if you are on crop, 85mm with a 3-5m distance from your model for upper body is fine.
Whats cropping? i will be using a 7D
Crop is for crop sensor or APS-C sensor. Basically the sensor size is 24mm (or i think 22mm for canon) instead of 35mm (full frame).
Your camera is crop sensor.
On Canon's cropped sensor, your 85mm lens will behave as a 136mm lens (85 x 1.6). For all the lens, you would need to multiply a 1.6 crop factor. I would not really recommend a 135mm lens in your case, it might be too tight and you might need to stand way back.
On Canon's cropped sensor, your 85mm lens will behave as a 136mm lens (85 x 1.6). For all the lens, you would need to multiply a 1.6 crop factor. I would not really recommend a 135mm lens in your case, it might be too tight and you might need to stand way back.
thx for the reply, actually i am just planning to get the 7D. in this case, i think i will need to consider the lesser crop cameras or stick with the 7d after read up more about cropping
thx
rhino123 said:On Canon's cropped sensor, your 85mm lens will behave as a 136mm lens (85 x 1.6). For all the lens, you would need to multiply a 1.6 crop factor. I would not really recommend a 135mm lens in your case, it might be too tight and you might need to stand way back.
ErikaT said:thx for the reply, actually i am just planning to get the 7D. in this case, i think i will need to consider the lesser crop cameras or stick with the 7d after read up more about cropping
thx
Canon's range of DSLRs are either with a 'cropped sensor' (crop factor of 1.6) or 'full frame' (same as film SLR - no crop factor)
A similar situation exists with the other brands.
So there is no "lesser crop" cameras
Hope that helps.
Canon's range of DSLRs are either with a 'cropped sensor' (crop factor of 1.6) or 'full frame' (same as film SLR - no crop factor)
A similar situation exists with the other brands.
So there is no "lesser crop" cameras
Hope that helps.
Canon's range of DSLRs are either with a 'cropped sensor' (crop factor of 1.6) or 'full frame' (same as film SLR - no crop factor)
A similar situation exists with the other brands.
So there is no "lesser crop" cameras
Hope that helps.
Actually there are 3 in Canon. You forgot about Canon's 1D series' 1.3x crop factor sensor.
hi all
if i want to take a portrait picture @ a distance of 3-5m that only shows the upper body. Will the lens that has the maximum of 85mm enough??
thx regards
on a 1.5 crop, a 50mm or even 35mm is sufficient if your working area is 3-5m and doing waist up shots .... with a 85mm on crop sensor , you will likely end up with head + shoulders shots
just bring your camera to the shop and try out for yourself and decide what u are comfortable with
the 7d is with the 15-85 or the 18-135 kit lens, thus i m asking for the recommendations which should i get
i hav went to the canon showroom today, trying some of the lens.
i had tried the 200mm lens with 60d, to my superise that is something that i want, i thought just get the 85mm or the 135mm lens will do. however the 200mm is the only lens that able to close up to that edge that i want