Looking for a portrait lens

12 years 11 months ago #56254 by Be Mine 4ever
I'm looking to buy a portrait lens, but not sure exactly what to buy. I've heard good things about the 50mm, but I've also heard that a portrait lens is ideally closer to 100mm?? (Is that correct?) Why is that?

I have a 105 macro lens, but it's for macro, I couldn't shoot portrait with it...could I?


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12 years 11 months ago #56311 by LL Jazz
That ideaology is a little out dated (so to speak, as it does apply to modern full frame digitals), 85mm, 100mm and 135mm are common portrait lenses when shooting full frame, however on modern crop bodies this all becomes confusing and way too long. On a crop body for portrait work you are looking at prolly 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. this should get you into roughly the same range as the afore mentioned full frame equivalents.


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12 years 11 months ago #56567 by Stealthy Ninja

LL Jazz wrote: That ideaology is a little out dated (so to speak, as it does apply to modern full frame digitals), 85mm, 100mm and 135mm are common portrait lenses when shooting full frame, however on modern crop bodies this all becomes confusing and way too long. On a crop body for portrait work you are looking at prolly 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. this should get you into roughly the same range as the afore mentioned full frame equivalents.


I almost agree, but on a crop body, 50mm, 85mm and 100mm would be a better route IMHO. 30mm would give you about a 50mm FF look, which IMHO isn't the best for portraits (unless of course you want a lot of the scene in the shot too.
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12 years 11 months ago #56777 by Henry Peach

Be Mine 4ever wrote: I have a 105 macro lens, but it's for macro, I couldn't shoot portrait with it...could I?


Yep, you can. I'd start out with this lens since you already have it. I bet it does a pretty good job.
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