best lens for passport headshot?

LowriderS10 wrote in post #15902063
I felt bad for the Sigma getting so few votes, so I voted for it! Hope this helps.

lol because the s35 is not meant for headshots, so don't feel bad about it. just included it for fun

drzenitram wrote in post #15897506
Personally I think you should go with the MP-E 65mm macro.

Can it even focus that far out? I've never played with one, but I thought it was limited on inifinty focus for some reason.

I suggest a lens with glass elements but, for passport work, plastic would probably suffice...

vengence wrote in post #15925927
Can it even focus that far out? I've never played with one, but I thought it was limited on inifinty focus for some reason.

i think it was a joke...the farthest out it'll focus is already 1:1...unless he meant photostitching together a few shots

Being lazy, I went to Costco to take my passport pictures and they used a Fuji p&s with pop up flash

DreDaze wrote in post #15926188
i think it was a joke...the farthest out it'll focus is already 1:1...unless he meant photostitching together a few shots

Hrmm, I kinda like the idea of photostitching from 5X to get a passport photo. What says absurd like 1,000,000 DPI for a passport photo?

Pretty sure I used the webcam on my iMac for my passport photo.

I took passport photos for me, my wife, and several friends with an iPhone 3Gs. The only thing that matters is being able to properly resize it to fit their specs. Wish I had thought to use my 85mm lens wide open - it would be interesting to see if they'd take a photo where only one eye was in focus.