If I remember correctly, the distance between my subject and my camera is about 2 meters. Done in autofocus.
Why so many choose 50mm prime lens??
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If I remember correctly, the distance between my subject and my camera is about 2 meters. Done in autofocus.
guess you such more or less understand why people use prime lens haha.
from what i know just YESTERDAY, which relates to your question.
i just found out from my friends that, they are used to shoot portrait - simple.
kind to share this little piece of info :x
i believe it is of good use tho the short amount of time to change lens?
but i think if for an occassion you are more of less going to shoot portrait shots or what, this prime lens will be of a help? pls correct me if my mindset is wrong! cheerios :bsmilie:
from what i know just YESTERDAY, which relates to your question.
i just found out from my friends that, they are used to shoot portrait - simple.
kind to share this little piece of info :x
i believe it is of good use tho the short amount of time to change lens?
but i think if for an occassion you are more of less going to shoot portrait shots or what, this prime lens will be of a help? pls correct me if my mindset is wrong! cheerios :bsmilie:
The 50mm lenses are just nice for paid photoshoots.
Reasons:
1. You can do close-ups shots of the models.
2. You can do a half-body shot by stepping backwards.
3. You can also do a full-body shot by stepping backwards even more.
4. For 50mm, the F-stop can be from F2 to F1.2, depends on your liking of bokeh in the photos.
5. For the lenses such as 100mm, you can't get a nice bokeh with the DoF or the full body (unless you stand quite far away from the model)
To me, these are simple reasons why the 50mm is frequently used.
U sure 100mm cannot get a nice bokeh? Full body shot i understand, but not getting a nice bokeh from a 100mm is rubbish.
Er.. Typed this when I just woke up.
Sorry, I correct the meaning.
100mm will enable a bokeh for close-up shots but not a nice one if it use to take a "wide angle" shot you mentioned a full-body shot.
Taking a full body shot with gd background blur also depends how far u are away from the subject and also how far the subject is from the background objects.
After the crop multiplier ( depending on the camera makes ) it appears as if to have field of view of one with longer focal length.
U can match with something wider to reproduce the same equivalent view :bsmilie: For instance, there is a Nikon AFS 35mm which on a Nikon DX sensor reproduces closely to that of a normal lens view.
Ryan
as long it can't zoom, all are prime lenses, aka fixed focal length lenses
so what other prime lenses you are looking for?
No. Some like myself use the 50mm, some 85mm, some 135mm, some 200mm while others also use zooms such as 24-70, 24-105, 70-200 or 70-300 for example.
Although I do have a 50mm lens myself, I do not think that 50mm is solely for the purposes of portrait photography. In the past, 50mm lens was a common kit lens for 35mm SLR film cameras. I guess this was where the legacy of 50mm lens started from. However, in my own opinion, 135mm prime lens is more ideal for portrait photography. Nevertheless, 50mm gives you more versatility compared to a 135mm prime lens.
Furthermore, in portraiture, the subject you are shooting also matters. For example, if your subject is not camera shy, probably 50mm will be sufficient. If your subject is very shy, you probably need a 300mm prime with a 2X teleconverter.
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I am new to these.. It all started from 1 photoshoot that I had went.. Saw a couple of them using 50mm prime lens... Hence, this thread..
Pardon my ignorance.. isn't 135mm zoom too close?? Or the flexibilty to shoot at a further distance warrants it?? I can visualise it as half body portrait..
The 50mmf1.8 is the cheapest prime lens you can get, and since it will be a like a short tele on a DX SLR body, so it is very popular to be use as a portrait lens, but it is not design as a portrait lens originally.
base on a 35mm film format, or on a FX format, traditionally 50mm focal length is for a full length portrait, 85mm is for half length portrait, 105mm is for bust length portrait and 135mm is for head shot.
however, ones can use a much longer focal length lens for portrait, as such, it will get a much nerrower depth of field effects, hence, 180mm and 300mm lenses are commonly use on fashion photography.
hope this help.
Its great for bust-up or close-up headshot. If you step back some, half-body
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