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Hi all,

I have a Canon 6d, a Canon 50mm f1.4 and a Canon 70-200 f2.8 is mki. A friend has asked me to take some shots of his building work (Extensions, kitchens etc) and as I've never taken these kinds of photo's do you think the 50mm will suffice? or do I need (!) perhaps a 35mm or a 24-70 or 24-105? My photography these days is almost exclusively portraits as I'm trying to concentrate on that area, so if I'm going to buy another lens, I'd like it to have a use with the portraits too.

Any advise would be welcome.

Thanks,
Nick
 
50mm be too tight - if you want something that can do building work and portraits I would say 24-70 2.8
 
I'm just eyeing up a 24-70 f2.8 used at the moment.
 
How about a bit of DIY, try your existing Lens in youyr own home and judge weather you need to Buy a new Lens or not.

Unless you`re looking for a excuse to get a new Lens of course!!!

Actually my Iphone does better indoors for Photos and you can get some Wide Angle Lens to fit any smart Phone, might be the cheap way out.
 
stryvya said:
How about a bit of DIY, try your existing Lens in youyr own home and judge weather you need to Buy a new Lens or not.

Unless you`re looking for a excuse to get a new Lens of course!!!

Actually my Iphone does better indoors for Photos and you can get some Wide Angle Lens to fit any smart Phone, might be the cheap way out.
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THIS is my problem (Plus a lot more on here I suspect) do I NEED the lens? probably not. I guess I'm trying to cover all bases
 
ChrisHeathcote said:
If its just a one off, what about hiring a lens?
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I did consider this, but I'm half in the mindset of getting a third lens to compliment the 50 and 70-200 anyway.
 
Do you need 2.8? I used to have a nikon 28-70 f2.8 but got rid of it for the 24-120 f4 VR. Is the canon 24-105 f4 IS not do the job? Is less weighty and it got IS. I know is hard to resist to not buy the f2.8 lens.
 
badboy1984 said:
Do you need 2.8? I used to have a nikon 28-70 f2.8 but got rid of it for the 24-120 f4 VR. Is the canon 24-105 f4 IS not do the job? Is less weighty and it got IS. I know is hard to resist to not buy the f2.8 lens.
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Yep, the f4 with IS is a possibility too. I wonder how that would perform in low light though as he's often on a building site!
 
This is my perspective and opinion. If Bokah is not what you want in here and the 2.8 is purely for low light, I would be happy to shoot with the f4 with IS. The stuff you will shoot with this lens is static with no moving object anyway. This lens is not that bad for portrait stuff as well, if you really need bokah, you can always use your 50mm f1.4 instead or even use the 70-200 f2.8 .........

For the building stuff, you will be using flash right?
 
Flash where needed, yes. Bokeh is not important in this scenario no
 
NickTB said:
Flash where needed, yes. Bokeh is not important in this scenario no
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Personally I would go for the f4 IS because it can be use in many situation and can be use as walk around lens as well. If you prefer the 24-70 f2.8 it is a cracking lens. I'm a nikon shooter and I use a D3. I got rid of a similar lens to the 24-70 favor for the 24-120 f4 VR simply for weight, portability and jack of all trade. The stabilzer is more important to me then the 2.8.

You may have a different preference. Either way, the canon 24-70 or the 24-105 is good lens to choose for your purpose.
 
What aperture range do you use for portraits? If you want it to cover both that and building work I still think the 24-70 should be considered.

If not you could always look in to a wider prime. I use 28 and 50 with my 70-200.
 
I'm thinking 24-70 as it's an all rounder (So it seems) I tend to shoot wide open for my sins as I like natural light where I can get it
 
Can your camera (or your post processing skills) do panorama shots? If so taking a tripod along for the panning is a way of getting the occasional much wider shot if you don't have a really wide lens. For photographing interior building works with a full frame I'd want a 12-24mm, a tripod, and remote shutter release. A flash is handy for throwing light into dark holes.
 
To be fair I never thought of that. I'll have a look into using a tripod
 
chris malcolm said:
Can your camera (or your post processing skills) do panorama shots? If so taking a tripod along for the panning is a way of getting the occasional much wider shot if you don't have a really wide lens.
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I wouldn't recommend that approach for interiors. Landscape panoramas are relatively straightforward, but when you're working in a confined space it's critical to control the parallax. That's not something you just pick up and do without any preparation. It's quite tricky.
 
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