Portrait Lense

ArosaMike · June 2nd, 2006, 02:40 AM

Was wondering if anyone could recommend a decent portrait lense. It's my B'Day coming up so I was thinking of 'suggesting' one images/smilies/tongue.gif

I'd guess anything in the region of £100-300 (although £300 would be pushing it hugely!). Ideally I want as lower appature as possible, and I'd probably want to stick to maybe Nikon and Sigma lenses to keep the quality up images/smilies/tongue.gif

My camera is a D70 btw images/smilies/wink.gif

Skoshi · June 2nd, 2006, 08:11 AM

50mm 1.8, gotta love it images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Inflex · June 2nd, 2006, 09:00 PM

The 50 1.8 is awesome... also look at the 85 1.8 - both nikon of course.

If you come across some extra money, the 70-200 VR would work quite nicely for that purpose as well. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

AxlxA · June 2nd, 2006, 11:23 PM

for portraits, isn't the aperture one o the most important part? so something like lower than 2.0 is good?

I figure you were an awesome shooter already arosamike so i didn't think you would even ask us that question.

As for me, I've given up on my 50mm f/1.8 because I sort of hvae that range + aperture coverd with my 28-75mm f/2.8 lens.

I'd say if you have a lot of room to shoot, then go for the 85mm. Otherwise, if you have limited space(between you and hte subject) then get the 50mm.

Wintermute · June 3rd, 2006, 12:29 AM

I'm not much of a portrait photog, other than the occasional real-world snapshot, but at least for studio work, don't you want to work with longer zooms, to flatten out the face of the person you're photographing instead of distorting the face with a wide-angle lense?

ArosaMike · June 3rd, 2006, 01:53 AM

I think I just like the DOF you can get on even wide angle shots with a portrait. I have a 100-300mm f/4 Sigma EX telephoto which is great for macro work and the obviously sports photography, but I'd like to try out some more stuff with people in images/smilies/tongue.gif

I've seen some shots people have taken with portrait lenses which look great images/smilies/smile.gif

I would post them up, but it seems the link forum that had them on is refusing to load atm. Here's the link just in case it works for anyone else:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=110807

Fantastic car incidently too images/smilies/biggrin.gif

AxlxA · June 3rd, 2006, 10:03 AM

lol dude, i saw those shots like a month ago but i certain LOVE them. I was trying to figure out how he had achieved it all. is it from a wide angle lens with a high aperture?

ArosaMike · June 9th, 2006, 10:57 AM

Someone on another forum said he used a wide angle and a portrait lense. I love the effect that the portrait gives with the incredibly detailed forground, but soft focus on the background.

Cosworth · June 9th, 2006, 01:32 PM

He be using filters aswell me thinks ...

The effect you seem to be after is called Bokeh, Try Google for a good description of it images/smilies/smile.gif

June 2nd, 2006, 02:40 AM	#1
ArosaMike Resident Kart Racer Joined: Apr 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 839 Car: SEAT Arosa Sport LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	Portrait Lense Was wondering if anyone could recommend a decent portrait lense. It's my B'Day coming up so I was thinking of 'suggesting' one I'd guess anything in the region of £100-300 (although £300 would be pushing it hugely!). Ideally I want as lower appature as possible, and I'd probably want to stick to maybe Nikon and Sigma lenses to keep the quality up My camera is a D70 btw __________________ It's Pain Time...Wooooh

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Inflex Joined: Sep 28th, 2004 Last Online: May 6th, 2007 Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	The 50 1.8 is awesome... also look at the 85 1.8 - both nikon of course. If you come across some extra money, the 70-200 VR would work quite nicely for that purpose as well. __________________ My Deviantart Gallery Black and White Gallery

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AxlxA Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: October 20th, 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,534 Rep Power: 17	for portraits, isn't the aperture one o the most important part? so something like lower than 2.0 is good? I figure you were an awesome shooter already arosamike so i didn't think you would even ask us that question. As for me, I've given up on my 50mm f/1.8 because I sort of hvae that range + aperture coverd with my 28-75mm f/2.8 lens. I'd say if you have a lot of room to shoot, then go for the 85mm. Otherwise, if you have limited space(between you and hte subject) then get the 50mm. __________________ My FlickR Gallery! Rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz with Artic Freezer 7 Pro. 4gb PC6400. MSI 8800GT OC 512mb. 1.6TB of space. Logitech G25. Logitech G7 gaming mouse. Logitech VX Revolution. Saitek Eclipse Keyboard. Dell Ultrasharp 2407wfp-HC and Ultrasharp 2007wfp. Senheiser HD280 Headphones.

June 3rd, 2006, 01:53 AM	#6
ArosaMike Resident Kart Racer Joined: Apr 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 839 Car: SEAT Arosa Sport LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	I think I just like the DOF you can get on even wide angle shots with a portrait. I have a 100-300mm f/4 Sigma EX telephoto which is great for macro work and the obviously sports photography, but I'd like to try out some more stuff with people in I've seen some shots people have taken with portrait lenses which look great I would post them up, but it seems the link forum that had them on is refusing to load atm. Here's the link just in case it works for anyone else: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=110807 Fantastic car incidently too __________________ It's Pain Time...Wooooh

June 3rd, 2006, 10:03 AM	#7
AxlxA Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: October 20th, 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,534 Rep Power: 17	lol dude, i saw those shots like a month ago but i certain LOVE them. I was trying to figure out how he had achieved it all. is it from a wide angle lens with a high aperture? __________________ My FlickR Gallery! Rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz with Artic Freezer 7 Pro. 4gb PC6400. MSI 8800GT OC 512mb. 1.6TB of space. Logitech G25. Logitech G7 gaming mouse. Logitech VX Revolution. Saitek Eclipse Keyboard. Dell Ultrasharp 2407wfp-HC and Ultrasharp 2007wfp. Senheiser HD280 Headphones.

June 2nd, 2006, 08:11 AM	#2
Skoshi Joined: Aug 15th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Age: 23 Posts: 484 Rep Power: 0	50mm 1.8, gotta love it

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Wintermute Joined: Mar 16th, 2006 Last Online: May 17th, 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 97 Rep Power: 0	I'm not much of a portrait photog, other than the occasional real-world snapshot, but at least for studio work, don't you want to work with longer zooms, to flatten out the face of the person you're photographing instead of distorting the face with a wide-angle lense?

June 9th, 2006, 10:57 AM	#8
ArosaMike Resident Kart Racer Joined: Apr 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 839 Car: SEAT Arosa Sport LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	Someone on another forum said he used a wide angle and a portrait lense. I love the effect that the portrait gives with the incredibly detailed forground, but soft focus on the background. __________________ It's Pain Time...Wooooh

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Cosworth Joined: Mar 24th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Waterford, Rep of Ireland Age: 22 Posts: 1,712 LFS Status: Rep Power: 25	He be using filters aswell me thinks ... The effect you seem to be after is called Bokeh, Try Google for a good description of it __________________ Catch My Drift? W:www.pmcgphotos.com Powered by Canon.

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