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Lens suggestions for museums old houses and galleries

Started Jul 8, 2019 | Discussions thread
Hatstand Senior Member • Posts: 1,623
20mm, 42.5mm, 7.5mm... and *circular polariser*
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vanfred wrote:

I visit a lot of old country houses, museums etc and never feel I have the right lens. If has to be fast, no flash allowed.

I tend to use the Lumix 20mm 1.7, just wondering what others use.

My cameras are Olympus e-p5 mostly with a viewfinder and Olympus M10 mark 1.

Thanks

Yes, 20mm f1.7...

But also:

Panasonic 42.5mm f1.7 - in case I need something a little longer, or want to take a portrait photo.

Laowa 7.5mm f2 - rectilinear, not fisheye... great for tight places and grand rooms... and also allows getting photos without other people in shot (you can stand right against the ropes so everyone else is behind you, yet still have a field of view that would "normally" require you to be standing way back...!)

Circular polarising filter - to eliminate reflections, when taking photos of stuff in glass cabinets. VERY USEFUL!

And finally, my Pixel3 phone Latest smartphone cameras and their computational photography are very good, and very easy, for HDR/low light in those places (because the subjects/scenes are not moving, and not very distant).

Altogether, a very lightweight and compact/portable kit...

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