Portrait Lenses: Product Reviews: Adorama Photography TV

Adorama Photography TV presents: In this episode Mark recommends some great lenses for shooting portraits in low light. These lenses will also give you shallow depth of field.

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Howto & Style

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• Camera
• photography
• portrait
• lenes
• 50mm
• 1 2
• f 1 2
• Canon
• Nikon
• Sony
• Mark Wallace
• Adorama

[nawaryoussef1]

please I have a question... I love the 50mm 1.4, but I've read many reviews abou it and many of them said that its autofox had broken (didn't work) after a few days, and they had to fix it, so I got scared, can you tell me if there is any problem, or just it's good enough to spend about 400$.

thank you so much.

[mattsociety]

I agree with alexbrysonmiley. Canon, Nikon, and Sony all make a 50mm 1.8, which is a third the price. They cost around $150 new at Adorama. I have the Nikon, and it is an awesome lens. It's best between 2.8 and 8f. The image quality is superb. I wouldn't spend that much money on a 1.4 unless you really needed it. Otherwise go with the 1.8.  they focus fast, and also work excellent with tubes if you shoot macro.

[hanzeln]

what about the sigma one?

[hanzeln]

@xROBERTxDAVISx pentax, the same history , sony its not good ill go for sigma lens and canon, or nikon bodies

[gilegraam]

@TheMiszerak contrary to the popular belief, it is not.

[TheMiszerak]

@gilegraam that one's crap

[sanoska206]

@alexbrysonmiley the 50 f1.4 is an excellent lens but its around 350-400. if u are on a budget there is the 1.8 which is around 100 and it is a pretty good lens. if money isn't an issue then i would go for the 1.4

[alexbrysonmiley]

I just bought a canon 20D is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 a good buy for my camera ?

[pinkypoohable]

I shoot Nikon 50mm f1.4G, Nikon 85mm f1.4D & Tokina 100mm f2.8 for my portraits. I have to say that these lenses are so sharp that it can simulate a 3D pop of my image. The bokeh is so creamy that it really separates your subject from the background. I really love these lenses and it will surely stay in my camera bag for life!!:-))

[gilegraam]

You forgot the ultimate portrait lens Nikon 135 DC :D