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The best camera for architectural renderings

Started Oct 24, 2016 | Questions thread
photosen Veteran Member • Posts: 6,226
Re: The best camera for architectural renderings

lightwriter wrote:

seri_art wrote:

>architect specialized in modeling and renderings<

Please tell the rest of us what type of photos that requires, subjects, type of light, type of output.

The photos that I take are, almost exclusively, of city blocks surrounding the building sit. Regarding the type of light, I take the light that exists at a given time - sunny, cloudy, rainy... I would like to take photos at dusk, but with my current equipment (iphone 6), it is impossible.

Normally the renders have a resolution of 1920x1080, if they are supposed to be seen in a screen. Otherwise, the maximum print size that I use is the A4, therefore requiring a resolution of about 8MP at 300dpi. The camera, however, should have a resolution upwards of 8MP, because I tend to correct the perspective in photoshop (a requirement easily obtained these days )

Sounds like something I could pull off with my Canon 10-22 and 70D, a cheaper but still decent variant could be the 10-18 (which has IS) and anything from a 100D / SL1 up; or the M5 with an 11-22.

When I researched ultra wide angles, the 10-22 has the advantage of having less distortion, and being easier to correct. For the next step in quality and price, you're talking about a 16-35 f4 and a 6D.

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