What is a good 50mm lens for this camera for portraits?
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Hi Clinton, you can use this Sony lenses: SEL55F18Z or SEL1855. Works great for portraits. -Ely
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If you are looking for a great portrait lens then go with the 85mm 1.4, it's fantastic. The 35 mm is a great lens too but better as a walkaround lens for general photography. You definitely want longer focal lengths for portraits.
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I have an 18-55mm lens so yes on that and not sure on the 50. Still learning a lot on this camera. Hope i helped though;)
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The Oly 45mm 1.8 is a great lens, great for portraits. As far as the 60mm being too long for portraits, I hear a lot of people use the Oly 75mm for portaits as well. In any event, the Sigma 60mm is really a great lens for the money; Sigma's website lists it as a portrait lens (for what it's worth).
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If soft depth of field and creamy bokeh are your principle aims, you're better off with the 50mm f/1.4. Its soft DOF is unbeatable for this standard lens focal length.
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This lens is wonderful for portraits. The focal length gives you lots of reach and at 70mm @f4 you have decent bokeh, the only gripe that someone could have about it for a portrait is the fact that it only goes down to f4 which means you dont have that beautiful shallow depth of field that really works nicely in portraits.
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I have both the 20mm and 50mm lenses and I think my 20mm better for portraits, but that is because I like getting close to my subject. You can't go wrong with this lense it hands down my favorite.
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Hi Vanessa, For amazing bokeh / background defocus, we would recommend the 50mm. -Anthony
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The best way to answer your question is to ask what you're using it for. If you are using it for portraits of family members, I prefer this over the 50mm. However, if you are looking for point and shoot lenses, this is not the one for you.
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It wouldn't be my first choice for a portrait lens due to the nature of the wide angle (17-25mm Range). In many cameras you will get a slight bending of the image especially in the corners. A fixed (prime) lens between 50-100mm would be a better choice. A very good lens would be Canon's 85mm f-1.8.Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - Fixed
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Yes. I have the same Camera and Lens. Portraits come out well at 50 mm and f 5.6 or higher
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A 85mm F1.4 if is for full frame cameras in my personal opinion would be a great great lens to use for portraits. Expect to heve more head-shoulders type of portraits inside buildings due to 85mm and not being able to be far enough from the person you are taking the photo to capture more of the body but it should be more than enough.
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Im told the 100mm f2 usm is the recommended portrait lens, but Ive taken some beautiful shots with the 2.8 that were not macro.
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You have to know if 50mm equivalent works for you. Also look at 17 and 14mm from Olympus and Panasonic if you need wider field of view. I have the lens you ask about and it's great but focal length you shoot at is first priority. Look at previous pics and see. Also using Amazon I've bought new and used like-new with equal good results but cost a lot less!!!
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amazon search "canon 50 mm lens" there are several models that you can choose
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If money is no object, get the FA 77mm Limited. It's the legendary Pentax portrait lens that we all dream about. Otherwise, I'm sure the DA 50mm 1.8 that's been recommended is a fine prime lens. The WR 18-55 and WR 18-135 (the one I purchased) are good general purpose zooms.
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I use my 50mm for some portraits, but mainly detail shots (close up). The 85mm is a fan-freaking-tastic portrait lens. I also use it for some landscape shots and it does a great job with that as well. I would recommend this lens to anyone I know.