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My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

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Re: My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Brian D3300 wrote:

Canon_Guy wrote:

Very nice test!

Shows clearly that 200mm @f/2.8 is not even close to 85/1.2 in terms of the blur.

Of course the 70-200 2.8 you can compress more and the zoom usability is huge in situations. I found the colors to be a touch duller on the 70-200.

There are some videos online that show the DS vs non DS as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6X0BaG4w-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnGpVwldLk8

Taken from the second youtube (he doesn't like the DS look). The 50mm 1.2 is similar to the left as well:

I do like the DS look at times.  Other times, the bokeh balls are nice (if they don’t distract).  With the DS lens you get the choice.  

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Re: My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

I have not tested it yet but I though the DS part goes away after f2.0, not sure if the bokeh suddenly goes more traditional or not.

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