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My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
OP atolk Regular Member • Posts: 120
Re: My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Nice image.

"Reasonably priced" is how it is labeled it is on my mental shortlist. Exactly.

I am looking for a bit more of a "wow", but the "wow" does not come from the lens alone. It comes from light, angle, distance to the subject and to the background, pose, processing, etc. I have to keep reminding myself that the "wow" portraits the top YouTubers share are the result of top gear as well as top skills. Not to mention they mostly use pro models who are easy on the eye. I don't think this can be repeated enough. In fact, this is what I say every time I want to talk myself out of purchasing a new lens.

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