I know this is the 100mm nacro lens but is it still a great lens for taking portrait and beauty shots or would you recommend the Canon 100mm f2 USM?
1886675
I don't know about the other lens and how it compares but this lens works great for portraits.
1886676
I find that the 18-135 lens is extremely sharp. It shows every hair, for example, on a dog. You may or may not think this is good enough.If you are in a static environment the 100 mm is excellent, but for outdoor use with a lot of movement, I prefer the 1-135 and I own both. I find I use the 18-135 the most as it has greater flexibility for framing your subject.
1886677
Im told the 100mm f2 usm is the recommended portrait lens, but Ive taken some beautiful shots with the 2.8 that were not macro.
1886678
I have used is for such and see no need for the f2 lens. It is a great lens for this in my experience . I also use the 18-135 and find it has even greater versatility.
1671726
Its really great lens. I am using it always and getting very good pictures. Its compact and light weight too. Excellent one. Thanks
2065295
Though the 200mm is a great lens (i've got one for three years), I think that the 135mm is better choice for portraits. With the 200mm you have to keep a big distance with your model and It's not always possible in a room.
2023167
We purchased the 5D Mk2 and the new 100L IS Macro 2.8. - the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro Lens creates a very high quality foreground/background blur: bokeh is excellent OOF (Out of Focus) highlights are rendered very smoothly. 100mm on a full frame body is a great lens. It is on our 5D most of the time. We use the 24-105 as a travel lens and have tested it against the 24-70 - the IS, size and reach of the 24-105 outway the 2.8 on the 24-70?? Thanks for your response.
101688
If you're looking for good quality and use a canon the 50mm f1.8 is a great and cheap lens. If you're looking for a macro lens I use the canon macro lens EF.S 60mm. I liked it better then the sigma macro lens.
784514
Yes, this lens is top of the line. Beautiful results. Keep in mind its 85mm its not a long lens but its not short, a 50mm is perfect indoors. I use my 85 for tight portraits. here's my image taken with my 85mm 1.2 http://500px.com/photo/27766557.
1402682
It is a great lens. Focus can be touchy so i will switch to manual when photographing people so as to get exactly what I want crisp. The 1:4 gives gorgeous depth and beauty to the photos although with my profession ( newborn photography) I will try and shoot around a 2 to get a bit more in focus
756010
I have the Canon 7D. The Canon 28mm f/1.8 is not IS but I wanted it for low light. The Canon 28mm IS f/2.8 would be a good lens for your needs. (This is my opinion). But for portraits I use the Canon 85mm f/1.8. Hope this helps.
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It's not fair to make the comparison between these two kind of lenses in my opinion as each has its own forte and fulfills a different function. If you want both portrait work and macro then you should get the 100mm macro. While you can use the 50mm for portrait work, it is more suited for full body portrait. For closeup, the 100mm is better (less distortion). Of course you can use just about any lens for any application...some just won't perform very well. With the 100mm, it would be very tough to take landscape pictures (wide angle scenics shots). The 50mm would be better (though not ideal for your T2i which has a 1.6x crop factor). If you must have only one lens, I'd go for the 50mm.
509387
It's a very good, an excellent lens for low light shootings. It's manual focus , and on f 1.2 it's quite soft, though you can find the point of sharpness on the photo, but from f1.4 it starts to be sharper and more interesting! Happy New Year)))
874544
Absolutely. It is my favorite portrait lens on both crop and full frame bodies. All of my best portrait shots were taken with this lens.
1891735
I love this lens for portraits. The focus may be a little slower than a dedicated 105mm being that its macro but there's a switch you can hit to keep the lens from searching for focus in the macro regions. That allows it to focus a little faster for portraits and other non macro work.
1250345
It's a great lens but I have not used it for portraits. I have used it for travel photography and other family events.
869669
This is a noisy lens and though you may think the focal length is good, the sharpness is not. If you want a good walk around lens, the Canon 15-85mm is just that, a great walk around lens and silent with IS & HSM.
1398787
This lens is great for portraits, and outdoors. It's a great all around lens. I use it for taking pictures of my kids and for taking pictures of my garden. I love it!
1746182
I don't have experience with those other lenses but I can tell you it is an amazing lens and worth every penny. I use it to shoot weddings and also do a lot of artistic shooting with it of flowers and stuff like that. The background blur is incredible.
477810
It's a very nice portrait lens but how you are going to use a 120mm lens for landscape It depends on you you!! The Lens is a perfect Macro lens and I love to have it with me whenever I use my EM5.