Which lens for portraits ?

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31 Oct 2009 - 5:24 PM

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cameracat (e2 Member)

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31 Oct 2009 - 5:43 PM

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Suprisingly one the best options is the Canon 50mm f/1.8, Taking the crop factor into account, Its around 75mm.

Its sharp, Light, Not expensive ( well under £100 )

If you have money to spare, There is the Canon 24 - 70mm f2.8, But that makes a big hole in £1000.....

Some like using the 70 - 200mm range, But it really depends on how much space you have for indoor work.

The old rule of thumb for a portrait lens used to be 90mm, But that was based on a Full Frame 35mm, Hence you can get away with shorter lens on a crop digital.....

lawbert (e2 Member)

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31 Oct 2009 - 6:42 PM

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I would agree with all of the above but another one to consider is the Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro, Its about £250 but does give you a reasonably good macro lense (although 50mm can be a bit close for insects) should you ever want to try out macro photography.
Also being part of Sigmas EX range it does come with a 3 year warranty.