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Question of the Day: Your favorite lens for real estate photography?13790

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Hi All,

The WGAN Forum Question of the Day for Tuesday, 15 December 2020:

What is your favorite lens for residential real real estate photography?

If possible, please include a link to buy the lens.

Dan
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I am shooting on a Sony a6400 so, my daily is Sony's 10-18mm outside of the 10-18mm I like my Sigma's 16mm & 30mm both 1.4's
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PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4E ED
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It was Nikkor 14-24/2.8 for years with my D750 but nowadays it is the Nikkor 14-30/4 S with my Z6 mirrorless.
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In my opinion, for sheer quality, there is not a lens on the planet to beat the Canon EF 14 mm f/2.8L II USM Lens
Its expensive, but if you level the camera there is no barrel distortion, in other words all the vertical straight lines in the image are just that, straight.
The colour balance is neutral, the image pin sharp, and the depth of focus can be from 18 inches to infinity.
For architectural/real estate it can deliver an image of a small space that looks natural, but is at the limit before distortion creeps in.
Back in the days when I shot events, this meant you could be in a very crowded situation and still get a group shot.
I also use Canon FE 8-15mm F/4L which on paper covers 14mm, but not without distortion.
My local dealer is €2262 inc VAT – about $2750
Various Amazons are:
US
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$2099
UK
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€1,811.23 (2,101.03 incl. VAT) + €12.50 shipping
Germany
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€1,670.49 excl. VAT £2,004.59 incl. VAT + £8.50 delivery
France
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€ 2,081.04 + € 18.83 Shipping
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I shoot Fuji X bodies (H1's and T2). Several years ago I "upgraded to the 8 - 12 f2.8" from the 10-24 f4 and traded toward the 8-12.

While I like the little bit of wide angle = 12mm (effective) of the 8-12, I missed the ability to zoom in on features like ranges, table place settings and other details. I actually hardly ever shoot that wide unless it's a kitchen and very small.

So when the 10-24 was upgraded to a weather version I grabbed it.

Compare $1k to $2k. If I didn't have a need for the 8-12 f 2.8 in other parts of my photography I would not get it for Real Estate.

Both of these lenses are tack sharp and I tend to carry a mid range zoom with me for both of them.

On the 10-24 I carry the 18-135 fuji and on the 8-12 I carry the 12-55 f 2.8.

Truth be told I hardly ever break out the 18-135 when I have the 10-24 on a Real Estate shoot.

Chuck

8-12 lens https://www.adorama.com/ifj816s.html

10-24 lens https://www.adorama.com/ifj1024xf.html
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Correction: UK figure is Sterling, not Euro.
So Germany is cheapest for a EU Vat-registered business to buy from, as it's 0% VAT to purchase from another EU country.
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Nikon 12-24EX cropped. No bendies. Tack sharp.
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