Nikon 105mm f/2.0D AF DC on DX body

LightMagicLightMagic Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
edited September 13, 2011 in Cameras
I like to get some feedback on the use of the Nikon 105mm f/2.0D AF DC lens on a Nikon DX body. Does the DX crop factor make it too long as a Portrait lens? Would the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D be a better choice for DX portrait lens?

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  • Matthew SavilleMatthew Saville Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,352 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2011
    Supermodels are actually quite often photographed at 200mm or 300mm; it minimizes distortion to be so far away from the subject.

    So, it really just depends on your style of shooting. Either lens would be great for medium-length type portraits, and/or headshots. You could also do full-body portraits with either lens, as long as you can back up far enough!


    Shot at 85mm f/2.8 on my Sigma 50-150 2.8:
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    Shot at 150mm f/2.8 on a crop sensor:
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    Shot at 112mm f/2.8 on a crop sensor:
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    Aaaaand, last but not least, shot at 200mm f/1.8 (yep!) on 35mm film:
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  • LightMagicLightMagic Registered Users Posts: 261 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2011
    @Saville: Great pictures. Really loved the second one.
    @Seymore: I do mostly from the waist up and some head shots. A lot of it of children and mostly outdoors. I was looking for a lens that can give me pleasing Bokeh.

    I am planning to rent both and try it out. Just wanted to see what the more experienced folks in this forum think of these lenses.

    Thanks for all the feedback.
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