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elkhornsun wrote:
Most portrait shots are taken at between f5.6 and f11 and sharp images are for the most part a negative attribute. For more than 100 years there have been special "portrait" lenses that were soft and therefore did not show every blemish and wrinkle in sharp detail.
What is important is the working distance from the photographer and their subject(s). I dislike the 85mm on a APS-C crop camera as it provided the FOV of a 135mm lens on a full frame camera which was terrible for most indoor use.
Consider also that one of the most popular lenses for fashion photographers shooting indoors and outdoors is the 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens.
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Listen to the man.
I do like the Nikkor 70-200/4 for portrait on FX, and stop down for reasonable DOF. I also find the kit zoom 55-200 DX to be excellent at those f-stops on either FX or DX bodies, and it can be had for $100 refurbished. VR isn't needed with studio strobes. Recent example of 55-200 DX @ 135mm on D3X, one light, no fill:
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