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07/03/2005 09:38:09 PM · #1 |
im trying to find a nice lens for fully body portraits. i was thinking the canon 17-40 but would that be too wide?
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07/03/2005 10:13:28 PM · #2 |
It maybe too wide. The subject may look a little distorted. As far as focal lengths go, it all depends on how near or far you are to your subject. If you do not have much room. I would suggest a 24-70mm zoom lens. If you are looking at Prime lenses, I would say a 35mm or a 50mm would be ok.
If you do have room to play with, I would say go with a 70-200mm lens. You will have the flexibility of a full body shot as well as close ups. If you choose a prime lens, I would say an 85mm or 100mm would be vey nice.
What kind of DSLR do you have? Your profile shows a Point and Shoot Camera.
My 2 cents.
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07/03/2005 10:17:58 PM · #3 |
The 17-40 should be fine. Most full body work is done in the 35-50 range by my understanding. With that said...the 24-70L is a great option for this, but is really expensive. I second the idea of a 35mm prime, or even a 30mm prime (sigma).
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07/03/2005 11:22:24 PM · #4 |
jumps up and down and screams
*get the tamron 28-75mm* |
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07/03/2005 11:26:46 PM · #5 |
yeah get a zoom, i got my frist prime a few days ago and its difficult to work with
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07/04/2005 01:14:58 AM · #6 |
i have the rebel xt and a 50 f/1.8 right now. and i found it a little long for what i'm doing. the 24-70 sounds nice but it's a little expensive, so is the 35L which i think was suggested. it sounds like i'll have to go third party or wait a little bit for the funds to come in. i'll research on the third party wides. anyone else have any suggestions? im up for primes, im fine with them
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07/04/2005 07:24:17 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by art-inept:
i have the rebel xt and a 50 f/1.8 right now. and i found it a little long for what i'm doing. the 24-70 sounds nice but it's a little expensive, so is the 35L which i think was suggested. it sounds like i'll have to go third party or wait a little bit for the funds to come in. i'll research on the third party wides. anyone else have any suggestions? im up for primes, im fine with them |
If you are going for the 3rd Party lens. I would recommend the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di. I had this lens and it was excellent. The only reason why I don't have it anymore is because I upgraded to the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L.
You can get the Tamron at a reasonable cost. I actually got mine off of eBay for $290.00. I just found that the canon 24-70mm is a better build and much more durable. As far as optics, the Tamron is almost as good as the canon. |
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