For head and shoulders portraits (full frame or cropped) which do people feel is the best?
I know this is subjective but it would be nice to know if there was a bias towards one or the other.
fordmondeo I was Soupdragon in a former life. More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:06 | #1 For head and shoulders portraits (full frame or cropped) which do people feel is the best? Vaginator9000
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sabesh Senior Member  678 posts Likes: 10 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:09 | #2 It all depends on how far away you are standing away from your subject & if you have a FF or crop camera. Sony A7R-II | 16-35FE | 24-70FE | 28FE | 55FE | 70-200FE ~FlickR
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penagate Senior Member  389 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Adelaide More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:09 | #3 Depends on your body format and shooting style. Some get cosy, others stand back. 5D, 400D
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Nightcrawler Senior Member  685 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Omaha, NE More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:24 | #4 |
Mr.Clean Cream of the Crop  6,002 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:25 | #5 It depends on your shooting style and your subjects features. Sometimes the extra compression of the 135 is nice Mike
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TheGreatDivorce Senior Member 811 posts Joined Apr 2007 More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:49 | #6 FF for me, the 85L is much "better" ... keep in mind better is pretty subjective.
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Philco Senior Member  940 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: SandyEggo, CA. More info | Feb 04, 2008 14:57 | #7 The 135L focuses faster, so if I were chasing little kids with a lens, that might not be bad. In every other way, I prefer the 85L and the ability to open up wider than f2. Canon 5D MKIII/Canon 5D MKII/ 70-200 F2.8 IS L / 24-70 F2.8L / 85 F1.2L II/ 35 f1.4L / 135 F2.0L / Canon 600 EX-RT X 2
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard"  More info | Feb 04, 2008 15:12 | #8 Head and shoulders work - 85/1.8 or 135L.....especially on FF. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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DragosJianu Goldmember 1,768 posts Likes: 15 Joined Sep 2005 More info | Feb 04, 2008 15:40 | #9 hmmm. if you can afford the 85L then get the 135L + 85 f/1.8 + 50 f/1.4 + 580EX II and stop worrying
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mebailey Goldmember 1,992 posts Likes: 28 Joined Jul 2005 Location: USA More info | Feb 04, 2008 15:49 | #10 Since I got the 1DsIII (FF), I really favor the 135L. It has faster focusing and seems a tad sharper on my setup. Its really very subjective because the 85L is outstanding too. You will not be disappointed with either lens, but the 135L is significantly cheaper
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop  More info | Feb 04, 2008 15:52 | #11 85 f/1.2L Mark
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ChrisL Senior Member  387 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK More info | I'd also go for the 85L over the 135L on a crop camera. If you have FF then the 135L would be my choice. JeffreyG wrote in post #4850283  The 85L has a very long MFD and small maximum magnification. You will find yourself bumping into the MFD on tight crops. This is why (on FF) it's 85L for portraits and 135L for tight crops. I agree the 85L has a longer MFD than the 1.8 version but it's only 4 inches difference. Surely the 85L would be fine for tight crops on a APS-C camera? Canon 1Ds MkII | Canon 20D | Canon 24-70 f/2.8L | Canon 50 f/1.8 MkII | Canon 85 f/1.2L MkII | Sigma 150 f/2.8 Macro | Rolleicord IV | Canon 540EZ | Yongnou YN560
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DoubleNegative *sniffles*  10,533 posts Likes: 11 Joined Mar 2006 Location: New York, USA More info | Feb 04, 2008 16:18 | #13 Depends - you really can't go wrong with either. La Vida Leica!
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LarsFinkelstein Member 215 posts Joined Aug 2007 More info | Feb 04, 2008 16:35 | #14 |
JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard" More info | Feb 04, 2008 16:43 | #15 Chris L wrote in post #4850600 I'd also go for the 85L over the 135L on a crop camera. If you have FF then the 135L would be my choice. I agree the 85L has a longer MFD than the 1.8 version but it's only 4 inches difference. Surely the 85L would be fine for tight crops on a APS-C camera? Depends on what you mean by "tight".  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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