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06/30/2004 05:14:51 PM · #1 |
| very soon i will be getting a 105 mm sigma macro lense. i have been wanting this lense for a long time now and i was wondering if it is a good lense to use with portraits. and also shallow dof is good i dont always prefer it. doe sa macro lense always have shallow dof? |
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06/30/2004 05:25:52 PM · #2 |
Excellent for portraits,little slow focusing but when you doing portraits time is not an issue.
Very sharp even at f2.8!
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06/30/2004 05:50:00 PM · #3 |
| hey thanks a lot.. now i want that lense so much more:) |
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06/30/2004 06:29:15 PM · #4 |
I find a 100mm a bit long for portraits, especially on a 1.6 crop camera.
It is good for tight head shots, but something around 50 -70mm seems more comfortable to me. Depends very much on the type of portraits you want to shoot though.
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06/30/2004 06:42:37 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
I find a 100mm a bit long for portraits, especially on a 1.6 crop camera. |
I'd agree with that. My 85mm is a very difficult to use unless the person is a couple of metres away, and even then it's pretty tight. I'll been shooting my sister's graduate in a week and a bit with a 50/1.8, which I'm hoping should be reasonably useful. |
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06/30/2004 07:20:36 PM · #6 |
I´d think a 105mm would be too long for portraits, unless maybe if you are outdoors.
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06/30/2004 07:27:09 PM · #7 |
it is a bit long, but it does give nice background blur wide open. generally though, I prefer the 50mm f1.8 for portraits, but it's almost too sharp. The 85mm f1.8 should be pretty good too.
This was shot with Sigma 105 @ f2.8
Example 105 f2.8
This was shot woth the Canon 50mm @1.8
Example 50mm f1.8
Message edited by author 2004-06-30 19:29:39.
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