Cameras

September 21st, 2008

 The following table lists all the major DSLRs and a few point and shot (compact) cameras that are appropriate for real estate photography.

For information on lenses for real estate photography see the lenses page.

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Body
Review
Price
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EOS 400D Rebel XTi
Canon EOS 450D Rebel XSi
Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i
Canon EOS 1000D Rebel XS
Nikon D40
Nikon D60
Nikon D80
Nikon D90
FujiFilm S5 Pro
Nikon D5000
~$849
Nikon D300
Olympus E-3
Olympus E-420
Olympus E-510
Pentax K200D
Pentax K20D
Sony A300
Sony A350
Sony A200
Sony A700
Canon 5D Mk II
Canon 1Ds-Mk III
Nikon D3
Nikon D700
Sony A900
Ricoh Caplio GX100
Ricoh Caplio GX200
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
Nikon P6000 (must use converter below)
WC-E76 (.76x) + UR-E21
  17th St Photo
Samsung NV24HD
Samsung HZ10W
Samsung HZ15W
Samsung TL320

8 Responses to “Cameras”

  • [...] Cameras [...]

  • Beyond the cameras listed here, how does one know if what they have already will be adequate? My particular camera is a 20D - I would hate to start over but would rather do that than build this one up and fall short of where I should be. Thx.

  • Ron- My dilemma is this. I’ve limited my camera list to only the ones manufacturers are now selling. If it’s on dpreview.com’s discontinued I don’t have it on the list. I need some way to limit the list.

    For DSLRs this is not a real problem because, in real estate photography it’s the lens that matters most… it really matters very little which body you use if you have an adequate wide-angle lens. In your case (20D) just go to my lenses list in the Canon 1.6x section and pick one of those lenses… a 20D, or any DSLR that shoots RAW is just fine for RE photography.

  • I know your lists refers to “major” cameras, but I must throw a support out for Fuji, in particular the S5. Ulitizing the Nikon D200 body but with Fuji tinkering and sensor providing outstanding colours and dynamic range. Discover what many wedding photographers alread know, Fuji colours are simply the best and what works for weddings works very well for real estate.

  • [...] My friend Sabrina Huang who is a Realtor in the San Jose, CA area and teaches real estate photography classes to Realtors convinced me last summer that I needed to maintain a list of compact, point-and-shoot cameras that are suitable for real estate photography. Sabrina’s prodding led me to do this post last July on compact cameras and adding a list of compact cameras to my camera list. [...]

  • I am partial to the Nikon SLR series myself. For a less experienced photographer the D 40 is a great SLR. It is also a good camera for an amteur photographer to get familiar with the Nikon SLR line. After a bit of experience with the D 40 the ameteur will gain the abilities to move up to a better and more capable Nikon SLR.

  • I just heard about he Samsung HZ15W and TL320 each with 24mm lenses. Thought I would pass it along.

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