On Feb 26, 2010, at 7:43 AM, paul stenquist wrote: > I've shot a lot of interiors for real estate companies using my Pentax > digitals. You don't want to use a fisheye, unless you're up for a lot of post > work. > > The DA 12-24/4 is an excellent choice. At 12mm, the distortion is quite > manageable, and the lens is very sharp at 5.6. You'll want to shoot of a > tripod anyway, so you can stop down to f8 or f11. Here's a link to a pic shot > with the 12-24 and followed up with a bit of perspective correction in > PhotoShop, using the transform tool: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4003362&size=lg > > Another solution I've employed is shooting two vertical frames with the DA* > 16-50/2.8 at 16mm and marrying them in PhotoShop or PT Gui. This gives you a > very wide angle view and minimal distortion. I usually shoot those at f13 for > interiors. Off a tripod of course. Here's a link to one shot done that way: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9074706&size=lg > > Both are good solutions, and both lenses are excellent for other uses as well. > > Paul > > On Feb 26, 2010, at 12:08 AM, Tanya Love wrote: >
The second shot shown here is comprised of three vertical frames shot with the DA*16-50. Stitching them in PhotoShop is a couple of minutes work with the align and blend tools in CS4. It's equally easy with PT Gui. Paul >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I’d love to hear your suggestions for the best wide angle lens I can get my >> hands on to shoot interiors. I need it to be as fast as possible, and if it >> is a zoom, I need constant aperture through-out. Many of the interiors >> (babies nurseries) that I am shooting are required to be shot using only >> available light, so this is why the faster, the better. And, able to give >> the best resolution as possible. >> >> I will be using it on the K-7. It doesn’t have to be a Pentax lens, I just >> want good glass, good price and as wide as possible. Wide angle zooms are >> ok, although I know that it is rare to find one as optically good as the >> prime equivalents. >> >> I also love to shoot babies/kids faces close up with a wide angle >> perspective, so something that would suit this purpose would be great too. >> If it had a nice macro function, I wouldn’t complain either! >> >> Also, does anyone have the DA Fishe-Eye 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 and if so, what are >> your thoughts on it? >> >> TIA! >> >> Tan. ☺ >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
