real estate

they were happy with them but just said i need to get a lense that will allow me to capture more of the room.

i dont like "fish-eye"

can i get ultra wide as an alternatve to fish eye?

also - i dont need or want a motion shift lense (for motion picture where you click on it to move around....)

Jardiniboy wrote in post #10429215
He's not talking about how you've been on here, he's talking about taking real estate photos.

Since you've not done any real estate photography before, he sent you a link to a book that you could buy or read up on real estate photography.

Lens wise, even though you haven't posted it as an option, I would say a tilt-shift lens. The canon 17mm or the 24mm MKII Tilt shift lens is great for real estate.

AussieCat wrote in post #10429227
i have donr sample images of 5 houses and shown the real estate

they were happy with them but just said i need to get a lense that will allow me to capture more of the room.

Oh? In your opening post you said "I have never done real estate photography befor."

most architecture is shot with a tilt-shift. the tilt-shift lens prevents the parallel lines from converging. it's fixable in PS, though, which is great since most of us can't afford one.

i think with your 50D, you'll want ultra wide for interior shots. you'll want it to look as big and open as possible. 10-22 would work well. personally, i can't stand fisheye shots. i'm okay with them after they've been corrected for distortion, but then isn't that the whole point?

I do photos and virtual tours with a 10-22 Canon lens and it does a great job! It has minor distortion but not as extreme as a fish eye. If it bothers you, or you are ready to go to the next level, there are some programs that will further correct for this lens and other lens' you have. Here is a youtube video I recently did and the house just closed last week.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=-o1Sz3_ZfO8

wow

i kno-w what u mean about fish

its look so fake!

so, 10-20.

what is the specific model description as per my first post?

what catergory is it under...

klr.b wrote in post #10429253
most architecture is shot with a tilt-shift. the tilt-shift lens prevents the parallel lines from converging. it's fixable in PS, though, which is great since most of us can't afford one.

i think with your 50D, you'll want ultra wide for interior shots. you'll want it to look as big and open as possible. 10-22 would work well. personally, i can't stand fisheye shots. i'm okay with them after they've been corrected for distortion, but then isn't that the whole point?

hey do u mean 10-22

troutfisher wrote in post #10429225
I do the same job in the UK and use a sigma 10-20 on a 40D, you say you are restricted to canon lenses so I would go for the 10-20mm, but as has been pointed out in other posts ideally a tilt and shift if your budget will run to it.
I think I would start out with a 10-20 and if the job takes off and you make money at it then buy a T&S

Cheers

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

i don't see it on your list. if you already had a fish eye, you could use it and correct for the distortion, but it's a lot of unnecessary work than if you just bought a regular ultra wide.

...

might i be better of going for:

EF Wide & Ultra-Wide - EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM

INSTEAD of:

EF Ultra-Wide Zoom - EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

even thoough it is 14mm, not as wide as the 10mm

its app is 2.8 so it lets more light in and it has "II" USM

what is the main difference with how the "II USM" opposed to the "USM"?

(is it the constant appature light level thing?)