I have been sat reading about loads of different lenses this afternoon with regards to portrait lenses. What do you all use and why? I tend to use my 50mm 1.8 mkII quite a lot. I'm not a massive fan of the conventional posed portrait and like something a little different and contemporary
Me either, and I`ve found my 18-55 prime lens plenty good enough, especially just off the cuff stuff.
Ehh... 18-55mm aint a prime, that a zoom lens! I dont have a portrait lens.. but if i were to get one i would look at the following. 85mm L 135mm L or a 70-200 2.8 any varient
I use my Nikon AF-S 50mm F1.4, it isolates the subject from the background, by making the backgroud cream away in a pleasant, but non-attention grabbing blur. It's hard to describe in words, but the difference between the F1.4 shots and kit lens shots is night and day for quality portraits.
i bought a 50mm cheapy 1.8 sony lens and its really good!! cost about 70 I think, the 1.4 was nearly 300 and couldnt justify it
Exactly what i was thinking. I want to get this one: Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II When i have the spare funds. Really good value cheap lens.
Thats what I have - its awesome! I love it. I know its not a portrait but this was taken with the 50mm. I love the look of the 85mm one. Would love one!
I have a deposit on a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG macro lens. I read the review in Practical Photography last year and was blown away with its versatility. Not cheap at around 500 but a great all rounder. 105mm-f/2.8 EX DG macro-sigma
Yeah.. 105macro.. i had overlooked that! TBH... if you are getting a 70-200 2.8 you might just want to try that out for portraits before buying another lens. Ive seen a ton of amazing portraits with this lens
I couldn't afford the F1.4, but have the Nikon F1.8 50mm lens and it's a great portrait lens. I also have the F1.8 35mm, which being a bit wider, is handy when doing group/portrait shots. In fact, as I don't tend to do landscape type shots, either the 35mm or 50mm stays on the camera 95% of the time.
I have had a good look around the net and found nothing relating to PP's review, If any of you are interested, I can scan the mag and upload it.
I of course meant `kit` lens... I had `prime` in my head because I`d just been pricing up a Canon f1.8 50mm MkII.
