I understand why some cameras are good for sports, fast AF and frames per second, but what makes some cameras better for portraits. Not talking about FF here, are some crops better for portraits than others and if so, why?
Whippeticious Goldmember  2,302 posts Likes: 34 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Australia More info | Apr 30, 2010 03:52 | #1 I understand why some cameras are good for sports, fast AF and frames per second, but what makes some cameras better for portraits. Not talking about FF here, are some crops better for portraits than others and if so, why?
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xarqi Cream of the Crop  10,435 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Aotearoa/New Zealand More info | Apr 30, 2010 04:27 | #2 Not to any large degree.
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pfpeter Member  134 posts Joined Dec 2008 Location: Denmark More info | Apr 30, 2010 04:31 | #3 Whippeticious wrote in post #10094204  I understand why some cameras are good for sports, fast AF and frames per second, but what makes some cameras better for portraits. Not talking about FF here, are some crops better for portraits than others and if so, why? Not to my experience. Kind regards
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Hannya Goldmember  1,062 posts Likes: 66 Joined Apr 2008 Location: UK More info | Apr 30, 2010 04:35 | #4 I think its less about the camera body and more about the lens you use. FF is nice but very expensive. “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Apr 30, 2010 04:46 | #5 Hannya wrote in post #10094289 I think its less about the camera body and more about the lens you use. FF is nice but very expensive. Well, the camera bodies do meter slightly differently and the older rebels had less depth in terms of RAW - as far as I am aware the old ones are 14bit and the new ones 16bit as the professional ones. 5D MK II AF Satisfaction Poll | Reduced Kit List
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Supra_t Senior Member  515 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: NSW, Australia More info | Apr 30, 2010 04:54 | #6 pfpeter wrote in post #10094283 Not to my experience. And the reason why FF cameras are better to portraits is because of the better image quality. They also have a depth of field advantage. James Cause Photography
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theextremist04 Goldmember  1,224 posts Joined Feb 2010 Location: Kansas City More info | Apr 30, 2010 07:03 | #7 DetlevCM wrote in post #10094311 Well, the camera bodies do meter slightly differently and the older rebels had less depth in terms of RAW - as far as I am aware the old ones are 14bit and the new ones 16bit as the professional ones. I don't think that there are any 16 bit Canons, or many 16 bit DSLRs in general. -Michael
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TeamSpeed 01010100 01010011  More info | Apr 30, 2010 07:05 | #8 Just subtract 2 from each of the numbers in Det's post. Past Equipment | My Personal Gallery
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magwai Goldmember 1,094 posts Likes: 17 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Guildford, UK More info | Apr 30, 2010 07:58 | #9 for good portraits you want to divide your budget carefully between body, lens and flash/lighting, i would think. if you really skimp on any of those areas your results will be limited but i think you should be able to get good results by spending a little money on each.
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sandro9mm Goldmember  1,718 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Italy, Milan More info | Apr 30, 2010 09:24 | #10 hm, there is nothing that cannot be fixed with the magic of photoshop... Photography Tips
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theextremist04 wrote in post #10094637 I don't think that there are any 16 bit Canons, or many 16 bit DSLRs in general. This makes me wonder... why do my MK II's Raw files show up as 16Bit then? 5D MK II AF Satisfaction Poll | Reduced Kit List
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magwai Goldmember 1,094 posts Likes: 17 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Guildford, UK More info | Apr 30, 2010 09:38 | #12 DetlevCM wrote in post #10095273 This makes me wonder... why do my MK II's Raw files show up as 16Bit then? What are the two additional bits then? possibly it is easier to store it as 16-bit where the data is actually 14-bit but 2 of the bits are unused.
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krb Cream of the Crop  8,818 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jun 2008 Location: Where southern efficiency and northern charm come together More info | Apr 30, 2010 09:41 | #13 DetlevCM wrote in post #10095273 This makes me wonder... why do my MK II's Raw files show up as 16Bit then? What are the two additional bits then? Photoshop and many other image editors can only handle 8bit or 16bit. When the camera provides something like 12bit you either chop off the extra bits to make it 8 or you add some extra zeros to make it 16. -- Ken
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fashioneyes Senior Member  562 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom More info | Apr 30, 2010 09:41 | #14 sandro9mm wrote in post #10095211 hm, there is nothing that cannot be fixed with the magic of photoshop... most bodies converge to same specification / quality in the end... Disagree on both counts I'm afraid 1D4, 7D, 5D2 + L lenses Links: Jepson Photography
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Apr 30, 2010 09:45 | #15 magwai wrote in post #10095283 possibly it is easier to store it as 16-bit where the data is actually 14-bit but 2 of the bits are unused. computers like things in powers of 2. just a guess. krb wrote in post #10095294 Photoshop and many other image editors can only handle 8bit or 16bit. When the camera provides something like 12bit you either chop off the extra bits to make it 8 or you add some extra zeros to make it 16. Aha - thanks. 5D MK II AF Satisfaction Poll | Reduced Kit List
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