Portrait Lens For D40
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depends on how close you prefer to be to your subject. i have seen very nice portraits from both lenses. i personally think the sigma to be more versatile, as you can use it for other type of shots besides portraits, whereby the 105 can be restrictive at times. Your call on whether you think you need that extra range and whether it justifies the price difference.
ei, 30mm will be 45mm in 35mm format. 105 will be a bit thight. for me i use 60mm f2.8 Nikkor.
or, you can go with the 50mm f1.8. but the best for portraits is the 85mm.
either way, it's your preferrence.
30mm = 45mm
50mm = 75mm
60mm = 90mm
85mm = 128mm
105mm = 157mm
best portraits are usually done on the 80mm to 105mm range (35mm format).
so, take your pick
or, you can go with the 50mm f1.8. but the best for portraits is the 85mm.
either way, it's your preferrence.
30mm = 45mm
50mm = 75mm
60mm = 90mm
85mm = 128mm
105mm = 157mm
best portraits are usually done on the 80mm to 105mm range (35mm format).
so, take your pick
i think that it has been mentioned before, the focal length really depends on your shooting style.
most would advocate the 50mm and the 85mm as the top 2 placements for portrait prime lenses on digital (1.5x crop), the 105 and the 35 are usually take distant 3rd and 4th placements. the only focal lenght with an available nikkor lense to AF on the D40 body is the AF-s105f2.8microVR (not the 105f2DC).
if budget was not a contraint, you could consider the AF-s28-70f2.8... but that'll be quite a stretch of the budget. else can also consider the sigma 24-70f2.8 or the 50-150f2.8... or get comfortable with manual focusing through the "tiny" viewfinder... :sweat:
most would advocate the 50mm and the 85mm as the top 2 placements for portrait prime lenses on digital (1.5x crop), the 105 and the 35 are usually take distant 3rd and 4th placements. the only focal lenght with an available nikkor lense to AF on the D40 body is the AF-s105f2.8microVR (not the 105f2DC).
if budget was not a contraint, you could consider the AF-s28-70f2.8... but that'll be quite a stretch of the budget. else can also consider the sigma 24-70f2.8 or the 50-150f2.8... or get comfortable with manual focusing through the "tiny" viewfinder... :sweat:
Unless you spend sometime in PP, I think your model will be very angry with you shooting him/her with the 105 macro.
hahaha, that sharp huh?
no lah, stand further back only to take picture, not macro on the face
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