fmw wrote: Yes. It is cheaper, smaller, lighter and plenty fast. You can make up 2/3 stop of lens speed with the ISO control.
Nikon Shooter wrote:
fmw wrote: Yes. It is cheaper, smaller, lighter and plenty fast. You can make up 2/3 stop of lens speed with the ISO control.
That makes good sense, of course…
though, for tax purposes, I went for
the ƒ 1.4. It was "spend it or give it"
as my accountant said.
Tim Wiener wrote: So if you didn't have the tax bucks to spend, would you have bought differently?
Alfonso Camil wrote: Would the 85mm be a better portrait lens than the 105mm?
Alfonso Camil wrote: Newbie question:
Would the 85mm be a better portrait lens than the 105mm?
I'm still building up my collection of gear.
Troponin wrote:
Alfonso Camil wrote: Newbie question:
Would the 85mm be a better portrait lens than the 105mm?
I'm still building up my collection of gear.
105mm is a fantastic portrait lens if you have the working distance available. The 105mm 1.8 lenses are gorgeous and I see people passing up the 85 1.4 for the 105mm quite a bit now. I use an 85mm as my main lens outside of macro because I wanted a bit more distance since I work with animals more than people. It's a bit lighter and smaller than the 105mm, but for my purposes, its a good place to be. The only other lens that I could consider getting (again) is the 200mm 2.8, which also has some fantastic renderings/compression. The 2.8 aperture is still quite fast for it's focal length. This is a fantastic indoor arena lens, but the 2.8 aperture and 200mm focal length requires the use of a monopod in some situations. I have never needed a tripod with the 1.4 or 1.8.
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