Which is your most favorite Canon Portrait lens?

[Venom81]

I only got 50mm f1.8 :sweat:

 

[imouyang]

Absolutely, my fave hands down. Excellent lens.

From the list above, 50mm 1.4 for sure.

Same here~ 50 1.4 one of my fave prime lens altho i personally dun own one... Haha

 

[yehosaphat]

50mm 1.4 for indoors, 85mm 1.8 for outdoors!

 

[miniUltraman]

50mm 1.4 for indoors, 85mm 1.8 for outdoors!

Good choice :thumbsup: 50mm works very well outdoors too.. given that it is wider on a 1.6x crop.. I find the 85mm a little too long.. I own both.. but I think I use 50mm much more :lovegrin:

 

[ianpaice]

ya man.. I had the 50mm f1.8. The moment i got my 50mm f1.4, the f1.8 was destined to be sold. Remove both lens caps from the 50mm f1.4 and marvel at the huge clear glass.

Marvel at the bokeh and sharpness which no other lens at this price could possibly compete.

Same here~ 50 1.4 one of my fave prime lens altho i personally dun own one... Haha

 

[calebk]

Well, it's a fixed focal lens, and f2.8 is large, bright through the viewfinder, also I find the pictures using this lens is crispy sharp as well as rich in colors.

Or is there another high criteria to qualify to be regarded Prime?

:what:

Why not 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 (or even f/1.2)? These are all original Canon EF lenses, and are brighter than the Sigma 50mm f/2.8. Heh.

 

[yehosaphat]

Why not 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 (or even f/1.2)? These are all original Canon EF lenses, and are brighter than the Sigma 50mm f/2.8. Heh.

Agree! and why not Nikkon's 1.4 or even tamron??

 

[calebk]

Agree! and why not Nikkon's 1.4 or even tamron??

Tamron has a 50mm? :bigeyes:

 

[Garion]

Agree! and why not Nikkon's 1.4 or even tamron??

Why not CZ 50mm? :sweatsm:

 

[yehosaphat]

Tamron has a 50mm? :bigeyes:

Aiya, my point is why sigma and not the rest of the brands la...

 

[calebk]

Why not CZ 50mm? :sweatsm:

YES!

Aiya, my point is why sigma and not the rest of the brands la...

Oh...haha.

 

[luyouming]

Ef 70-200 F4l Is Usm

 

[calebk]

Oh ok you're refering to Canon lenses...

I'm a SIGMA guy...
heheheheee ...

Well...this thread is in the Canon forum...:dunno:

 

[jdredd]

why stop at the 70-200? the 300mm F2.8 is also a fantastic portrait lens.

 

[Ljung]

why stop at the 70-200? the 300mm F2.8 is also a fantastic portrait lens.

yup. have came across one post (from photo.net, i guess), some even use 500mm/600mm for fashion portrait.
it all boils down to what kind of 'portrait' one is looking at.....
in terms of focal length: creative portrait shots (~10+mm)? environment portrait? street portrait? studio portrait? 'car show portrait'?......
in terms of available light: faster better....

if this is not in Canon forum, sure STF will be mentioned :bsmilie: sorry, OT a bit....

 

[Garion]

why stop at the 70-200? the 300mm F2.8 is also a fantastic portrait lens.

So too is the EF 600mm f4L. :thumbsup:

 

[xl1]

Why not CZ 50mm? :sweatsm:

NO....

 

[Garion]

NO....

Reasons being?

 

[vinwin]

So too is the EF 600mm f4L. :thumbsup:

Didn't include the super long lens as they are not commonly used for portrait ..... Too heavy to carry and walk around for portrait for normal user .....

 

[vinwin]

I observed that not many people vote for the 70-200mm F4L. Any idea? This should be a lens which is light and easy to carry around especially for outdoor portrait shoot.