EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

kirkchua79 · 11th February 2008

anybody got EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM on 400D?can i use it to take portraits?any samples?

Dream Merchant · 11th February 2008

In short, yes, but your subject needs to have flawless skin and flawless make-up. This lens is exceedingly (and unforgivingly) sharp.

Guess you could always apply different diffusion/blur techniques in post work though. I tried, but found that certain lenses which are less corrected tend to be better for portrait work.

Some people I know, including myself, tend to prefer lenses with more spherical abberation (less correction) as they lend a certain and more natural looking 'glow' to portraits.

11th February 2008	#1
kirkchua79 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 295	EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM anybody got EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM on 400D?can i use it to take portraits?any samples?

11th February 2008	#2
Dream Merchant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,129	Re: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM In short, yes, but your subject needs to have flawless skin and flawless make-up. This lens is exceedingly (and unforgivingly) sharp. Guess you could always apply different diffusion/blur techniques in post work though. I tried, but found that certain lenses which are less corrected tend to be better for portrait work. Some people I know, including myself, tend to prefer lenses with more spherical abberation (less correction) as they lend a certain and more natural looking 'glow' to portraits.