Timeline for What is a great portrait lens for Nikon (under $1000)?
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| Aug 12, 2010 at 21:57 | vote | accept | newfie_coder | ||
| Aug 12, 2010 at 11:39 | comment | added | newfie_coder | One of my friends has a D300 and has the 85mm 1.8 and the 50mm 1.4 so i know exactly what you're talking about. The 85 can take great portraits for sure, but inside i would definitely have the issues Craig Walker mentioned. The Price on the prime lenses is great though (compared to the 2.8 zooms) | |
| Aug 11, 2010 at 16:48 | comment | added | mmr | Depends on how you do your portraits, and in what kind of space. I like to do upper body portraits, and I've managed to do (what I think of as) good work across a table with the 85mm. As in: markmroden.com/Weddings/Jon-and-Jen/The-Reception/… | |
| Aug 11, 2010 at 16:28 | comment | added | Craig Walker | I have the Tamron 90mm, and it's definitely a great macro lens. But I find it's way too tight for portrait work on a crop-factor camera; you have to be across the room for a person to be framed correctly. | |
| Aug 11, 2010 at 16:10 | history | edited | mmr | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Aug 11, 2010 at 16:05 | history | answered | mmr | CC BY-SA 2.5 |