Is this lens good for outdoor family, children, etc., portraits? I'm so confused on what lens would be a great one for this purpose.. Thanks
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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!
1398788
It is a great lens for portraits. That's what I primarily use it for. Another good option is an 85mm.
1398789
It is a great portrait lens! The BEST lens for portraits? It depends on what "look" you like. For the price, this lens is spectacular. Would I buy it again? You know, honestly, I would probably invest the money in purchasing a 35mm 1.4g if I had to do it over again. But if you don't have the grand to throw down on a lens, then this puppy will still give you amazing and beautiful photos. :)
1398790
This lens is great for portraits and all around great lens. It can be used many ways for outside and inside.
855769
If the lens you have is the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, then you have a beautiful lens for portrait and family photography. If you have similar questions about Nikon cameras and lenses and photography in general, then I recommend you visit the photo.net Nikon forum at http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/. You can join (it's free) and ask any question you like. There are often questions about the most appropriate lenses for a specific project or camera and there are some really experienced photographers in the forum ready to answer your questions.
1638908
Just purchased Canon T2i and am looking for a telephoto lens to shoot the family surfing vacations. Any suggestions???Thanks.
2069806
this lens (85 mm ) not good for group pictures. a portrait yes, is for close-ups. a wide angle like my 14-24 mm would be perfect. or the 28-300mm for most anything. hope this will help.
725618
I use mine mostly outdoors at Motocross races and sporting events, I love it for the price. If doing large groups then you will definitely need a back up lens for that. I have had mine for about a year now and its still working great!
607809
It's perfect for outdoor family photos if you stand back a bit but unfortunately this lens won't autofocus on D5300. You need a body that has a built in moter. For D5300, go buy 85mm 1.8G.
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Bishop, I wouldn't use this lens for landscape work. I primarily use mine for portraits. I have a super wide zoom lens for my landscape give me that panoramic look (Canon's EF 11-24mm f4). If you want a great portrait lens, I'd go with the 135.
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It is a more versatile wide lens. It isn't super wide, just really wide. There is no fish-eye effect. It is far too wide for most portraits. However, it isn't quite sharp enough for landscape in my opinion. It is nothing more than an affordable lens that gives you a somewhat quality product for the price.
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Thanks for your reply. I need a good lens to photograph swim meets and football, both for children. Maybe I should consider the 70-300. I want sharp pictures.
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I use a prime lens as my carry around lens all the time. I find the quality of the glass and the low light capability very useful. However you have to get used to not being able to zoom in and out. You have to get better at framing your subject. I'd say this is a good lens for some landscapes and small group photos as well a portraits. If you need to shoot in small rooms or in tight situations like a restaurant you may need the room to back up (to 8 feet) or so to take a photo of a group of 3. The best trial is to use the kit lens for a day on 50mm and see if that works for you.
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if you are into portraits of children just like me, you might want to consider EF 50mm lenses. i also have EF 24-105 L, but i found myself using 50mm the most. 24-105mm is a versatile player that you can take everywhere w/ decent amount of light. however, for portraits, i would highly recommend 50mm. bokek in the background is just stunning. i personally have 50mm 1.2 L, and experiencing superb result.
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Here is a greast site for lens discussions. www.dpreview.com Go to the forum for Canon lens talk. The 50mm 1.8 is a great portrait lens. It's fantastic in low light conditions. Just treat it with utmost care as the build is not great and there have been many of a complaint on how easy it can fall apart. As a previous poster mentioned the EF-S 17-85 is a good choice. It has full time manual focus with IS. As an every day multi purpose lens this is a nice lens. I also have this lens. The only problem I have with it is the low light shots. It is too slow. If used with External Flash it is fine. That's why I bought the prime lens. I just have to use my feet for zoom. You are going to have a lot of fun using AV mode with the 50mm and playing around with WB and ISO. Enjoy!
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It's ok but not great, for daily use i would recommend a 24-105mm, for landscape 17-40mm or 16-35mm, or course your gonna add a few hundred bucks for those lenses but it's worth, I have one of these (28-135) I rarely use it... I don't even know where it is right now... but i have one. If you're really gonna do photography try to invest on a few good lenses...
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I have a Nikon D800, and this is my go to lens for portrait photography. The bokeh is amazing, and the lens creates very even skin tones. I would highly recommend this lens to anyone who takes a lot of photos of families, children, newborns, and weddings. Examples can be seen on my website: www.tagenbakerstudios.com
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It's worth every penny, especially if you take portrait shots. I do not have the 18-200, but I have the 16-85 VRII. While the 16-85 is a great lens for outdoor shots, landscape and group photos, the quality of portrait I get from the 85 1.8 (or any prime lens for that matter) is way above any all around zoom. Most pictures I take with this lens are worth keeping.
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It is a really nice lens. Though if you want portrait or medium telephoto, the 135 f/2 or the 70-200 f/2.8 are both fantastic as well, and maybe better suited.
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I may be the wrong person to answer since I don't do weddings nor much in the way of people images, but it would seem to me that this lens might be a bit slow for use with people unless you are using flash. Otherwise, it is a fine lens and has the expect Nikon quality.