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Is Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 unavoidable for interior/architecture photography?

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fredlord
fredlord Veteran Member • Posts: 3,303
Re: Is Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 unavoidable for interior/architecture photography?
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The prevailing real estate method in my area is to use HDR exclusively. The aperture recommended is f/8. A tripod is also generally easier although, if you are really steady, you could do it handheld. The camera should always be leveled up completely so it's easier with a tripod.

I have used the EF 17 TS-E, EF 16-35, and EF 11-24. The wider the better for some of the really tiny powder rooms. That said, the company I worked for wanted either 16mm or 17mm on a full-frame camera or 10mm on a crop-sensor camera.

The problem with HDR is the number of frames involved in each property. A simple shoot might be 3–400 frames. We often had eight properties to shoot in a day. That came to 3–5,000 frames per day. Many of the shooters picked up a less expensive camera along with a spare since they might shoot over 100K frames in a month. The cameras wore out fast and a spare body was always a good idea.

To simplify, all you need is something in 16mm for a FF camera. Wide apertures are not necessary as f/8 is the best aperture in most cases. The lens does not need to be top of the line, as one poster stated, so checking 3rd-party brands can really pay off as far as cost goes. Most lenses are just fine at f/8.

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