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Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
Uncle Frank
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Re: food photography

innatelychatty wrote:

Also, how is the 60mm macro lens when it comes to portrait photography? obviously with the longer focal length it'll get a bit awkward in interior spaces, but I also read that the bokeh is more pleasing with the 45mm.

When it comes down to it though, I'm definitely more interested in food than portrait photography.

If you're interested in taking pictures of bits of food, the 60 macro will be great, but it's too long for dishes of food. Your 17mm lens would be the better choice for full plates. My foodie-favorite is the 20/1.7.

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