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[john31349]

I will be shooting interiors of homes for realtors. I have a D7100 and 18-140mm that works  most of the time usually at the 18mm. What do most real estate photographers use?

[emccarthy25]

From my reading, I believe Nikon has a 14-24mm f/2.8 that would work really well for real estate photography, but unless you are making a living from it, it might be difficult to justify spending $1500+ to get it. Sigma has a 10-20mm f/3.5 you can pick up for around $450. A little more digging and you may be able to find some better deals on similar lenses. Happily, you have a body that can AF all of the older Nikon AF lenses, so it should be easy to find some great deals if you are on with used.

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[Merco_61]

Either the 14-24/2.8 or the Tamron 15-30/2.8 on an FX body is the professional's choice. However, a 10-24 on a D7100, D7200 or D500 work well enough for real estate shoots. Before 2007, Nikon photographers used the 12-24/4 on either D2X or D200 bodies with good results. That lens is still nicer to handle than the more modern 10-24 and can usually be found used in good condition for the DX shooter.

[dcbear78]

Didn't Tamron just release/update a DX specific ultra wide zoom lens?

[MJL]

I shot tight building & vehicle interior space regularly.  There is no reason to use the Nikkor 14-24/2.8 on a DX camera.  It is bulky, expansive and will not give you much additional coverage with DX.  Check out the Samyang 14/2.8 instead.  B&H is selling it ~ $320 at the moment.  It is not AF but you don't need them most of the time, because there is great DOF with a 14mm lens plus you will be using tripod and want to focus manually on whatever you want to highlight anyway.  I had very positive experience with Samyang/Rokinon lenses so far.

[Merco_61]

KEH have some Nikon 12-24 zooms in EX condition for $540-560. There is some distortion, but either ACR of Capture NX-D corrects it well. The extra 2 mm at the wide end and the versatility of the zoom make it well worth the higher price compared to the Samyang prime.

[ScottinPollock]

My findings (albeit a few years ago) were that on DX, the Sigma 10-20 took first place in sharpness, clarity, and color... but had a fair bit of distortion that was not easily corrected.

The Nikon 10-24 was second in S, C, & C, but had less distortion that was easily corrected.

But in my stint with interiors, I found lighting to be the challenge. Only the best (creatively) lit spaces would turn out well without multiple off camera lighting, and then only at night.

Also larger spaces look tunnelesque with ultra wides. Consider 3 or 4 overlapped portrait oriented shots at longer focal lengths stiched together and cropped.

Smaller spaces will usually look more dramatic and much larger then they are with an ultra wide (if that is your desired result).

It really depends on what kind of results you're after, and whether you're happy with your current lighting.

[M.Beier]

Either the 14-24/2.8 or the Tamron 15-30/2.8 on an FX body is the professional's choice. However, a 10-24 on a D7100, D7200 or D500 work well enough for real estate shoots. Before 2007, Nikon photographers used the 12-24/4 on either D2X or D200 bodies with good results. That lens is still nicer to handle than the more modern 10-24 and can usually be found used in good condition for the DX shooter.

When I saw this thread, I was thinking 15-30 Tamron on FX or 14-24 NIKKOR