I'm looking for a wide angle lens camera to take good interior pictures, get more of the room in the frame. How does this do for inside shots?
1940520
if you look at the descrition of the camaera, you will see that it has a wide-angle lens by definition.i am dooing great shots using it - indoors and outdoors. regards, karl
1940521
This Camera is great, I use it all the time inside wounderful pictures. It's a great buy.
1940522
Generally it works fine in all situations. I purchased the camera after seeing being used at a auto body repair shop.
1695327
I agree it not a super/ ultra wide. I'm not sure that is it's best use anyways. It is as wide as I could find at f/1.8 at 18mm (27mm relative) at this price point with near perfect clarity. I use mine for indoor group shots and can tell you it is wide enough for that and the pictures are amazing with this glass. If you really want wide angle then I would consider prime lens.
1357919
The widest angle on the camera I believe is 23mm. Which isn't that bad, and with the price around $200, this camera is well worth it. I bought when it first came out around $300. I still don't regret buying it. If your really looking for a nice "smart" camera, then this is the one. If you want a more professional camera, go with a Sony Hx-300 ($400) or a Sony Hx-200 ($300). Hope I help! Any more questions, just ask :)
1304752
I have both of these lenses and the 16-50mm f/2.8 is wide enough to take indoor real estate photography. I had the 11-18 first but I have not used it since I bought the 16-50mm and there is not much difference on the wide angle shots. I used the 16-50mm about 95 % time and my 11-18 and 70-300 telephoto about 5% of the time on my A77 Sony Camera. I am thinking of selling my 11-18mm because it is just sitting in my camera bag.
2013168
Yes, that us why I purchased this lens and it has worked well. It definitely adds curvature to the photo, so I find myself cropping the images but you still get way more into the frame for interior shots.
710084
It has worked fine for me indoors, even without a flash, as long as I am not too far from my subject. If in a theater, with hundreds of heads bobing and weaving in front of you, the camera is not going to be able to auto focus, if you don't have a clear unobstructed view on the subject to lock the auto focus. But in those cases I have gone to manual focus with good results.
1544101
It certainly depends on the size of the room. However, due to the aperture of F8 for this lens, its really not a good choice for indoor shots. Your camera will have to perform really well at high iso.
105269
More than the IS, more than any other feature, the WIDE ANGLE is far and away the advantage of the sd800. It's the only camera I've had where you can take a picture of yourself with an extended hand and it's looks great. Do you know what an advantage that is when you're traveling? I'm annoyed that the sd750 has a 3" screen while I have to tolerate a 2.5 one, but the wide-angle lens makes it worth it.
1759794
Oh, I'll add this:"Great for indoor" yeah that's matketing lingo for "this lens has a big, fast maximum aperture of f2."All lenses are mostly "good for outdoors/broad daylight". But faster max apertures can suck in more light than others which is particularly useful A) if you want amazing bokeh and shallow depth of field (B) you're inside and have horrid light and the extra 2-3 stops will get you the shot.
2064282
if you want bokeh, then a wide angle- lens such as this is not the lens to choose. This is a good lens if you want something wider than a 35mm but that will not distort. I chose it because i needed to shoot interiors and buildings. For excellent bokeh, you could use a Leica 25mm.
2060159
I use this lens with a Nikon D5100 and have found that it focuses quite fast indoors but I have shot mainly my kids lego tournament and choir in gyms. Others have taken basketball and volleyball photos - check out photos posted to pixelpeeper.com and the Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 HSM group on flickr.com
1304753
This lens probably isn't wide enough for your needs. Unfortunately, the wider ones (11-18) are slower. And forget using a camera attached flash for those wide shots. Flash will NOT fill the area. Therefore, this may be the best present solution. A very wide, fast lens is difficult to find. If there is one, cost will be high. I have used a 11mm, room light, high ISO to capture a large room.
899095
This is great for low-light pictures. However, you've to take them for a far distance. For me, the best is the Nikon 24mm f/2.8. It gives you a wide angle and also great pictures in low-light environments. Hope this helps you. =)
1576069
I am also a REALTOR and so was looking for a camera to take good interior shots. I like the camera...it is heavier and a little larger than I thought it would be but still compact and functional.
1463262
how does it do in small spaces. We cruise some and it's difficult if not impossible to take a good picture inside our cabin. With my fixed 55 if i aim my picture on the door knob 5 feet away, i get the door knob and a little of the door. would this lense be able to get the whole door?
2219984
Be careful in what you expect. With the wide angle on a regular lens you will get a lot of distortion around the edges. I was trying to get by cheap with shooting rooms for real estate and it never did work out so I ended up buying a Tamara wide angle len that cost about as much as the Nikon 5100 body that I had bought. Your not investing a whole lot in buying these two lens but don't expect the results of having a good wide angle or telephoto regular lens.
2097083
It's ideal as a lens for discreet indoor use, such as at parties and events. It's small, allowing your camera to fit more easily in a pocket or purse, it's wide angle for taking in a scene, and it's fairly fast at f/2.8, allowing image capture without flash in many cases