Hi Folks,
I was hoping there may be a camera geek amongst us that may be able to help me with something.
I recently started my own business selling properties, before starting up I took a note of the camera I had in my old job that I thought was ideal for what I needed. To my knowledge I went out and bought the same one, it’s not as good though and I’ve no idea what I need to do to fix it.
When I’m photographing the inside of a room it’s like I’m photographing the corner of it despite me being zoomed out where as with the old camera it captured the whole room much better.
I assumed it would be a wide angle lens I needed but everything I can see online is showing numbers as being 18-55 (I don’t know what those numbers relate to, they seem relevant though) and that’s what my current lens is.
Is there a wider angle lens I should be looking for or is there likely to be a setting I’ve mucked up?
It’s a canon eos 4000D I have if that makes a difference.
Appreciate any help anyone can give.
Cheers.
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Thread: Camera Help
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21-04-2021 08:26 AM #1
Camera Help
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21-04-2021 08:53 AM #2
Someone better qualified will be able to give you more information but is it possible you previously had a fish eye lense on the camera?
They'd capture a bit more. However they may not have been what was used as they can sometimes show things a bit too distorted and might not be what a property agent would want to use.Mon the Hibs.
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21-04-2021 09:05 AM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I would assume that would be for really wide outdoor landscape shots? I really don’t know though.
Quite frustrating as the photos in my job are so important and I’ve spent the last 6 months slating agents who take bad photos, now I’ve realised if I can’t sort this I’ll be one of them 😂
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21-04-2021 09:45 AM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yes. 18-55 is the general purpose Canon kit lens that comes as a package with the body.
Something like this would probably do the trick - https://www.the-digital-picture.com/...-STM-Lens.aspx
You can spend a lot more if you want though.
Small explanation - 18-55mm is the focal length of the lens. It's a range because it's a zoom lens so you can vary it.
In the old days of 35mm film, a focal length of 50mm was roughly the "natural" view you would get by eye, anything above that is magnifying but a smaller viewing angle and anything below that wide angle. These days, camera sensors tend to be smaller than the film was, so the numbers don't come out quite the same. I think 18mm on Canon EOS would be roughly 30mm in old money, so wide but not that wide.Last edited by JeMeSouviens; 21-04-2021 at 09:50 AM.
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21-04-2021 11:28 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-04-2021 12:21 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It’s just been delivered and it was exactly what I was needing. Thanks again for the advice, will make a huge difference when I’m visiting properties so thanks again.
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26-04-2021 01:54 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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