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Canon APS-C portrait lenses

Started Jan 5, 2017 | Discussions thread
arty H Senior Member • Posts: 1,546
Re: 10-18 STM zoom and the 35mm f2

I can recommend the Canon 35F2IS and the Canon 85F1.8 for portraits on a crop. The shorter lens is great for any environment, and the IS helps when the light gets very low. The 85 is a nice lens, but is on the long side for indoor portraits. Of course, this depends on the size of your house and the sort of portraits you want. It works fine for head shots indoors, and is more flexible outside. The two lenses are sharp and very useful.

Both of these Canon lenses have very fast and accurate AF, even in low light. They are compact and relatively light.

I have never had an interest in large, heavy lenses, but that is a personal gripe. Even though the Sigma 18-35 zoom is reputed to be very sharp, the size and weight of the lens is a real turn off for me. Of course, people carrying a 7D with the 24-70 F2.8 II clearly don't have this view. There are People walking around with 1D series cameras and 70-200 F2.8 lenses. Size and weight preferences are personal. Some people thing that a Rebel is large and heavy, and carry small mirrorless cameras.

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