I'm helping out a broker who wants a camera for real estate photography. It'll be mostly daytime photos for listings on properties. Currently, he uses a P+S camera, which is obviously not as professional as could be.
The main thing is getting some good wide angle shots. One big thing was to have more things in focus at a time (e.g. seeing both the room and the view outside clearly, if that's possible instead of just having a clear picture on the foreground or the background).
I did a little bit of research.
1. One option was something mirrorless like the NEX-3 or NEX-5. One question I have on this. It comes with a 16mm pancake lens, which is 24mm (35mm equiv). Is this the same "field of view" as the 24mm lens on a P+S (like the 24mm lens on the Canon 300HS)? Or do you have to multiply something on the P+S also? Because if it's the same, that kind of seems like a letdown.
Seems to be around 600-700 dollars for one of these types, which is not bad.
2. Something more high end, like a basic DSLR body (like a T2i/T3i). The basic 18-55mm doesn't seem that great since it's not as wide as the 16mm above. Combine that with something like the Canon 10-22mm lens, which seems like it would work. Total cost is a little higher, though since the lens alone is around 800-900?
3. Something else?
For the focus problem, one of my friends suggested some wide lens and then shooting at f/8 or f/6 to get more things in focus and then using a tripod for any shutter speed issues. Would this actually work? Lighting shouldn't be an issue for the most part since I think it's possible to turn on some lights or shoot during the day time.
So big question: is the cheaper mirrorless going to have as good or almost as good image quality for this situation? If f/8 is the way to go, does that mean the NEX is a bad idea because it seems like it's designed to be mostly auto.
Video and other fancy features not really a big deal and unlikely to be used. IQ + super wide are the main factors. Thanks.
The main thing is getting some good wide angle shots. One big thing was to have more things in focus at a time (e.g. seeing both the room and the view outside clearly, if that's possible instead of just having a clear picture on the foreground or the background).
I did a little bit of research.
1. One option was something mirrorless like the NEX-3 or NEX-5. One question I have on this. It comes with a 16mm pancake lens, which is 24mm (35mm equiv). Is this the same "field of view" as the 24mm lens on a P+S (like the 24mm lens on the Canon 300HS)? Or do you have to multiply something on the P+S also? Because if it's the same, that kind of seems like a letdown.
Seems to be around 600-700 dollars for one of these types, which is not bad.
2. Something more high end, like a basic DSLR body (like a T2i/T3i). The basic 18-55mm doesn't seem that great since it's not as wide as the 16mm above. Combine that with something like the Canon 10-22mm lens, which seems like it would work. Total cost is a little higher, though since the lens alone is around 800-900?
3. Something else?
For the focus problem, one of my friends suggested some wide lens and then shooting at f/8 or f/6 to get more things in focus and then using a tripod for any shutter speed issues. Would this actually work? Lighting shouldn't be an issue for the most part since I think it's possible to turn on some lights or shoot during the day time.
So big question: is the cheaper mirrorless going to have as good or almost as good image quality for this situation? If f/8 is the way to go, does that mean the NEX is a bad idea because it seems like it's designed to be mostly auto.
Video and other fancy features not really a big deal and unlikely to be used. IQ + super wide are the main factors. Thanks.