It\'s a conundrum isn\'t it. 55mm, 77mm, 85mm, 90mm, 100mm, 105mm or 135mm !
All portrait lenses (and at the weekend my \'portrait lens\' was a 300/2.8) ! It really depends on your personal preference so that should the OPs first step.
The Pentax 77/1.8 Ltd is one of my all time favourite lenses, superb. However I\'ve never used it in MF mode on my A7.
The Rokinon 85/1.4 is fantastic value for money (sharp and far lower CA than the likes of C/Y 85/1.4) but you may need to go through a few copies to get a good one.
My favourite portrait lens(es) at the moment are the Zeiss 100/2 and Nikon 135/2 DC .... both absolutely destroy the BG but with beautiful rendering.
I wouldn\'t recommend the Contax R90 - it still sits in my bag because the MF ring is tiny and manual focusing with it horrible. You can get an AF adapter for it though (though AF is glacial and there are lots of micro adjustments).
The 55/1.8 is a fantastic lens and would let you get close to interact with your model (family) if that helps, or stand back for full length. I\'ve also found AF on the 55/1.8 on the A7 to destroy that of the D800E in terms of consistency of accuracy. Shame about the FPS.
The Minolta 85/1.4 look sexy and is very very sharp. How about the Rokkor 58/1.2 for superb characterful bokeh ?
It\'s so tough to choose with so many wonderful options.
It\'s a conundrum isn\'t it. 55mm, 77mm, 85mm, 90mm, 100mm, 105mm or 135mm !
All portrait lenses (and at the weekend my \'portrait lens\' was a 300/2.8) ! It really depends on your personal preference so that should the OPs first step.
The Pentax 77/1.8 Ltd is one of my all time favourite lenses, superb. However I\'ve never used it in MF mode on my A7.
The Rokinon 85/1.4 is fantastic value for money (sharp and far lower CA than the likes of C/Y 85/1.4) but you may need to go through a few copies to get a good one.
My favourite portrait lens(es) at the moment are the Zeiss 100/2 and Nikon 135/2 DC .... both absolutely destroy the BG but with beautiful rendering.
I wouldn\'t recommend the Contax R90 - it still sits in my bag because the MF ring is tiny and manual focusing with it horrible. You can get an AF adapter for it though (though AF is glacial and there are lots of micro adjustments).
The 55/1.8 is a fantastic lens and would let you get close to interact with your model )family) if that helps, or stand back for full length. I\'ve also found AF on the A7 to destroy that of the D800E in terms of consistency of accuracy.
The Minolta 85/1.4 look sexy and is very very sharp. How about the Rokkor 58/1.2 for superb characterful bokeh ?
It\'s so tough to choose with so many wonderful options.
Aug 04, 2014 at 02:46 PM
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