Timeline for Is an entry level DSLR going to shoot nice portrait pictures?
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| Jun 9, 2019 at 21:06 | comment | added | Michael C | Also note that the 50mm f/1.8 lenses from the various makers are not particularly stellar in terms of optical performance when compared to other wide aperture primes. What they do offer is cheap entry into the world of wide aperture primes as compared to narrower aperture zooms. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 1:58 | comment | added | Michael C | Do note that the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM (introduced in 2015) is a significant improvement in the number/shape of aperture blades, build quality, and usability over the EF 50mm f/1.8 II (introduced in 1990) that it replaced. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 16:17 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | It's not the camera..., I'd say the caveat to that is if you are really concerned with blurring the background, a camera with a full frame sensor will make that easier. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 10:52 | comment | added | Tomáš Zato | This is exactly the lens a friend recently recommended to me and it's great. I got it for an equivalent of 170USD. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 8:35 | comment | added | Michael C | The specific camera mentioned in the question is an APS-C camera with a cropped sensor. I'm not the one that "added" it. I said nothing about shooting from two different distances. Rather I said that the perspective (not the DoF) would be identical if one used an APS-C camera with a 50mm lens and a FF camera with an 85mm lens from the same distance. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 5:02 | comment | added | Selcuk | @MichaelC Adding the crop sensor vs full frame variable to the equation is not fair. You should remember that it will also change the depth of field and you will not get the same bokeh as a full frame body. If you don't magically change the body between shoots, you are not able to shoot the same portrait from a different distance from the subject. For headshots 85mm can be used at a more comfortable distance, with less distortion. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 4:14 | comment | added | Michael C | @Selcuk Perspective distortion has nothing to do with focal length and everything to do with shooting distance. If we have to back up with a 1.6X crop body + 50mm lens to the same distance as we would use to get the same framing with a FF + 85mm lens, the perspective will be identical. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 2:06 | comment | added | Selcuk | I slightly disagree as 50mm is ok for full body shots but will distort the face features if used for a head only portrait. I would suggest 85mm, although more expensive, for more versatility. | |
| Jun 5, 2019 at 13:14 | history | answered | juhist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |