Best Portrait lens for Hasselblad - address correction

[yaakov_asher_sinclair]

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I would be interested to hear opinions on which is the best Hasselblad lens for portraits.

 

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Specifically head and shoulders. Is it true that the 180mm

is a 'tighter' lens than the 150mm. (i.e. you can get a closer

head shot) Also I've heard the 120mm macro is good for portraits.

Presumably this should be tighter than even the 180mm.

Most of the work will be portraits of older male subjects,

so sharpness is a plus. i.e. the lens doesn't need to be 'kind'

to lines etc.

Thanks for your help in advance,

Yaakov Asher Sinclair

 

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Asked by Yaakov Asher Sinclair on October 04, 1997.

[paul_lassiter]

I have both the Hasselblad CF120 and CF180 lens. These are both great lens. As I have to use my den as my studio, I find myself using the 120 lens more than the 180. In addition, the macro feature of the 120 also comes in handy. Most of my studio shots, however, are not limited to head shots. If you are going to concentrate on pure head shots, the 180 is probably the better lens. The 180 is sharper than the 150 yet has the same minimun focusing distance.

[bernard_ferster]

The 120 is good. But my very favotite is the 250! Yes, you must get some distance between you and the subject, but it allows real tightup shots without getting "in the face".

 

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Thus the 250 is the choice for informal shots.

 

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[shannon_dillon]

I, myself have only been in the business for a few years, so I've only

had experience with a few Hassy lenses (budgets!....grrrr!) I do, however have an 80 and a 120, I've also had experience with a 180.

My preference, overall is the 120. I'm not sure what type of adult male shots you do, but I doubt you'd really need to get as up-close and personal as a 180 allows! I do many many business card and modeling head-shots and I've always been happy with my 120 results!

Hope my input is helpful!