Best camera and lens for an Estate Agent

smotiram

Hi there,

I run a small independent estate agency and am looking for a camera to use in order to take photos for advertising purposes. I am completely and utterly out of my depth when it comes to anything to do with cameras so can anyone please help to find the best camera and lens for around £600? is that a reasonable price? If not I can increase.

The only thing that is essential is a wide angled lens.

I was previously using a Nikon J1 for a number of years with a wide angled lens but that has now packed up so looking for something to replace it.

Would very much appreciate all advice you can provide.

Johnmcl7

Which lens were you using on the J1?

smotiram

The 1NIKKOR 6.7-13.

CanNik

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CanNik

To be frank, you aren't using it for anything other than architectural so as long as the wide angle you chose is not fisheye any DSLR will do personally I would concentrate more on a flash and Stofen.

DO NOT use stofen light modifiers outdoors as many beginners and amateurs do, you even see so called Hahaha working photographers using them outside which makes people who DO know laugh

newbie1

Getting good architectural images is much more than just getting a good camera, there is a lot to learn in terms of technique using it and post processing.  How much to invest in the camera, learning and software depends on how much the images are worth to your business.  If OK images to give an impression of the property online are good enough then pretty much any camera will do.  If you want high-end images for glossy brochures or large prints then your budget might need an extra zero so might be better to hire someone to take the pics for you.

shotokan101

Well as the OP isn't new to the house photography game we can probably assume that he and his company/customers have been relatively satisfied with the quality of his J1 output so in essence we really only need to concentrate on suggesting a suitable replacement camera - possibly even a compact - to replace his previous J1   Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 6.7-13mm f3.5-5.6 Lens combo - of course allowing for sensor size differences etc.

bluesilver

Personally, I wouldn't use flash.  I'd just use multiple exposures to balance the outdoor/indoor lighting. So I'd have a non fisheye lens around 12-17mm on a full frame, tripod and then process the multiple raw images as an HDRi in Lightroom or similar. That would be the way I'd go and what I use for my job in VFX.

CanNik

Absolute rubbish, give a pro a £500 camera and a beginner a £10000 camera and see who come out on top, you say add a 0 so unless they spend £5000 it will be crap, that is crap

CanNik

Good fill flash for indoor is always a benefit !!!!

I use D810, Nikkor 14-24 and fill flash