Portrait Studio Lens?

IYO: What's the prefect studio lens?

What kind of studio shots? Groups? Headshots? Full body portrait? torso?

50 1.4, 24-70L, 85L, 35L, 135L, 16-35L. It can be almost any lens, depending on what you want to accomplish.

Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #2123774
What kind of studio shots? Groups? Headshots? Full body portrait? torso?

50 1.4, 24-70L, 85L, 35L, 135L, 16-35L. It can be almost any lens, depending on what you want to accomplish.

It's a very small studio. Mostly full body and torso shots. I'm thinking of getting rid of my 28-135mm:f3.5-5.6 and move into the L

it'll be hard to do full body shots ina small studio, the sides/background will show most likely.

and fast prime is a good studio lens. I'd try your 135 and see what range you would use the most and get that prime.

I love the 85-135 range, but that would need a large studio to do a full body shot it

on 5D, 50mm 1.2L will cover most in a small studio if you can afford it.

You have a decent set of primes already, although upgrading to the "L" primes might be worth it, But I would go for the "L" F2.8 zooms first given your lens set. It will give you the most flexability.
Start with the 24-70/2.8L then depending on if you need wider or tele go for the 16-35/2.8L and/or 70-200/2.8L (w/wo IS). With those 3-lenses you have the most flexability.

Then go for the prime upgrades, I would start with the 85/1.2L first for head shots.

I use the 28-70/2.8L (precursor to the 24-70L) and the 85/1.2 the most in a 15x20 foot studio. The 16-35 gets used for the ditrorted artistic effect of being up close and getting a full body shot, but otherwise it doesn't get used much. The 70-200/2.8L IS is mostly my outdoor lens.

Just my opinion,

coreypolis wrote in post #2123900
I love the 85-135 range, but that would need a large studio to do a full body shot it

Same here in fact if I've shot in small studio's where I was pressed against the wall so I could use the 105mm instead the 90mm setting on my old zoom.

Mike
PS wish Canon had a 105 1.8 L to go between the 85 1.2 and 135 2.0