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Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
Jim Salvas
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Re: Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography
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I know portraits are secondary to you, but every time someone talks about a "portrait lens," I have to ask: What kind of portrait?

If you mean a full length portrait of someone, you'll probably want nothing longer than a 25mm lens. For a shot framed to waist level, that 45mm would be fine. And, for a really tight headshot, the 60mm would be near perfect, allowing for sufficient working distance to keep from intimidating your subjects.

These are all portrait lenses when used for the right portrait.

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