Portraits - What's the best lens?

[L Pagan]

iam getting into portrait photography and i need some help on what lens to use, rite now i have a 10D with a 24-70mm f2.8L , two Excalibur Sp3200 Studio strobes with 45" Umbrella / 28" Octagon softbox. Is the lens iam using good enough for portrait photography or should i invest in something like a 70-200mm f4. what setup are some of you using for portrait's.

thank you
luis

[neil_r]

Why Zooms? I use 50mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8 and my feet :D

Prime quality is better then Zoom but Zoom is more versitile. In the studio where you have all the controle I really suggest that you look at prime lenses.

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[marcosfalcao]

I want to buy a good lens for my Canon Rebel (yes, film. XT will be coming soon) for portrits. Is the Sigma 28-70 EX 2.8 a good choise? Why the Canon equivalent is almost 3 times more expensive?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks

[cactusclay]

It's more expensive, because it's better. The best portrait lenses usually have an aparture of 1.4-2.8 and are in the 85 -135 mm range on film.