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Top portrait lens

Started Jan 5, 2017 | Polls thread
AdamWCohenVisuals Forum Member • Posts: 66
Re: Top portrait lens
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diness wrote:

Lets say you have to go and do an outdoor portrait shoot, but you can only have one lens under $2000. What lens do you take to get the best shots? Assuming full frame

"Best shots" would have to be unpacked before answering this question. Are you shooting portraits of kids? Portraits of a family? Does getting a sense of place matter to these portraits? Will you have the ability to use a tripod? How reliable is your hand-held technique?

You can make beautiful portraits with the lenses everybody has already recommended. You can also make beautiful portraits with wider lenses or even longer lenses.

There is no "Best," there is only "best for you."

Maybe go here (http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/canon/) and look at the pictures people take with different focal lengths to find out which have the style and feeling you're drawn to. Or download a smartphone app like Artemis for the iPhone and visit a museum with sculptures of people in it or go outside with a willing friend to experiment and see what focal lengths give you warm fuzzies.   
Personally, I love the 35L f1.4L mk2 and the 135 f2 for outdoor portrait sessions. You could swing the 35 f2IS and the 135 for under $2000.
Good luck!

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