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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
24-70mm may be fine on a crop 1.5x/1.6x body (DX in Nikon speak) if all you shoot is outdoor weddings and events. For any indoor use the range from 17-50mm-ish is more useful. A longer focal length also forces you to work at a longer distance from the subjects, which can be tough on flash power. 24-70mm on a FF body, like… -
Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
for studio work the guys on the nikon cafe seem to like to use either the 85 1.8 or the 85 1.4mm (cream machine as it's known there) but the 24-70mm (the beast) seems to be the choise for event photography .... I use the 50 1.8 for portraits ..but then again I"m just doing it mostly as a hobby here ! -
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Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
I appreciate all of your responses! I do use my 70-200 for events and at the weddings (works great in low light situations) But for the beach portraits/weddings I really need a lens that can do it all. The group shots, the close up portraits, and people with the beach/sunset/water in the background. The photographer I… -
Re: Portrait Lens Suggestions?
I recently got a 24-70 when I went FX. But I have found that it works great on my 300s too. It is just a really nice lens all around. You could not go wrong with it. It is just $$$. On the flip side you need the 50mm1.8. It is wicked cheap, very sharp, and has a nice funky bokeh. I love that lens. It is a great walk around… -
Portrait Lens Suggestions?
I've been picking up more assignments recently that are different from my norm (I usually do architecture, landscapes & event photography) These new shoots are 2nd camera on weddings, small informal beach weddings & beach portraits. I currently have a Nikon D7000 & a D90, 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina, 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 Nikkor,…
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