At 19:33 4.2.2001 EST, you wrote:
In a message dated 2/4/01 5:12:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I have even tight framed head shots of people made with 42 mm lens - one
that often get's "too wide for portraits" rating, which we like.
Boy, what a 50 or wider lens
At 14:02 3.2.2001 -0600, you wrote:
I think you know the classical answer to the question already,
so are just "stirring the pot". :)
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I have seen good 35mm portraits (head and shoulders shots) done
with lenses from 50mm through 300mm. In fact, 105mm through
300mm has seen a lot of favor in
In a message dated 2/4/01 5:12:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have even tight framed head shots of people made with 42 mm lens - one
that often get's "too wide for portraits" rating, which we like.
Boy, what a 50 or wider lens can do to facial features,
And in grand scale, at that! :)
Boy, what a 50 or wider lens can do to facial features, especially noses and
ears!
Suda Mafud, A member of the http://www.Africana.com online community
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In a message dated 2/2/01 10:16:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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In my opinion the high point of portrait photography passed many years
ago.
I liked it all Mike, but would you explain the above?
Mafud
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I think you know the classical answer to the question already,
so are just "stirring the pot". :)
The easy answers (and those are the only kinds of answers I
know) that satisfy my requirements are:
1. A lens of sufficient focal length to allow a decent
working distance and not cause any of
Mike, that is as definitive a description of what a good
portrait lens is as I have ever read.
--Tom
Mike Johnston wrote:
Shel wrote:
What is a "portrait lens?" Can someone define it for me? What
are the characteristics of a good portrait lens?
I suppose by definition it's a lens
In a message dated 2/3/01 3:04:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
What is a "portrait lens?" Can someone define it for me? What are
the characteristics of a good portrait lens?
Shel Belinkoff
My 80-200 f/2.8 FA AF was a great "portrait" lens. You could shoot
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