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Canon 17-40mm L vs 16-35mm L for Real Estate Photography

Started Jan 2, 2018 | Discussions thread
Thomas Guenther Senior Member • Posts: 1,511
Re: Canon 17-40mm L vs 16-35mm L for Real Estate Photography

gipper51 wrote:

Greg OH wrote:

gipper51 wrote:

TS lenses don't really take any longer than an ultra wide angle zoom to setup and use.

They're manual focus.

Which most are doing anyway for for RE work. Most shots you can leave the camera at a hyperfocal distance and f8. Everything will be in focus.

If you're walking around snapping hand-held pics, they yeah, a TS-E lens will be slower. But for a typical shooter on a tripod, who is taking time to carefully compose, level the camera, etc., the extra step of adding shift takes about 3 seconds.

Not saying TS-E lenses are as simple as an AF zoom, but there seems to be some myth that they take a long time to setup and use. I can add desired shift and focus a shot in about 10 seconds.

And having it mounted on a small monopod/tripod, everything can be adjusted once. Having found the perfect perspective through tilting from a definite height of view, it i just an orthogonal 360° turning of the camera system. >>>>> Better results than doing shots with any other non-correction lens, because you "only" have take care of the composition and releasing the shutter.

And the old TSE 17mm from Canon is nowadays a real bargain at the range of the 16-35:

And yes: Your shots will be better in any way over your competitors!

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