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Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 for portraits-older people

Started Nov 27, 2013 | Questions thread
audiobomber
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Re: Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 for portraits-older people

SBS wrote:

audiobomber wrote:

SBS wrote:

It's very sharp. Good for character images such as the elderly.

Frankly your photos say to me, "too sharp, too contrasty" for a portrait lens. I can understand why you like them, but IMO most subjects, especially women, would not favor this sort of rendition.

I agree. Which is why I don't use it for that purpose anymore. But the OP was talking about doing elderly portraits, and to me that's a different scenario to shooting a bride, for example. Unless the shooter is trying to minimize age, and soften the wrinkles, elder portraits are interesting with a sharp/contrasty lens treatment that actually emphasizes the age and character of the face. Of course, this is just one man's opinion.

I agree completely. A photo that flatters the subject and a photo that flatters the photographer can be two very different things.

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