bluetsunami wrote:
Don't really see a lot of portraits with the C/Y 100/2 but I like what I see in that photo. I've been looking at a lot of pictures with the 85/1.4 and 100/2 and their viability as a portrait lens (the 85/1.4 doesn't even have to be questioned).
Thanks. I have both and like both for portraits. The sharpness and resolution of the 100 are astounding. This often has people question it for portraiture. The shot above was at f/2.8, and if I was more aggressive at sharpening in PS, you could see individual skin cells... And I don't mean if I oversharpened.
With a lens that sharp, a soft touch in post is all you need for portraits, and you still get the sharp eyes
Problem comes when people treat landscapes and portraits the same in post with the lens. Shooting portraits at f/8 with it might also be rough, but I would not be likely to do that often.
Jim