Best Camera & Best Lenses for Architectural Photography

[jaggedlens]

Hi Guys,

I am looking to upgrade my camera and equipment. I do mostly real estate/architectural photography but I also do a lot of events etc. What do you guys suggest I purchase? I am currently using a Nikon D7000 with sigma 10-20 4-5...I am not too heavily invested in Nikon glass so that is not one of my considerations but I do want full frame.though.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I like my D800 paired with a 24-70 2.8 a lot of the time but use a 70-200 for framing in "that one church, bear, or cabin" on the side of the mountain or reaching the stage at an event

 

[KmH]

* Thread Moved *

The best camera would be a 4x5 or 8x10 view camera with an adjustable bellows.

For architecture top quality images using a 35 mm format camera, a tilt/shift (perspective control) lens is used. Tilt Shift Lens | Tilt Shift Photography & Perspective Control

 

[dxqcanada1]

The best camera would be a 4x5 or 8x10 view camera with an adjustable bellows.

I agree ... or a Fuji GX680

Canon does have a good collection of TS lenses

 

[2WheelPhoto]

The "event" requirement in his statement is reason i never mentioned bellows

 

[Designer]

I do mostly real estate/architectural photography but I also do a lot of events etc. What do you guys suggest I purchase?

Since you already have the small-format camera, get a view camera that swings, shifts, and tilts.

 

[Buckster]

The "event" requirement in his statement is reason i never mentioned bellows

Some people need more than one camera to "best" serve their interests in more than one genre.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

A Better Light on a Sinar.

 

[mjhoward]

An Alpa 12 with a PhaseOne IQ180. Lenses, I'd go Alpagon HR 23, the Alpagon 40, and the Alpagon 70 to round out the kit.

 

[gardy]

any of the tilt/shift lenses? granted may not be good for events depending on how your shooting them.

 

[jaggedlens]

woah lol all this alpa talk is scaring my pockets. I should have mentioned that I am on a 5-7k budget. I am assuming this 80mp camera you speak of is 20-30k alone for the body. I was thinking a nikon camera with a 14-24 2.8....I shoot a lot of interiors so i need the wide angle lens...very important. I was thinking D800 but that might be overkill on the resolution. I dont know if i need that much. I shoot mainly for web. But i hear the d800 has a horrible green cast on the lcd which would be reallyyyyy annoying to deal with. How about the D4? or should I just wait for the D4x

 

[Dao]

Using a TS lens for interior shots is quite good based on this video.

[video=vimeo;31577449]http://vimeo.com/31577449[/video]

 

[gardy]

I want one now..

 

[Robin_Usagani]

Canon 5D(any gen) with 17mm tilt shift lens.

 

[JAC526]

An Alpa 12 with a PhaseOne IQ180. Lenses, I'd go Alpagon HR 23, the Alpagon 40, and the Alpagon 70 to round out the kit.

Very reasonable suggestions.