Reefbone Senior Member  929 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Midwest, USA More info | Aug 06, 2006 12:47 | #1 Hi All, Rebel XT, EF-S 17-55IS f/2.8, EF-S 17-85IS f/4-5.6, EF 50 f/1.4, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 580EX, Manfrotto Anchor, I9900
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mblanton Senior Member 303 posts Joined Nov 2004 More info | Aug 06, 2006 13:52 | #2 Back in the day (film) anything between 85-135mm was considered appropriate for portraits. I assume you are using a digital body (don't forget to add the crop factor before selecting your lens). I think a 100mm macro would be too long for full-length shots in a studio setting, but the same lens may work really well outdoors. Sorry, I don't have any shots to post, just my opinion. As far as using the lens for macro work it will depend on what subjects you plan to shoot. For still life it should perform well....wait and see what a few others suggest. Good luck!
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I really don't have any studio equipment right now so I was thinking mostly outdoors. My body is a Rebel XT w/1.6 crop. Rebel XT, EF-S 17-55IS f/2.8, EF-S 17-85IS f/4-5.6, EF 50 f/1.4, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 580EX, Manfrotto Anchor, I9900
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Sam Goldmember  More info | I know skade has that lens. She had a picture of her daughter up about a week ago. Try a search with her name.
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solinger wrote: I know skade has that lens. She had a picture of her daughter up about a week ago. Try a search with her name. Found it. Thanks Anyone else? Rebel XT, EF-S 17-55IS f/2.8, EF-S 17-85IS f/4-5.6, EF 50 f/1.4, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 580EX, Manfrotto Anchor, I9900
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amonline Goldmember  3,558 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2006 More info | Aug 06, 2006 16:28 | #6 I have also been experimenting with this lens as a portrait lens... nothing to post yet... I tend to delete test shots unless they blow my mind... but I can say that the lens does have the capability when you hit that "magic range".
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Aug 06, 2006 19:06 | #7 http://www.mrwild.co.nz …dels/slides/IMG_9336.html Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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grego Cream of the Crop  8,819 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: UCLA More info | And our very own lens thread. Go UCLA
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woffles Senior Member 438 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Colorado More info | Aug 07, 2006 10:19 | #9 Might also want to look at the 85 1.8. It has great reviews. I have one on the way right now. I can put up a picture or two once I get to use it. Film is what you get when you don't brush your teeth.
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Thanks for the suggestions and links. pbase doesn't have a link to this lens and our thread doesn't really show portraiture. I'm sure it is a great lens from everything I've read here. I was just kind of hoping for some portrait examples. Rebel XT, EF-S 17-55IS f/2.8, EF-S 17-85IS f/4-5.6, EF 50 f/1.4, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 580EX, Manfrotto Anchor, I9900
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tim Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Aug 07, 2006 18:38 | #11 It's a good lens, quite long for portraits, but it's very sharp and it works well. As a bonus it's also an excellent macro lens. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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