Blur Shadow
Senior Member
I totally agree! I've used it on a D300 and D700... WOW!
Most Suitable Lens for Portrait
- Thread starter lamberry
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I totally agree! I've used it on a D300 and D700... WOW!
r0n1n
Senior Member
nice! :bigeyes:
me too
Telephoto lens is also good for portrait too. I'm using my 80-200.
r0n1n
Senior Member
AFS is quite expensive than the AFD version. But optics is generally the same, correct me if I'm wrong
Old time portrait shooter will still recommend the AFD 80-200 mm.
+1 :bsmilie:
You may catch up with the discussion at this thread with last posting less than a day old.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=683780
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=683780
TheChef
Senior Member
200 F2 is indeed poisonous. But, I am afraid you may never get a shot in if there are many photogs who are using 35 or 50mms crowding in front of you. Next best alternative then is to do an armpit shoot through. Also, if you are shooting girls clad in lingerie indoors in a small hotel bedroom, this lens cannot be used. Best bet is 70-200VR - allows you to shoot elephant and homo sapiens at the correct focal range. If need more zoom, add a teleconverter.
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The bokeh you can achieve with the 180mm f/2.8 is not comparable at all to the 200mm f/2's.
Another lens you can consider is the 135mm f/2 DC. It is just the right weight for handling with the D300. The 180mm felt too light even with my D200.
george671
New Member
I don't recall Maddog mentioning anything about Bokah...Nor did I state that any of the lense were better than the Nik 200 f2... and contrary to your love for Bokah, its not always the most sought after criteria for rating a good portrait lens...Not to mention the extreme price of the 200 f2...I also own a 105 f1.8...an 85 f1.4 a Canon 50 f1.2... a Nik 300 f2.8 a nik 600 f4...several 4x5 cameras with lense that will give much better bokah than your 200 f2...SO WHAT! The two lense I mentioned were merely my recomendation from several decades of experience...
Anyway Cheers
Anyway Cheers
jnet6
Senior Member
maddog just want one recommendation.
With very little description of what he wants from a portrait lens, so can recommend any lens that is good.
Fom fisheye/wide angle till tele-zoom lens can be a portrait lens and the portrait lens topic has been discuss till "death" here, without TS doing his homework of using search function.
Do we still need to input anymore useful suggestion here?
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george671
New Member
The Nikon 180 f2.8 on my d200 feels just fine so its a matter of opinion as well...The 300 f2.8 and the 200 f2 are definately quite heavy by comparison...Not to mention several times more expensive. I use my Nik 300 f2.8 alot in my travels...and it gets quite heavy at times...
if ones can afford this lens, why would he want squeeze with people? can jolly well hire his own private model.
the only reason want to use this lens in a group shoot is to hou lian around.
the thread title says BEST,
not usable,
not affordable,
not popular
Is the BEST,
only the BEST,
nothing but the BEST.
happyranchu
Member
lately i find 50mm f1.4 (nikon) is very nice but i saving to buy 30mm f1.4 (sigma) also
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=682304
try 800mm/5.6
wait...on d300?! 1200mm/5.6 then
try 800mm/5.6
wait...on d300?! 1200mm/5.6 then
Blur Shadow
Senior Member
Haha. My vote goes to the Nikon 200mm f/2.
But for more affordable choices, you can consider 85mm or 50mm primes... Nikon has several options...
But for more affordable choices, you can consider 85mm or 50mm primes... Nikon has several options...
Andrew Ng
New Member
The good old Tamron 28~105mm f/2.8. Contrasty. Just soft enough for girls at f/2.8, sharp enough at f/4. :-}
Cheers!
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