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Portrait lens advice

Started May 4, 2015 | Questions thread
Keith Z Leonard Veteran Member • Posts: 6,134
Re: Portrait lens advice

As with any discussion of the 135mm focal length, there have been posts about how it's not useful indoors. I would refute some of those claims, as such statements make wild assumptions about the photography of the user. So often there are claims that some really great lenses "suck" for one reason or another that I have a few flickr albums about it. It's not to say that the 135L is the only lens you need for shooting indoors, but it's underrated.

135L

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22781076@N03/sets/72157645361357696/

I enjoy prime lenses, though I will use zooms, of course, a 50mm is quite useful indoors along with a longer lens like the 135L. Just because I enjoy lenses that people kind of hate, I use a Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX (the version prior to the excellent Art version).

Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22781076@N03/sets/72157646286476670

I probably need to throw together a set for the much vilified 24-105...hmm...

 Keith Z Leonard's gear list:Keith Z Leonard's gear list
Canon EF 70-200mm F4L USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Canon EOS 400D +16 more
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