Best full frame camera portraits7/30/2023 ![]() So far, I've gotten two copies of the 18-35 and both have been lemons. I ended up picking up two lenses: the Sigma 18-35 1.8 Art and the Sigma 50-100 1.8 Art. When I was looking to build my kit, by far the most important focal range for me as a portrait shooter is from about 35mm to 135mm (full frame equivalent). All right, so the body is taken care of. But what about the lenses?Ĭatelynn, 7D Mark II, Sigma 50-100mm Art at f/1.8, silver reflector, camera left. ![]() But as I'm in Denver I'd rather go with something a bit more practical. Now, if I were doing portraits in, say, the Sahara, then yeah I would spring for a more rugged body. I thought about this, but when I considered that I could get the same performance with more resolution at half the price for a new body, it just didn't add up for me. To be fair here, I could have also gone the route of grabbing a used, high-performance, full-frame body like a Nikon D4 or some such. If I need more light, I'll provide it myself. If I miss a shot with this, it's my own damn fault. As good as full-frame? Not quite, but close enough. The AF points cover the frame from left to right. Taking advantage of a sale, I now have great autofocus in a rugged, speedy body that will do anything I need for less than $1500. Why Canon? It had 90% of the performance of the Nikon D500 and I don't care about 4K video. When I was putting together my new kit, I wanted to be pragmatic and not emotional. I was in love with my Fuji XT2 (RIP), but if I were to be honest about it, it still had some issues with autofocus and I missed an optical viewfinder. I decided to go my own road, reviewers be damned.įirst of all, mirrorless was out for me. I was discouraged to find, when doing research, that most reviewers dismiss cropped sensors out of hand for photographers who focus on portraits. Maybe it's time to seriously consider one again. Bare-bulbed flash fired through the fencing, camera right.īut, what if I could pretty much guarantee the performance I need no matter the situation, yet still have a camera that had fantastic image quality for portraits? I mean, I used to use APS-C cameras all the time, right? Before the original 5D I did a lot of work with crop sensors.
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