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johnjamesarchitect Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 1	Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:57 pm    Post subject: recommended wide angle lenses? Can anyone recommend a good wide angle lens for photographing tight indoor spaces? _________________ www.johnjamesarchitect.com
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adweckphoto Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Metro Philadelphia	Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:18 am    Post subject: Two great lenses for tight spaces are the Nikon 24 PCE, a shift and tilt lens. This is a great lens for stitching images for a wide view. The alternate is the Nikon 14-24MM zoom. It is a higher resolution lens than the fixed 14MM that Nikon makes. There is a bit of barrel distortion at the 14MM setting, but it is easily corrected in CS4. For examples, go to my web site adweckphoto.com and select the images for the Comcast Center lobby. _________________ Aboud Dweck Photographer Architectural Digital Imaging 610-291-9000 adweckphoto.com
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Pbartf64 Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Pennsylvania	Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:07 pm    Post subject: My favorite lens is the 24mm pc-e lens by Nikon but it can be costly if you're starting out. If I was just starting out and needed good optics but within budget, I would pick a regular 24mm f/2.8. If you're using a smaller sensor camera like the Nikon D300 you will need wider at about 17mm. Be careful not to go too wide. The images start to get a weird feeling to them when too wide. Paul S. Bartholomew, LBIPP Architectural & Interior Design Photographer
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iphilblue Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 8	Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:57 pm    Post subject: Generally speakin I think any recent Nikon wide lense is a safe bet. I also like the 24mm f/2.8
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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:20 pm    Post subject: Canon TS-E 17mm Tilt-Shift Lens for architectural photograph Check out this new Canon TS-E 17mm Tilt-Shift Lens... http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2826 And a funny inversion of (historical) perspective in this worthy blog commentary... http://archidose.blogspot.com/2009/09/parallel-lines-for-2500.html
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svenglezz-ASMEIL Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 99 Location: Toronto	Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: love the tilt lens' very cool, thanx for that. _________________ ASMEIL Drawings and M&E Designs
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David Owen Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 77 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:15 am    Post subject: I'm currently debating between these two lenses for my Nikon D50: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6: http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-10-20mm-4-5-6-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0007U00XK/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3LQ4770ORJGIM&colid=1V44EOW0TWZSL And Tokina AT-XAF124DXN 12-24mm: http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-AT-XAF124DXN-12-24mm-Wide-Angle-Nikon/dp/B00099C2M6/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IYHDV0EGENT19&colid=1V44EOW0TWZSL Does anyone have experience with either of these? Pros/cons? I imagine that there might be a fair amount of barrel distortion in either one at its widest setting. Aside from the digital (Photoshop) manipulation option (which always makes the image look pretty faked to my eye), are there any photographic tricks to compensating for/minimizing the barrel distortion in one of these lenses? (I'd love a tilt-shift type lens, but that's way outside the realm of possibility for this amateur photographer!)
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