[jjbacoomba]

Hi y'all. I am fairly new to photography and would love to learn about real estate photography. One question I have is, which lens' are better suited for indoor photography? Thanks, Joe

[Wheatridger]

As one who does this daily, I'd recommend any Sigma zoom of 10mm or lower-- and Lightroom, to fix those lenses' distortions.

[Ragnarkov]

I use the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 DX EX lens for all my real estate photography. And I agree with Wheatridger, LR works well for the lens distortions, color corrections etc. I moved to LR because it actually supported the lens with a profile, which made everything like a zillion times easier. lol.

[johnyates]

and would love to learn about real estate photography

There is an excellent flickr group dedicated to real estate photography and its members are good about sharing technique.

[Adam]

Get the Ricoh Theta

Also, the Samyang 10mm is a great choice:

Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS Review - Introduction | PentaxForums.com Reviews

[volosong]

If I were asked to take some interior shots, I'd grab my Tamron 10-24/3.5-4.5. If you have Photoshop or Elements, Adobe Bridge has the lens profile for removing distortion.

Tamron 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II Lens Reviews - Tamron Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database

[slip]

I use the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 DX EX lens for all my real estate photography. And I agree with Wheatridger, LR works well for the lens distortions, color corrections etc. I moved to LR because it actually supported the lens with a profile, which made everything like a zillion times easier. lol.

Second the Sigma 10-20

Randy

[Nicolas06]

Hi y'all. I am fairly new to photography and would love to learn about real estate photography. One question I have is, which lens' are better suited for indoor photography? Thanks, Joe

The question to me seriously is what is your goal? Are you a real estate agent that just need some pictures? Or are you a photographer than want the perfects photos? What are you clients? Common houses/flat or very high end?

I mean if you are a real estate agent just selling common flats/house, you don't need a fancy camera to do so. You should give a try to the pano sticking softwares on your phones like microsoft ICE... Simply because it is so small and practical. Maybe the next step is a Ricoh Theta as said Adam if the phone not enough.

If still you think this is not enough, get an entry level camera like a K50 and any UWA. You don't need a fancy one as it would be only pictures for the web anyway and people don't care one bit of the perfections of the photos. So a tamron 10-24, sigma 10-20 are more than enough and get you the benefit of a zoom. The problem is already you need to take a camera bag with you, so it take some space and is a bit less practical.

I would give a try to smaller format seriously to get something smaller that go less in the way like a small m4/3 body + the 9-18 f/4-5.6

Now that would be vastly different if you are a photographer and you try to sell real estate picture, for sure. You'd target the premium house, would need great gear, consistant result and a way to industrialize your process so you get theses great result fast so you can make a profit.

[jjbacoomba]

The question to me seriously is what is your goal? Are you a real estate agent that just need some pictures? Or are you a photographer than want the perfects photos? What are you clients? Common houses/flat or very high end?

I mean if you are a real estate agent just selling common flats/house, you don't need a fancy camera to do so. You should give a try to the pano sticking softwares on your phones like microsoft ICE... Simply because it is so small and practical. Maybe the next step is a Ricoh Theta as said Adam if the phone not enough.

If still you think this is not enough, get an entry level camera like a K50 and any UWA. You don't need a fancy one as it would be only pictures for the web anyway and people don't care one bit of the perfections of the photos. So a tamron 10-24, sigma 10-20 are more than enough and get you the benefit of a zoom. The problem is already you need to take a camera bag with you, so it take some space and is a bit less practical.

I would give a try to smaller format seriously to get something smaller that go less in the way like a small m4/3 body + the 9-18 f/4-5.6

Now that would be vastly different if you are a photographer and you try to sell real estate picture, for sure. You'd target the premium house, would need great gear, consistant result and a way to industrialize your process so you get theses great result fast so you can make a profit.

Thanks everyone. Nicolas, I am not a real estate agent, just a someone who enjoys photography. Photography is just a hobby for me right now. I do enjoy many of the fine works of the photographers I have seen here and on Flickr. There are so many areas of photography out there and this is one of them that I would like to learn. Maybe after that I can move on to landscapes or portraits, etc.. As for making a living or just an occasional gig here and there, I would have to feel that I have the skills necessary for the job. There of course gear and post processing, just to name a few. And I am sure the confidence in my abilities. Thanks you to all of you for your input.
John, I will check out Flickr too.

[todd]

I recently shot my first house for my in laws.. Used the DA15 and we were all happy with the results... I did quite a few stitches to get wider.taller when I needed.wanted it. I can see how 10mm would be nice based on all the stitching I did, but I bet I'd still do stitches even with 10mm...

[Nicolas06]

I recently shot my first house for my in laws.. Used the DA15 and we were all happy with the results... I did quite a few stitches to get wider.taller when I needed.wanted it. I can see how 10mm would be nice based on all the stitching I did, but I bet I'd still do stitches even with 10mm...

That's when a fish is handy... But the problem to me is if you go too wide, it isn't realistic/descriptive anymore... You can make a small room look like a palace, but people will not buy something that don't match they need, regardless of how the photo look.