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Another reasonably priced lens that I think has good  portrait potential is the Samyang 135mm f2. No autofocus though. I bought one but have not had a chance to use it yet.

The model's right body side must have been closer to the sensor than the  left side and that combined with the white versus black color of the dress on that side makes her body look asymmetrical ...

I have the Epson 8550 that I use to color print on 13" by 19" paper. I have not used it to print on canvas. The colors are very accurate and with no fading for the two years that I have been using ...

Got it. And I can see how the distance from the talent is a major consideration;  85 mm, as per your following comment, is the most functional (and artsy) focal length for this type of shoots.

After re-reviewing the 105mm f/2 shot, I decided to get a Samyang 135mm f/2. Fantastic bokeh, good price, manual focus but focus info appears on the view finder  (and I  can always use Live View ...

This was actually shot at f/2.

Thank you all very much for your input. I am going to use my 2.8 28-70mm as a manual focus lens for now while looking for a Nikon  2.8 24-70mm G on the used market. Will check serial numbers and ...

My beloved Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 auto-focus quit working. The lens is old and I am not planning of trying to have it repaired. The Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 G ED has a known issue with the zoom and the ...

No complaints on mine. I use it most of the time when I shoot my IR converted D300.

Sekonic C-800-U. Reads hot lights, flash and LEDs well. In addition to Kelvins it does cc reading. I used it for a shoot where I wanted to bring the talent's exposure closer to that of a brightly ...

The Nikon 12-24  f/4 DX covers the FX sensors starting at 18mm through 24mm.

Agree with Nikon 28-70 f/2.8.  It is a great zoom lens. As mentioned,  the risk is that if the autofocus system breaks down repairing it may not be possible. Another even older lens that I use a ...

Interesting cons from their review: (1) slacks on the manual focus ring, (2) image quality on the edge of the frame should have been better,

Thank you all very much for the very helpful input. I decided to go for a Z 24-120 f/4 S. The poorer image quality of the 28-75 Z at the areas away from the center, the big difference in field of ...

Why buy for the same price the Z S 24-70 f/4 with a 7 blade diaphragm when the Z 28-75 offers an f/2.8 and a 9 blades advantage? The 4mm wider focal length is not a necessary advantage for ...