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The best camera for architectural renderings

Started Oct 24, 2016 | Questions thread
BAK Forum Pro • Posts: 26,020
A4 is 8 x 12 in inches

Saving those who don't know European paper sizes.

Are you trying to photograph entire city blocks in a single frame?

Are you trying to include the top of six storey buildings? And higher?

Or are you trying to shoot each building in a block, one at a time, and then fit them all together?

I photographed about 1000 building for a book, using 35mm film and a 35mm perspective control lens.

That worked fine, but the buildings were houses or, at biggest / highest, three or four storey public buildings like city halls and courthouses.

The current Nikon and Canon 18-55 kit lenses will work fine, one building at a time, on a wide street.

The 10 - 18 Canon would be a good second lens, for bigger buildings or narrower streets.

As for shooting conditions - sunny, cloudy, etc.

Pay attention to shadows. Often the best days to shoot are slightly overcast, with the sky turning into a giant softbox.

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