Some fair comments so far. I'd look for a used lens. You need a 21mm equivalent
for interiors so at least a 14mm-something. That length give an intimate point
of view in bedrooms, for instance. Wider results in serious distortions that he
won't know how to correct. He needs to do a few hours practice in a couple of
homes, yours, his, until he gets it right. Longish exposure and moderate ISO
with available light is nice, room light left fairly warm looks natural.
The one time I did this sort of work it was to light the room and still see a
magnificent view though the huge windows. We used a couple of monoblocks
triggered by a Nikon flash - on a tripoded Ricoh GR-D with the 21mm converter.
Perfect. The flash is set up is beyond him of course but he could experiment
with long exposure and a cheap manual flash fired from the hand into the shadow
areas? Digital allows experimentation and it would look seriously clever to his
clients. He should be able to develop the skill to a
Andrew Fildes
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On 17/06/2011, at 1:17 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> My nephew e-mailed me the other day with a camera question. He works up
> listings for real estate agents, and wants to start offering interior photos
> as part of the service. He said most of his clients use little p&s cameras
> and really hate doing the work.
>
> He's not a shooter, and he hasn't bought anything yet, so what follows is his
> first stab at a list of gear:
>
> Camera: Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
> IS Lens
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-XS-Digital-18-55mm-Black/dp/B001CBKJGG/ref=pd_ybh_2?pf_rd_p=280800601&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=ybh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=010CHJ3EDC40R3CNZTEJ
>
> Flash: Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Speedlite-II-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001CCAISE/ref=pd_ybh_1?pf_rd_p=280800601&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=ybh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=010CHJ3EDC40R3CNZTEJ
>
> I've told him I don't do this kind of work, but that I'm pretty sure he'll
> need a wider lens than the 18mm kit, and he'll also need a tripod, as well as
> something to diffuse the flash, assuming he goes for a wider lens. As you can
> see, he's smart enough not to generate any lust for top-of-the-line stuff.
> (He was also smart enough to realize before I told him that a tripod might be
> necessary.) So I'm wondering that the recommendation would be for a decent
> wide angle that will get the job done. Canon's offerings seem to be pretty
> expensive, and I have no knowledge of third-party lenses other than Zeiss,
> and I don't think that's gonna help him either. <g>
>
> Any suggestions welcome! You can send 'em off list if you don't want to take
> up the bandwidth, though I think periodic discussions of who's been doing
> what with which wide angles is always interesting.
>
> --Bob
>
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