Tilt-Shift lenses are the best to shoot architecture. Sure. What else? Wide lenses? In 90% of the cases - yes. Howerver sometimes I want to shoot detail with reduced depth of field and no deformations resulting from wide angle. That's why I use longer focal lenghts. I hope it is worth it.
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/250, f/9
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/200, f/6.3
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/100, f/6.3
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/250, f/6.3
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/100, f/6.3
Canon 450D, Sigma 18-200 mm, ISO 200, 1/160, f/6.3