Do I need this lens for indoor photos of rooms or will an 18-250 lens be wide enough? Plan to buy and use with the A77.
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If you are taking indoor architectural photos, it's a must. I use it for taking architectural photos for my job. I work for a construction company and at 11mm it takes the entire room. I use it with my Sony ALT65 and I love it. 18-250 isn't wide enough. You won't regret having the 11mm. It takes awesome pics, I set my focus to manual and set my lens at infinity and it focuses on the whole room. You won't regret getting this lens.
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It depends the kind of photos you shoot. But the 11-18 is very useful indoor. Now, as far as I am concerned, when I know that I will shoot indoor for a while I use brihgt wide angle lenses. I shoot with the DT mainly for landscapes or large parties in the outdoor.
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Christmas is coming, keep watching the sales. I think I bought mine through B&H; Photo Video. They sometimes have some pretty good sales. I thought I paid 450 for mine a couple yrs ago.
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Hi Jackson, i have found this lens performed well for a wide angle of view 11mm while shooting video. It was especially useful for shooting a stage production from up close. I used the lens with a Lumix GX1 camera with good results for the price. If you didn't need the wide angle then i would recommend the Lumix F1.4 25mm lens which gives better results and has low light(indoors) capabilities
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Yes, 77mm. Since this is a pretty wide lens you might want to get a thin one.
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I use it at f8 because at that value is sharp, and for that you need a lot of light( daylight, sun). Not good for indoor/night photos. Also if you want to take sharp pictures of moving targets its not recomended, for that you need a lot of light OR a lens who is sharp at low f OR a camera with low noise at high iso.
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I've got the sigma, it's a great lens and a good focal length. (48mm on crop cams) If you are going to be indoors, the f1.4 is handy. I've got the 50mm f1.8 and the extra 2/3's makes a difference when you're already at slow shutter speeds.
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depends on your usage, i'd say the 35mm f1.8g because its a better all rounder and is a lot sharper than the 55-200 ( i have both of these ) the 35mm is great for indoors i chose the 35mm 1.8 over the 50mm 1.8 because its wider. The build quality is not that great on the 55-200 and the vr motor gives a noise also the focusing speed is slow on the 55-200mm
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It should be ok. In my camera compartment I have my Sony a77 and three lenses total: 16-50mm 2.8; 55-200 3.5?; and a fat Rokinon 8mm fisheye.
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Hi Erica- I like this camera a lot. I mostly usethe camera for shootingthe interior of rooms. The wide feature of the lense is excelent, I have not used the zoom to shoot distance.
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Yes, this would be a great lens for interior shots. You may even consider the ultrawide adapter to use along with this but even without that it has fantastic picture quality and a very wide angle, around 100 degrees viewable. http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/knowhow/common/img/l12/l12_01.jpgThe minimum aperture on the stock 16-55 lens is 3.5 but this lens takes it to 2.8, and for me, has given much better results than the stock lens.
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I owned the 50D and now own a 7D. I have had my 17-55 f/1.8 IS for over 2 years. I bought the 24-105 a year ago to replace my 17-55 hahaha yea let me say right now I am not selling my 17-55 and when shooting indoors the 17-55 f/2.8 is will be my first choice over the 24-105 f/4 IS. Indoors f/4 is slow period. I ended up buying a Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to shoot indoors for low light and I LOVE it. Anyways on a crop body I would pick the 17-55 f/2.8 IS over the 24-105 f/4 IS for indoors unless its a really well lit room or I am using my 580 EXII. I am leaning to primes anymore and would recommend the 17-55 f/2.8 for you. Another option is Sigma 30 f/1.4 and the Canon 85 f/1.8 and you spend less then either of those lenses heck you can throw in a 50 f/1.8 and have 3 lenses for the price of 1 if you don't mind switching lenses. Nick
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You don't like zoom and you want more bokeh. I would recommend spending money on better glass, instead of on a new body. I would recommend either the SEL50F18 or the SEL35F18. The 50mm is considerably cheaper, but the focal length might be too long for indoor shooting. I have the SEL35F18 and absolutely love the lens and the resulting shots.
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They're right sir. It is SUCH a superb lens (for the D7000 and D7100) I sold it and now regret it. I'll repurchase it soon. I can't even begin to tell you the "wow" photos I've taken with it. Make sure to get the B+W UV lens filter to protect it. Great for indoor and outdoor use too.
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Depends if you plan on ever switching to full frame. I find 17-18mm the widest I normally go since I shoot people and too wide isn't flattering. If you are shooting landscapes then any of these will do since you want to stop down the aperture anyway. I love the 18-35mm sigma, I get the isolation from the blur that I need to create my artistic images. I never take it off anymore.
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16mm is plenty wide for most indoor shots. Only problem area might be bathrooms or closets. The 11-18 will likely have significant barrel distortion and you might not want your pix to look distorted.
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The lens has a built in AF motor, so it should. Double check with Sigma to be sure. BTW, I usually focus with the distance scale for low light indoor stationary subjects. I mainly photograph real estate interiors, and find this works better than AF, especially with a DOF table.
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Not sure what your camera came with, but I use a AF5 Nikkor18-55mm for almost all indoor shots and they are great! I love my camera and have just about every lens you can have.
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no doubt this is a great lens, but it is a little too much zoom for indoor portraits - you have to be rather far from you subject to get proper framing - also don't forget the T3i has a 1.6x zoom multiplier because its not a "full frame" sensor