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Which is better for portrait? 45mm vs 60mm

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Abbazz
Abbazz Senior Member • Posts: 1,339
Re: Which is better for portrait? 45mm vs 60mm
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Maykind wrote:

I use NX as my second camera also. I shoot with Sony A7ii and 85mm + NX500 with 30mm (almost 50mm).

That's why thinking to get the NX60mm (eq 90mm) and i can swap 50mm on my sony A7ii....

60mm on APS-C is a great focal length for portrait work but the 45mm Samsung is better on almost every account than the 60mm (except for macro, of course). It's faster, sharper, much more compact, focus is more snappy and it exhibits less aberrations. The 60mm is stabilized but the 45mm is 1.5 stop faster, which helps a lot in low light.

I love to shoot with two NX 500 bodies, one with the 45mm and the other one with the 20mm. It's a very versatile combo which delivers high-quality pictures and takes very little space. The 20mm is great for landscapes, cityscapes and street photography, while the 45mm shines for portraits, shooting details, flowers or pets. And when 45mm is not long enough or doesn't focus close enough, the 28MPix sensor offers some leeway for cropping.

Cheers!

Abbazz

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