Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for interior photography?

[Talentloos]

My friend and I are going to be doing some work for guest houses shortly and I was wondering if anyone had experience with this lens for this purpose. We are mainly going to be doing interior shots to feature on the guest houses's websites? will the 102 degree view angle be sufficient for this purpose?

 

[BobJones]

The lens should do just fine, just choose your angles well.
For interior shots I stay in the range 16-20 mm.
If you are on DX, have you considered the 8-16mm?

 

[BigAl-sa]

The biggest problem is perspective distortion. The trick is to keep the camera horizontal, so getting the camera fairly high is imperative. You *will* need some form of support. This taken at 11mm with two flashes:



More in the tail end of this gallery:
http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Destinations/Ekuthuleni/8589627_DcrTHq#567254483_D2Epo

 

[koffiejunkie]

I agree with Big-Al. It's wide enough, for most things. I mean, you have to be careful not to get your feet in the shot

Perspective distortion is something you need to be careful of, but if you pay attention to it, you can let it work to your advantage.

Also, I wouldn't use flash. Look at the shadows... I'd try to switch on all the available lights and work with longer exposures (take care with white balance). I realise that this is not always the best solution, and then flash is necessary. But try to diffuse it as much as you can.

 

[bwana]

Don't you have a kit lens?

Or are you just itching for an excuse to get the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM?

 

[Talentloos]

Don't you have a kit lens?

Or are you just itching for an excuse to get the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM?

of course i am .(luckily the main business partner is paying for it.) We have tried with the kit lens and it just wasnt wide enough.

 

[EchoZA]

Don't you have a kit lens?

Or are you just itching for an excuse to get the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM?

I'm also looking for an excuse to get a 10-20mm but the wife is not hearing me

 

[bwana]

I'm also looking for an excuse to get a 10-20mm but the wife is not hearing me

Start doing it for a living, "need" carries a lot more weight than "want".

 

[hilton]

If you have a Canon body, why not buy the proper lens and get on with it.

Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L Tilt-Shift.

 

[bwana]

If you have a Canon body, why not buy the proper lens and get on with it.

Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L Tilt-Shift.

I can think of 19,000 reasons.

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens - 5,795.00
Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L Lens - 24,295.00

 

[hilton]

I can think of 19,000 reasons.

Perhaps. If this purchase is for a business and you want to use the images in glossy magazines and don't want to spend an eternity in pp, then perhaps taking a long term investment view, the tilt shift is a better option.

Take a look at these images;

One

Two

 

[EchoZA]

^^^ or... use a LensBABY Muse

 

[koffiejunkie]

One

Is it me or does this one look like CGI?

Two

Very nice! Is this your work?

 

[bwana]

Perhaps. If this purchase is for a business and you want to use the images in glossy magazines and don't want to spend an eternity in pp, then perhaps taking a long term investment view, the tilt shift is a better option.

Take a look at these images;

One

Two

But he doesn't, in the OP he says the pics are mainly for website use.

 

[ChrisJ]

It is a great little lens, the only problem I find is that you get quite a lot of lens flare when shooting into the sun which can be quite hard to avoid at 10mm.

 

[hilton]

Very nice! Is this your work?

frayed knot

But he doesn't, in the OP he says the pics are mainly for website use.

Yeah sure but I'm thinking ahead on his behalf. At least he now knows there's a proper lens out there for the job so one day when finances and needs are in place he may consider it.

Perhaps I over think things but from my 25 years experience in IT, I now know that most of the time when an end user asks a question, the answer he needs is not necessarily what he wants.

To the OP, have you considered the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 as this will be able to be used in low light situations? Use the focus stack technique to get the depth of field needed if f/2.8 doesn't do it for you.

Just a thought.

 

[f0xZA]

I would much rather fork out R1400 more and get the constant f3.5 aperture.

Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM

http://www.sacamera.co.za/product/1012009/Sigma_1020mm_F3.5_EX_DC_HSM_for_Canon/

 

[koffiejunkie]

Perhaps I over think things but from my 25 years experience in IT, I now know that most of the time when an end user asks a question, the answer he needs is not necessarily what he wants.

I can +1 that sentiment. Only, I would replace "not necessarily" with "almost certainly not" but I guess that's industry dependant. You have to balance that thought though - lenses (even the crappy ones) have a much better resale value than any IT equipment.

To the OP, have you considered the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 as this will be able to be used in low light situations? Use the focus stack technique to get the depth of field needed if f/2.8 doesn't do it for you.

Be aware that the Tokina is much worse than the Siggy in the CA department. This may or may not be an issue to you. Otherwise, it's one of the best UWA lenses out there.

 

[bwana]

As far as technique goes I'm surprised no one has suggested HDR.

 

[koffiejunkie]

I didn't want to state the obvious...