portrait len advise

flower · 16th March 2005

hi..

i m doin a portrait shot first time and have 50mm f1.8 and 70-200 f2.8 for Nikon D70.

which lens is more suitable as i like to tag along with only 1 lens?

thnks for the advice

espn · 16th March 2005

Take the 50mm.

silver.wolf · 16th March 2005

It depends what kind of perspective u want to get out of your portraits.

For your information, a long tele lens will compress space which will virtually brings the background to your subject.

A long tele lens will give a nicer bokeh also.

Hence to say, the choice is pretty much yours. What kind of photos u want to get will determine what lens is more suitable for you.

Fred_sg · 16th March 2005

Hello Espn like to understand your choice abit other than the one stop difference and need to stand abit further away of course if you have alot pple
taking the shots standing closer will have th every advantage so pple with 70-200 will be shooting your ass. Ha ha ha.

kitkat · 16th March 2005

my 2 cents opinion (may be wrong since i m new ) ... maybe for group outing can use a 70-200 since everyone will be crowded arnd the subject or model ...

might as well stand away further (frm the crowd)

silver.wolf · 16th March 2005

Originally Posted by kitkat

my 2 cents opinion (may be wrong since i m new ) ... maybe for group outing can use a 70-200 since everyone will be crowded arnd the subject or model ...

might as well stand away further (frm the crowd)

that's why Fred_sg said shooting ass

~Arcanic~ · 16th March 2005

if its me, i would bring the 50mm...
use ur feet... =P

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flower New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lalaland~~~ Posts: 11	portrait len advise hi.. i m doin a portrait shot first time and have 50mm f1.8 and 70-200 f2.8 for Nikon D70. which lens is more suitable as i like to tag along with only 1 lens? thnks for the advice

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silver.wolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Little India Posts: 1,885	It depends what kind of perspective u want to get out of your portraits. For your information, a long tele lens will compress space which will virtually brings the background to your subject. A long tele lens will give a nicer bokeh also. Hence to say, the choice is pretty much yours. What kind of photos u want to get will determine what lens is more suitable for you. __________________ Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field. Portfolio \| Gallery \| Blog

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espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Take the 50mm.

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Fred_sg New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Posts: 39	Hello Espn like to understand your choice abit other than the one stop difference and need to stand abit further away of course if you have alot pple taking the shots standing closer will have th every advantage so pple with 70-200 will be shooting your ass. Ha ha ha.

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kitkat Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 568	my 2 cents opinion (may be wrong since i m new ) ... maybe for group outing can use a 70-200 since everyone will be crowded arnd the subject or model ... might as well stand away further (frm the crowd)

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~Arcanic~ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Westy Posts: 2,688	if its me, i would bring the 50mm... use ur feet... =P