Which one is your fav/dream lens for portrait?

[JediForce4ever]

typical favourites:

200/1.8L
400/2.8L
600/f4L

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[Canonised]

Saw in the Korean movie about this female photographer .... she uses the 300f2.8 to shoot wedding couples in the studio! :think: and the studio is big with big trees and flowers, etc...

 

[Discreet]

Depends on what kind of stuff I am shooting....

If i want BOKEH, the big 85L comes out and there is nothing else in the canon line-up that can touch it in bokeh and focal length (Anything above 200mm is way too long)..

If I am in a studio and have enough space, i will use the 70-200L 2.8 IS. The IS helps to frame the shot and since i am shooting at F8 or smaller, it does not really matter how big my max aperture is. With a zoom lens and careful position, I can rapid take 2, 3 shots of a 1/2 body, shoulder shot and head shot without moving in and out too much. Sometimes when I know what pose I want and I want to fine tune the lighting and pose, I will leave the zoom on a tripod and leave at the same place while i go and make any adjustment (change lights or touch up model's hair). The zooming feature really helps speed things up as i dont need to relocate the tripod+camera.

 

[shendeerzi]

Are you sure that Canon will release 200mmf1.8 MKII L? 200mmF1.8 MKI L is a legendary lens man !!!

 

[DiehardCanonUser]

a cheap 50 f1.8 already does wonders for me. Only $140. No need to dream.

 

[spartacus.ret]

a cheap 50 f1.8 already does wonders for me. Only $140. No need to dream.

for now lor

 

[jdredd]

Are you sure that Canon will release 200mmf1.8 MKII L? 200mmF1.8 MKI L is a legendary lens man !!!

quite a lot of speculation that they will. with IS flavour too..
will be a godly lens if it does get released in that specification.

 

[Terence]

If the 200/1.8L II ever comes out, I daren't ask how much it's going to cost.

Quite a few other portrait lenses are missing from the poll list... 85/1.8, 80-200/2.8L, 35/1.4L, 100/2

 

[kencfk]

I tot 85 1.8 is a comfortable range for indoors and outdoor portrait.

 

[kahheng]

Dream lens?

The Dreamagon of course

 

[Spectrum]

Although I'm a 'N' user, I'll go for either of this two 85mm f/1.2 or f/1.8 lens. Sometimes, bokeh plays an important role in images you shoot. But for a hefty S$3,000 plus price tag lens, not many can afford it.
I like the 85mm range not just that you can talk to the model. But most asian faces look pretty flat as we can see. A 85mm is just nice even if you go in for a tight face shot without giving distortion at the nose area unlike the 50mm & the 35mm does.
Anyway, this are just my personal POV only. Cheers man!

PS: Not forgetting the 1.3X or the 1.6X crop factor DSLR body too.

 

[nitehawk68]

Anyone here using 100m Macro f/2.8 for portrait?

Any comments on this lens?

 

[hazmee]

I chose all mainly because to me any lens can be used to shoot portraits. Sorry for not being specific.

 

[jdredd]

Anyone here using 100m Macro f/2.8 for portrait?

Any comments on this lens?

one has to be a little careful when using macro lenses for portrait.. because they are so bleedingly sharp, your models will hate you for it if they have anytihng less than flawless skin..

 

[kencfk]

So far I am using my 100mm/2.8 Macro to shoot portrait. Might be considering 85/1.8 some other time for more serious portraits.

 

[eng01170]

How come they nvr put IS on the 85mm f1.2 II ? But then again if canon do, it might not be as legendary as the non IS version as there are many who commented that IS lens has slight loss in resolution compared to their non IS counterparts.

Anyway, a chance to own one of your dream potrait lens at $3.3k, absolutely new! PM ME TO ENQUIRE!

 

[spartacus.ret]

How come they nvr put IS on the 85mm f1.2 II ?

erm, course its already fast enough to not need IS.
what it needs is faster focusing, not IS.

 

[dfstan]

any comments to use 24-70 for portraits shooting? just wondering. pls comment. tks

 

[jeff49er]

any comments to use 24-70 for portraits shooting? just wondering. pls comment. tks

This lens is fantastic :thumbsup:

The down side is it is damn bloody heavy almost 1 kg.

I had this lens and when I sold it rather reluctantly.

50mm f1.4 is great for portraits. Light and gives sharp pic.

 

[Razor54]

Cropped sensors - 50mm f/1.4 (studio) or 85mm f/1.2L (outdoors)

Full-Frame Sensors - 85mm f/1.2L (studio) and 135mm f/2L (outdoors)

All are fast lenses, so lighting not an issue if using natural light....it's more down to the space I have.