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What is your favourite portrait lens ?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I noted that nobody chose to CZJ 135/3,5.

I know that can be too long for portrait, but Am I loosing anything about this lens?

I tried it and seemed to be very sharp with very good bokeh, zeiss colors, focus from 1 m.

Now, please, tell my the truth. Crying or Very sad

Rino.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I personally don't believe 135mm is too long for portraits. The slight compression it provides can even be flattering for some folks.

I'll admit my Nikkor 105/2.5 is a sweet optic, but I'll also have to admit that my favorite for casual portraits has been a Nikkor 135/2.8. I especially like it for shooting candids, because I can stand off a bit from my subject. A scan of a slide (Fujichrome 100) I shot of my wife 20 years ago with the 135 wide open:



Best,

Michael


PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vivitar 105 f/2.5


Pentax SMC M 50 f/1.7



Pentax DA 18-55 kit lens.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just bought a Helios-81M via ebay Germany for 25€ (and another 10€ for a 49mm lense-cap, which I didn't have). I took a few pictures in our market-hall last saturday, when two guys filmed a boy with a polar-bear outfit. I asked, if I also could take a few shots of him, and here are two. After having a look at them at home on the screen, I was pleasantly surprised by the colours, especially the ski-tones, and the bokeh is also not bad at all. So I guess I can say it is a very good portrait-lense. I won't be able to shoot more than that anyhow, as I cannot focus on anything farther away than 5-6m. The description says, I can use it with Nikon F and Kiev 19, but infinity is obviously not possible.

Both pictures @f2, ISO 320





The second pictures was problematical because of the light-situation: lots of light through the windows at the right side, and a lot of other smaller lights and reflections from the food-stands.




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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice portraits everybody!
Helios-81M look wow!


PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

estudleon wrote:
I noted that nobody chose to CZJ 135/3,5.

I know that can be too long for portrait, but Am I loosing anything about this lens?

I tried it and seemed to be very sharp with very good bokeh, zeiss colors, focus from 1 m.

Now, please, tell my the truth. Crying or Very sad

Rino.

I've got this lens and it is sharp wide open but very sharp at F5.6. In fact it's my sharpest MF lens. I've not tried it for portraits yet but if you like sharp portraits (I do) then it's worth a look.

One lens I tried was the 2.4/35 CZJ Flektogon. On a crop body it worked well for longer than head shots. Again, one for sharp portraits

I used to have a Volna-3 but got rid of it as it wasn't used much, but a great lens for saturation and sharpness after F4. Sometimes I regret getting rid of it but I needed to fund my Tamron Adaptall-2 90mm macro which gets a lot more use as well as being a better build. Again a lens that is supposed to be good for portraits.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

By the way: who says you can't do portraits with a 15mm lense?

This one is cropped, @3.5 ISO 1250






PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, you can, but you get distortion when you stand so close. As shown in that photo.


PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is surprise for myself but lens which I believed is soft and only average performer becomes one of my favorites. Polaris 1.8/135 is an incredibly sharp lens with great bokeh.







PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CZJ 135/3.5 is pretty good too.

Wide open


PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems almost any lens is good for portraits, but if you able to get a really good fast 75-85mm lens , difference will be come...


PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My favorite portrait lens is my Nikon AIS 105mm f/2.5 lens, but when I need to "reach out" alittle, I use my Nikon AIS ED 180mm f/2.8 lens. I've also used my Nikon AI 50mm f/2 lens with excellent results.


PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All are Nikkor bests Wink


PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use M42 adapter on EOS and am happy with CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 for outdoors, Tak SMC 50/1.4 for indoors.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Attila wrote:
All are Nikkor bests Wink


however 105 2.5 is best of the best! Laughing


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

small wrote:
Attila wrote:
All are Nikkor bests Wink


however 105 2.5 is best of the best! Laughing


Yes! I agree.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Again it depends on the subject.
And again here is ZM biogon 2/35.
For Salty sailor or an old man/woman this lens is perfect.
Shows sun worn face without forgiving softness.
Yet the details are real and not harsh. The colors here are accurate.
He is actually the color of ham Wink Zoom in at the thumb nail one also.




PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, it is ! Great one!


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sunshine wrote:
And again here is ZM biogon 2/35

wow! great! who make the scan Shocked


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

poilu wrote:
sunshine wrote:
And again here is ZM biogon 2/35

wow! great! who make the scan Shocked


Thanks!
No Scan R D1 6mp Rangefinder.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally I remain at heart a nikon fan, but the topcon 100/2.8 and the voigtlander 90/3.5 both offer unique and very special qualities for portraits - colours, 3D effect - without losing sharpness.


patrickh


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big Dawg wrote:
Pentax DA 18-55 kit lens.


Shocked


Wow, i can't imagine such a great portrait lens, unbelievable.


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uzay wrote:
Big Dawg wrote:
Pentax DA 18-55 kit lens.


Shocked


Wow, i can't imagine such a great portrait lens, unbelievable.


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome! Nice to see you here!
This picture is heavily modified by Photo shop, not came straight from camera. I think who made it , virtually get same result with any lenses.This is a great graphic artist example.


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To my taste this is almost a caricature - the PP is what leaps out at you


patrickh