best lens for passport headshot?

just asking for fun - which would be the best choice? (yes, you probably won't see the difference on that small print..)

DreDaze wrote in post #15895908
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TBH, i don't see much of a difference from 100mm onwards. e.g. comparing 100mm vs 350mm, maybe the nose appears a tad slimmer? who else can see a difference?

All except for the 35.

The 135L, 100L, and 70-200 will do just fine for passport.

Seriously???

anything but the Sigma then.

just no wide angle shots ...sigma lenses are fine....you want actual size of head not a distorted picture.

For a passport size headshot even the fixed lens of a good (G-series) compact will suffice and give you best price / performance ratio.

I took my passport photo at walgreens, they used a $50 P&S. You don't need expensive lens

I voted 135L but honestly it doesnt matter a bit. What matters is that the head fit within the size guidelines. Its not like anyone cares how good your ID photo looks.

a bounce flash is very important

BigCarbs wrote in post #15890061
I took my passport photo at walgreens, they used a $50 P&S. You don't need expensive lens

or even an expensive camera...the thing will be printed out to what 1"x1"...you think you can tell any difference there?

8mm fisheye just for fun.

Uhh... crop or FF? How does this get missed?

vengence wrote in post #15890536
Uhh... crop or FF? How does this get missed?

Does it matter?

A $40 P&S would work perfectly considering the output is a 1x1 photo where the only people who will see it don't care one bit about photography.

MNUplander wrote in post #15890694
Does it matter?

A $40 P&S would work perfectly considering the output is a 1x1 photo where the only people who will see it don't care one bit about photography.

Uhh... how do you select a lens without knowing your effective focal length?

vengence wrote in post #15890738
Uhh... how do you select a lens without knowing your effective focal length?

Because it doesn't matter....it's a passport photo.

Take it with a DSLR, phone, kodak point and shoot...no one is going to know the difference, especially between the 100 macro, 135L or 70-200 - regardless of format.