“Is this the lens I need in order to take wide angle shots of my properties I have listed? I'm a Realtor. I have a D5100 but need to take wider angled shots”
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If you are looking for a wide angle lens, I would search that specifically, as this lens is not necessarily intended for wide angle photos, more so portraits and objects up close.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I would say no. I also bought a 10-24 mm wide angel and would recommend that for you properties BUT it is pricey.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, this will not give you a wide angle shot, this is moreso for portrait photography. If you want something to showcase property as a realtor, you should look at the Tokina 11-16mm or Nikon 12-24 (EXPENSIVE!), it's a beautiful lens and use it every time I help my friend's dad with his realtor business and also for when I take pictures of landscapes and want to squeeze the most into one picture. Please note though that this camera is MANUAL FOCUS ONLY...but all you need to do is just keep it at 'infinity' and it will bring everything into focus easily and quickly. Dont let the "manual only" mode turn you off from the lens. They currently do not sell the Tokina in stores but I bought it from Cameta Camera through the Best Buy Marketplace. Hope this helps!
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It depends, but I would think not. You would probably have to stand way back from the property to be ably to capture everything depending on how big it is. Even a 35mm may be to long. If your D5100 came with a kit lens, that would probably do a better job on shooting properties as you can go really wide or fairly long. If you need yo go even wider than that, you would have to look into an ultra wide lens. Perhaps something like a fish-eye lens.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.On a cropped sensor like the 5100 this will shoot like a 75mm lens on an old school 35mm film camera. It could take decent pictures of real estate. The 35mm fixed lens is also a low price and would be wider. The 55mm and the 35mm f1.8 lens are the best bargains once you get past the kit lens. With a fixed lens you need to get out of the car and walk more. With the kit lens like the 17-55mm zoom you wouldn't. The kit len won't stop down as low so you'll need better light but then you don't shoot properties in poor light in any case. They need to look nice! Nothing beats better light. The 17-55mm would do interior shots better and you could shoot at a high ISO and still not need a flash in decent light. For a realtor the kit lens might just serve more situations. You just wouldn't want to shoot in poor light in any case since you want a pretty bright picture. Stepping up to a Prime zoom lens might be better but would cost a LOT more and maybe not pay off for web based images. The 5100 can jump through lots of hoops and then some. Shooting raw images you can do far more than you could ever need. Even in auto mode the 5100 is an amazing camera.
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