jtek Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Love my EF 85-mm f/1.2L IMHO the best portrait lens there is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markplawchan Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 100 f/2.0 (I shoot film...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 100mm f2.0 for film and my trusty old 50mm 1.8 for digital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgarity Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potok Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Yaron, > The 600/4 for candid portrait photography. If you're shy, the 1200/5.6. 12 lbs lens for candid portrait? how do you actually hide with that monster. I had troubles with people and 17-40L with hood, not to mention 18 inch white monster. for me, i dont do portrait as much as i would do people in their surrounding, so i will say 17-40L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc1 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 50mm 1.8 Mkll on my EOS D30 .. now that's a poor man's portait lens and camera.. am about to get an 85mm 1.8 in the near future. pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 canon 10-22, a fine portrait lens. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayesh Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 135/2 and 70-200mm f2.8IS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r._fulton_jr. Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 on 20D either (depending) the 24 f1.4 or 85 f1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeux tortu Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 With subjects who have blemishes I prefer my Nikkor AI 50 1.2 @ 1,2, I get a soft look without trying. If I want to upset them I use my Planar 50mm @ 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Easy: 85/1.8 (on film). Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_ginman Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Any 50mm lens. If I had a second choice it would be a 35mm. If I had a third choice it would be a 28mm. "Show them with a bit of what they live by." Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawngibson Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Any 85mm will do for me. I use the Zeiss 85/1.4 right now, and so far it's my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I have taken portraits with (35mm film equivalents) lenses ranging from 28mm to 200mm and I can't say I have a "favorite". They all have plusses and minusses..........depends on the pic and person. Now I will say for infants and toddlers, I truely love the look a 50mm (35mm film equiv) gives the "small" people...but that may also have something to do with the fact that when I bought my first 35mm film cam my daughter was just recently born and the 50 was the only lens I had for about a year and a half.............so, I really found out how to use it to the best advantage with small children. I think that is probably the REAL key to lenses.......using ONE so much that you know everything it can do. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_lippe Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Nikon 85 1.4 AFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky2 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 <i>"12 lbs lens for candid portrait? how do you actually hide with that monster. I had troubles with people and 17-40L with hood, not to mention 18 inch white monster."</i><br><br> My point exactly. The only people I know who shoot portraits with the 300/2.8 IS are paparazzi and sports photogs. You can't do much candid portrait photography with the 70-200 f/2.8 IS either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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