Lens for Real Estate Photography

3 years 6 months ago #698118 by Sean English
Hi. New here. I'm not so new to photography. Learning how  to get into real estate photography. I have narrowed my camera down to Nikon D850 though have not bought one yet. 
Want to know what kind of lens would be a good one for this purpose. 
Some extra info: I have a D50 now and educating myself on using photoshop. Thanks in advance. If you are already a real estate photographer and can spare some time for a phone conversation,  I would love to talk /facetime. 
Thanks in advance. 


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3 years 6 months ago #698126 by Nikon Shooter
My I suggest that the wonderful D850 is not the better tool
to invest in but two lenses would be:
— a rectilinear wide angle and
— a 24mm PC lens.

A D7xx would put the invested money at the right places.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698216 by Sean English
Hi 
Thank you for taking the time to answer. 
What do you mean by D7xx? I don't know of such camera. Do you mean 750? I read that 850 has the highest MP of 46 vs 24 for 750
What can you tell me about it? Isn't it true that for those kinds of high resolution photos, we need hig MP?


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3 years 6 months ago #698219 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Sean

In your opening post you advise us that you are new to photography - and this forum
So may I offer you a 'Welcome aboard'

As to your queries ...
The lens is the part of a camera that creates the image - NOT the big lump behind the lens ... it's job is to record what the lens is seeing. Therefore your choice of lens becomes most important ~ a poor lens / a fuzzy lens / a lens with issues recreating the verticals inside rooms ... each will destroy the end result you are striving for

Thus the suggestion for a 'rectilinear' lens (talk to wiki for more info)

The job of "the big lump" behind the lens is to record the image - and the number of megapixels is only one of a dozen criteria needing to be considered. Personally from the real estate images I see in the windows and in their promotional materials, anything above 10mpx is "lost in translation" as the saying goes ie: superfluous and I seriously doubt that anything over 20mpx will ever see the light of day in the real estate office's publicity materials. (However NS may offer a better response!)

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/

Phil from the great land Downunder
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3 years 6 months ago #698222 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Sean

To continue from earlier - talking now about "the lump" behind the lens

As you admit that you are new to photography and the cameras that go with it, let's put this conversation into motor car terms - I'm sure that you will see the parallels   :)

You are in the market for a new set of wheels and your mate down the road tells you to buy a Ford coz he has one "and it's great". However you need to get a unit that suits your needs - so you do test drives with 3 or 4 other units and end up with something that clicks ... all the knobs & buttons and features and overall 'grunt' all fit into your image of what you need - it just happens to be a Toyota!

So it will be with your new camera - and forget about megapixels

I suggest that you get your fingers onto a "full frame" Nikon + a Canon + a Sony + a Panasonic at the very minimum and see how they go for you
How do the knobs & buttons fit to your fingers? - how does the eyepiece fit if you are wearing specs? - do the menu operations seem easy to follow or are they too complicated? - is the size and weight what you are happy to drag around? - and so on

Then you can match a chosen lens with a chosen camera and join the 'photographers' of the world !!  :)

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/

Phil from the great land Downunder
www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/

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3 years 6 months ago #698234 by Nikon Shooter

Sean English wrote: What do you mean by D7xx? I don't know of such camera. Do you mean 750?


Yes, D700 to the later D780.

Sean English wrote: I read that 850 has the highest MP of 46 vs 24 for 750
What can you tell me about it? Isn't it true that for those kinds of high resolution photos, we need hig MP?


I am using two D850's but none for real estate shoots where the
D3X with its 24 MP is more than well suited for the jobs. I adopted
the working strategy to get thing properly in the box and that im-
plies to use the proper lenses for the job. 

Lenses are always the better investments.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 6 months ago #698482 by Camera Diva
24mm

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