Canon EF 28-135MM F/3.5-5.6 for modeling pics???

Canon EF 28-135MM F/3.5-5.6 USM Image Stabiliz

getting a good deal on this lens .. i do modeling photos will it work for me i'm new to this??

u will need to stop it down a bunch but it will work

stop it down? i'll figure out what that means,... but is it a hassle

You'd have a better response in the Lens forum...

Means use a higher apeture. I would use this lens below f/8 but thats me.

it means you will have to use a smaller aperture (higher number Fstop) to get a sharp picture. Using a smaller aperture will cause you to bump up the iso to achieve a faster shutter speed to avoid blurring. Hope this helps

Yeah, that isn't exactly a primo portrait lens. It is a relatively "slow" lens, which means it does not let a lot of light into the camera. This means that the shutter speed will be long, which means that if your model moves even a little bit, it will blur the shot. IS (image stabilization) DOES NOT help you here.

Also, the largest aperture (most light) the 28-135mm lens can let in does not allow you much depth-of-field control. In portraiture, you're going to want to be able to give yourself a very thin depth-of-focus at times. However, this lens cannot do this.

For the money, you will be much happier (in my opinion) with a Canon 50mm f/1.8. It's only $75, and it was a VERY WIDE maximum aperture (f/1.8, which is much wider than f/3.5). This will allow you to get very fast shutter speeds, which will give you a sharper, crisp picture.

wow thanks everyone .. at this rate i'll be getting better sooner than i tought..

Ah, the 50 f/1.8...the nifty fifty. You just can't go wrong with this lens. Amazing sharpness and color for the price.

You might also want to consider getting the 85 f/1.8. More than the nifty ~300 but a terrific lens. Reason is you don't want to be too close to your subjects when shooting portraits. If you are too close you can get a dispropotionate sizing of the nose and ears (for example) where the nose can look larger than it is, causing your model to look strange. Can't remember what this is technically called, but it can happen if too close. While 50mm should be ok, I like to stay above that to play it safe, I use my 85 for portraits as a result. This is often why you'll find portrait photogs using a longer lens as it forces them to step back. If you look at the Canon marketig video for the Mark III you'll see their portrait photog that touts the Mark III using what looks like the 70-200 f/2.8.

Best of luck

One last piece of advice, you might want to check out the lens forum, great advice on lenses there.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdis​play.php?f=33

Paul,

In portrait photo, is the 50mm on a crop (30D/40D, etc.) felt equivalent to an 85mm on a full frame (5D/1Ds) or is the disproportionate features still present. In other words, on a crop do you still need to go to the 85mm. I know one rule of thumb is 70-135mm for portrait (which I think referred to 35mm film standards). Just wondered your opinion on this. Thanks.

rebel85 wrote in post #4116183
Paul,

In portrait photo, is the 50mm on a crop (30D/40D, etc.) felt equivalent to an 85mm on a full frame (5D/1Ds) or is the disproportionate features still present. In other words, on a crop do you still need to go to the 85mm. I know one rule of thumb is 70-135mm for portrait (which I think referred to 35mm film standards). Just wondered your opinion on this. Thanks.

Remember 50mm on a crop is 50mm on a full frame, you are not zooming in more with the crop, you are just seeing less of the image captured by the lens, losing items around the outer edges. If feels like you are zooming more but in reality you are not. As a result, I believe the effect would still be in play. But thats just me, perhaps I am too cautious.

I'll be interested see what other have to say as well.

Thanks Paul; that was my feeling too that a 50mm for portrait no matter the body would cause disproportionate features. Just was curious for others thoughts on the matter.

Depends on what sort of 'modeling' photography you are doing. I shot these of my girlfriend with my 28-135mm

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hey every one thanks .. i ended up getiing the 50m /1.8 and wow for the price . I'm more than happy , next is the 85m check out the hotties shot i took.. http://www.phxhotties.​com/hin.html