milleniumking Senior Member  339 posts Joined Jan 2013 Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada More info | Apr 17, 2013 20:41 | #1 Hi all, quick question, I have been asked to take some pics for mothers day of my niece and I was wondering which lens will be best suited for portraits. She is 3 yrs old and full of energy, I will be outdoors mostly. There will be some stills but I have a feeling it will be mostly of her running around. LOL
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Roshan Senior Member 319 posts Likes: 5 Joined Feb 2013 Location: Toronto, Ontario More info | Apr 17, 2013 20:44 | #2 Outdoors: 70-200 2.8 Easy!!! Keep your distance and snap away
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timbop Goldmember  More info | Apr 17, 2013 21:11 | #3 Roshan wrote in post #15839728  Outdoors: 70-200 2.8 Easy!!! Keep your distance and snap away Indoors: switch to the 28-70. If you have room, the 70-200 might be doable. yuuuup! Current: 5DM3, 6D, 8mm fish, 24-105/4IS, 35/2IS, 70-200/2.8IS, 85/1.8, 100-400/IS v1, lensbaby composer with edge 80, 580's and AB800's
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milleniumking THREAD STARTER Senior Member 339 posts Joined Jan 2013 Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada More info | Apr 17, 2013 21:12 | #4 Cool! Mississauga brothers Unite!!!!! LOL. I dont think there will be any indoor shots, but if there are they will mostly be candid.
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kin2son Goldmember 4,546 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia More info |  Permanent ban70-200 2.8 for outdoor. 5D3 Gripped / 17-40L / Σ35 / 40 Pancake / Zeiss 50 MP / Σ85 / 100L Macro / 70-200 f2.8L II IS / 430 EX II / 580 EX II / Canon 2xIII TC / Kenko Ext. Tubes
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Apr 17, 2013 21:15 | #6 I agree with Roshan. The longer focal length will isolate your niece more.
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milleniumking THREAD STARTER Senior Member 339 posts Joined Jan 2013 Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada More info | Apr 17, 2013 21:18 | #7 I was actually hoping to use the 70-200 indoors. I know its not the best for indoors but there will be enough light for it. I may use the remote flash as well. I will post the pictures as soon as I can for critique!!!
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milleniumking THREAD STARTER Senior Member 339 posts Joined Jan 2013 Location: Mississauga Ontario Canada More info | Apr 17, 2013 21:33 | #8 frugivore wrote in post #15839832 I agree with Roshan. The longer focal length will isolate your niece more. Do you plan to use the flash in your signature? One technique that I often employ is to hold a flash with one hand and the camera with a not-so-heavy lens with the other. The 70-200 is too heavy for this (for me) but the 24-70 is just light enough. yes, that is something I have used in the past, holding the flash or asking my wife to hold it for me. hahaha. (no dirty comments on that one needed!) Because it is a manual flash, I rarely get good exposures with it, so it takes me too long to set up for the next shot, having to walk over and adjust the setting on the flash. But I really dont mind doing it for people who will sit still while I adjust, with my niece.... I dont think that will happen! But a great suggestion for sure! Thanx!
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BillEmmett Member 201 posts Likes: 10 Joined May 2012 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana More info | Apr 22, 2013 15:04 | #9 You may get away with the 70-200mm 2.8 indoors with a good flash. You didn't mention if your 70-200 has IS. If not you will need a tripod for the lower light, and flash. It would be best if you could either mount your flash off the camera, on a bracket high above the camera, to control the shadows. Get a hot shoe cable, about 3 feet long, attach it to the camera shoe, and to the Yn 560EX shoe. It will fire off camera. Try Cowboy Studio, or B&H for a bracket that will adjust where the flash will be. The Yn 560EX will fire off a internal flash in the slave mode. I have one I use with my 50D. Good Luck. New Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EOS 50D, Canon 7D Classic, Canon 6D, Canon EF 70-200 f4L USM with IS, Canon 40mm pancake, Canon EF 50mm 1.8, Canon EF-S 10-22mm wide angle, Canon EF-S 18-135 IS STM, Canon EF 100mm 2.8L USM Macro, Tamron 18-270mm Dii VC, Tamron SP 150-600mm VC, Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8 VC USM, Canon EF 16-35 f2.8L II USM, Tamron 2X Tele-Extender, 1.4 Tele-extender
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kf095 Out buying Wheaties  More info | Apr 22, 2013 20:46 | #10 With 5D you could use high ISO and 2.8-5.6 without flash indoors with 28-70.  28 is fun too if you get low.  M-E and ME blog
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