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Is NX 60mm f/2.8 good as portrait lens?

Started Dec 5, 2016 | Questions thread
norman shearer Senior Member • Posts: 1,418
Re: Is NX 60mm f/2.8 good as portrait lens?
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jeszkar wrote:

Somebody is selling his old 60mm lens for a very good price (around 270$).

Nowadays I'm looking for a portrait lens and I know that for Samsung the best is the 85mm f/f1.4 but that is often very expensive. And I like to know that 60mm f/2.8 can work as alternative (the macro capability would be a bonus for me, not the main feature).

45mm F1.8 is rather special IMO. Small, light, fast AF and an all round great performer with nice bokeh. The 45mm is the only Samsung lens I have bought new and I was happy I did.

60mm macro is worth getting though at that price. Aperture is fast enough for nice portraiture. I think very shallow DOF is a little over-rated anyway - too clique. Only downside to 60mm is size, weight and AF is so-so. OIS is a plus though.

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