Wide angle lens for property type pictures

[untruth]

We're going to renovate and extend our house, and I've love to take a photo diary but all my lenses are portrait/landscape lenses and nothing in between. The house is only 6M x 7m floorspace so not huge and I struggle to take a picture of a room with any of the lenses.

I have a 450D and would like a cheap lens I can use for taking half decent pictures of the house in progress. Nothing very expensive or fancy, just something that can capture most things in one shot.

Any suggestions?

[An Marcach]

Sigma 10-20 should do what you want and is a decent lens too

[chrismarr]

Samyang 14mm . Its manual but simple to use and sharp, i picked up a second hand copy for just over £150 last year

[GetCarter]

If you are on a Mac this is a fab £10 bit of software to re-jig perspective (which will be all over the place in such a small room) http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/dxo-perspective

[untruth]

Thanks, all very helpful, I'll do some eBay digging..

[Zombie]

Canon's ef-s 10-18 is well worth a look and represents excellent value, I paid less than £200 for mine.

[Zombie]

GetCarter said:

If you are on a Mac this is a fab £10 bit of software to re-jig perspective (which will be all over the place in such a small room) http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/dxo-perspective

Good shout, bought!...

[untruth]

The Canon is a good shout - the Sigma looks LOVELY (and comes up on eBay at £150ish) but I reserve my "Sigma money" for lenses I really want to do something special with - this is arguably just a basic point and click lense for me.

[WelshChris]

untruth said:

The Canon is a good shout - the Sigma looks LOVELY (and comes up on eBay at £150ish) but I reserve my "Sigma money" for lenses I really want to do something special with - this is arguably just a basic point and click lense for me.

The Sigma is a terrific lens, and when you've finished the house project it'll make a great landscape lens as well - can't go wrong.

[ecsrobin]

WelshChris said:

The Sigma is a terrific lens, and when you've finished the house project it'll make a great landscape lens as well - can't go wrong.

Agreed that's my standard fit lens now. Also works brilliant at car shows when it's crowded you can still get full car shots with no crowds. I also use it for star trails.

[EnthusiastOwned]

I have a canon 10-18mm. It's currently got £25 cashback from Canon. I think I ended up paying just shy of £150 for it.

Nice lens for the money and a perfect angle for rooms and houses.

I have a bedroom shot but can't find it at the moment, i'll try and dig it out later.

Eyam Parish Church by Rich Perkins, on Flickr

[budfox]

GetCarter said:

If you are on a Mac this is a fab £10 bit of software to re-jig perspective (which will be all over the place in such a small room) http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/dxo-perspective

...which in the process of doing so throws away a load of the photo. OK for landscapes, but totally counter-productive to what's being hoped for here.

[GetCarter]

budfox said:

GetCarter said:

If you are on a Mac this is a fab £10 bit of software to re-jig perspective (which will be all over the place in such a small room) http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/dxo-perspective

...which in the process of doing so throws away a load of the photo. OK for landscapes, but totally counter-productive to what's being hoped for here.

err...yes but no. When I use it I shoot wide knowing I'll lose the edges... It's a fairly simple fix.

[jimmy156]

GetCarter said:

budfox said:

GetCarter said:

If you are on a Mac this is a fab £10 bit of software to re-jig perspective (which will be all over the place in such a small room) http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/dxo-perspective

...which in the process of doing so throws away a load of the photo. OK for landscapes, but totally counter-productive to what's being hoped for here.

err...yes but no. When I use it I shoot wide knowing I'll lose the edges... It's a fairly simple fix.

I've photographed a few paintings in my time, including one for the national trust that was hung high on a wall in petworth house. That bit of software would have made my life 10x easier

[untruth]

OK found myself a nice Sigma on eBay... will be back with a nice tester shot!

[untruth]

Thanks for all the advice, bagged myself a perfect condition Sigma on eBay for £150. Loving it, does exactly what I need it to do - take pictures of a small house in renovation chaos!





https://www.flickr.com/photos/untruuth/albums/7215...

[untruth]

Still loving this lense!

[Magic919]

Looks like a handy lens to grab progress shots.

[untruth]

It's great, well worth it as it can capture the whole downstairs in one shot. Been really helpful in documenting it fully and seeing the changes.

I love it for landscapes too - definitely my new toy.