Is this a good lens for potraits?
1402681
It's not a good lens for portraits, it's a great lens for portraits! Just remember its a lens meant for a full frame camera so on an aps sensor it would be a 120 mm lens, which would require and large studio or outdoor shoots.
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
1402683
It is a good lens for portrates I am not sure which I like most the 85 or the 35, I seem to get more room around the subject on the 35 for the full frame printing but both are good lens.
1402684
It's a great lens for portraits. I use it all the time! If I schedule portrait sessions -it's pretty much the only lens that stays on my camera. (I use the Nikon D600.)
1983279
Yes. It's a very sharp lens. Better range than the 16-50mm kit lens though certainly heftier.
1813090
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.
63547
No. This lens is manual focus and made for long distance shots. It is also pretty heavy. I would try a Tamron 50-200mm
927465
This is not a bad lens at all. It is certainly not the fastest or sharpest, but a very sharp and fast zoom with this range would be very expensive and bulky. I use it for bird photography with decent results. I would not get same results with any available point and shoot camera.
548769
Yes Karl, This lens is amazing. You can see some of my photos that were taken with this lens on my page @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/123197757@N06/Good Luck,Matt K.
2173991
I got this lens for my brother, and I really like it, we used a lot. Take a look of some pictures at www.mediawork.ws
593944
No- This is a lens by itself. I do not recommend it ! You may get some good pictures if you use a tripod- if not forget about it !
4765
Should be fine for the purpose. It has great glass and excellent performance in the 50 - 100 mm range needed for portraits. The big aperture gives reasonable bokeh opportunities. (Nothing beats a prime lens on an SLR though)
1696782
This lens is suited for micro-shooting (like tiny objects). Probably not best for your purposes.
812301
Its an excellent lens which works very well in low light. I have not used it for indoor sports shooting though. The IS is great for things that don't move much but won't help freeze the action at all. An f2.8 zoom would be much better than a kit lens.You might also want to consider a fast prime lens like the 50mm f1.8 or 50mm f1.4 or perhaps a 30mm fast prime. These will buy you an extra two stops at a much lower price.
464335
Absolutely. It is a beautiful portrait lens. It's actually much more than even just 2 lenses in one. It's a beautiful general medium telephoto too.
858189
Hi, thanks question. I think this lens is good for portraits. My recommendation is AF-S 50mm F1.8G, AF-S 35mm F1.8G. If certain distance is short focus , would be good if necessary zoom can afford. Thanks in advance.
2059968
It is an excellent lens for close ups and distances when there is good light environment, but not for low light situations, unless you have a flash. For indoors would be better a f/2.8 lens or less (f/1.2 or 1.4).
2279390
The short answer is that this lens is no "powerhouse." I have used it quite effectively for artists' portraits at lawn concerts and for fairly-close nature images (no farther than 20 meters -- 60-65 feet) but beyond that it is of little practical value.Within that range, however, it produces an exceptional image.Hope that helped ...
516203
Hi,Is this a recommended lens for landscapes? is it a wide-angle lens?Thanks for your comments.
1398398
Yes. It might be a touch behind on quality, but it is a very good, highly-reviewed lense for a fraction of the price. Very well built.