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Portrait lens for Grandchildren and picky parents

Started Sep 23, 2019 | Questions thread
Rmcp20 Senior Member • Posts: 1,518
Re: Portrait lens for Grandchildren and picky parents
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gshoward671 wrote:

Having been a long time Nikon user, I am new to Fujifilm and need some guidance on selecting a portrait lens that will used primarily outdoors for pictures -both random and planned- for grandkids. I have a 17 year old grandson whose parents want a "professional" look to his senior pictures and then there are the toddler grand kids that will have pictures made as opportunity presents- (there won't be much posing):-)

As for the professional look, better send them to a professional. You're basically risking investing in a lens, and then having them saying it doesn't look professional.

That said, the 16-55 at 2.8 should be good enough for that.

A prime lens will not give you flexibility, but instead take the focal lenght flexibility away.

If you want bokeh (have in mind studio portraits are not shoot at f2 or f1.2 90% of the times), then the 56mm f1.2, Fuji 90mm f2 or Viltrox 85mm 1.8 are the lens you're after.

The 50mm f2 won't be much different from your lens at 55mm f2.8. One step forward will leave the background more blurred, like the 50mm f2.

I own an X-T3 and a 16-55mm lens. I would like a prime lens for simplicity, flexibility, and bokeh quality. I have considered the 35 1.4; 50 2.0; and the 56 1.2. Need some suggestions and guidance along the way here.

Thanks in advance! Grear

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