Is this a good lens for portraits?
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.
1250346
I have found it works great. I love this lens because it lets you get closer and the detail is great. I got an external flash as well and the duo is downright awesome.
1250347
I haven't used this lens specifically for portraits only for long distance shots indoors and outdoors. It worked well for those purposes.
1250348
It is, better than the kit lens for sure. I also bought 35mm prime lens so I use that for portraits now.
1250349
I have the standard lens and have the 75-300mm zoom lens. I probably use this one the most, its a good mid size lens to have in the camera bag.
1250350
From what I've read it is good for portraits but I haven't done any portraits with this lens yet but plan on trying it out for portrait shots. I took it to Six Flags over Georgia recently and took videos and stills of action shots. Download the one still image and two video clips here: http://davidmassey.us/Sony55-200mm/The still shot was taken while I was riding the train in the opposite direction of the roller coaster you see. The photo is blurry due to the bumpy train ride and fast motion of the roller coaster. There are better (and more expensive) lenses make for fast-action scenes.I have the Sony A65V camera which I used with this lens. From what I've read it is good for portraits but I haven't done any portraits with this lens yet but plan on trying it out for portrait shots. I took it to Six Flags over Georgia recently and took videos and stills of action shots. Download the one still image and two video clips here: http://davidmassey.us/Sony55-200mm/The still shot was taken while I was riding the train in the opposite direction of the roller coaster you see. The photo is blurry due to the bumpy train ride and fast motion of the roller coaster. There are better (and more expensive) lenses make for fast-action... » Read More From what I've read it is good for portraits but I haven't done any portraits with this lens yet but plan on trying it out for portrait shots. I took it to Six Flags over Georgia recently and took videos and stills of action shots. Download the one still image and two video clips here: http://davidmassey.us/Sony55-200mm/The still shot was taken while I was riding the train in the opposite direction of the roller coaster you see. The photo is blurry due to the bumpy train ride and fast motion of the roller coaster. There are better (and more expensive) lenses make for fast-action scenes.I have the Sony A65V camera which I used with this lens. « Show Less
1398790
This lens is great for portraits and all around great lens. It can be used many ways for outside and inside.
1241574
I do not if this will help you. I use it for portraits, sports and landscapes. I did not have any problems with it. I use it sometimes with my outside toddler portraits. It is not my main lens for portraits. I usually use my 50mm or 28-135mm.
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.)
1139202
It is very sharp, but the antithesis of a portrait lens. Your best portrait lenses are detailed in a blog on my photo website, and you can read about the uses of this lens on that site as well. www.alantowerphoto.com For portraits I use my 85 mm f/1.2 or my 70 - 200 mm f/2.8. This is a superb landscape lens.
2279392
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 ...
427330
A 85mm F1.4 if is for full frame cameras in my personal opinion would be a great great lens to use for portraits. Expect to heve more head-shoulders type of portraits inside buildings due to 85mm and not being able to be far enough from the person you are taking the photo to capture more of the body but it should be more than enough.
1429335
This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using... » Read More This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. « Show Less
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.
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.
190061
I use a full frame Canon camera so generally, I do not use a wide angle lens for portraits. I prefer a 50mm or 85mm. I'm not sure if you have a crop sensor and if this would work our better for you, though. I would get the fastest lens that I could afford, though. Good luck!
1603398
It is primarily a metal lens. There maybe some internal parts that aren't metal or glass, but it is metal on the mount and exterior. I would say that it is a good focal length for portraits, but is a little sharp for such a purpose. Of course, you could always soften things in post.
824636
This is a very nice lens and will work very well for all of your shooting. Just understand, it will feel a bit heavy hanging around your neck. Though the quality of your photos will be worth it.
1233333
It is a portrait lens. Takes really nice photos, but not necessarily professional. I use it all the time as a amateur photographer.
687299
If you are not planning on buying any other prime lenses, then I wouldn't get this one. It's already a telephoto prime (50mm equivalent), so you will get nice depth of field but you probably won't be happy with the lack of wide angle for closer shots. That is, this is a good lens for portrait shots, but not necessarily landscape or party/room shots. If you want a prime lens, I would get at least two, one wider angle and one telephoto. I would get this and a 12 or 17mm pancake. Or get the pancake and then the 45mm. Or just get a really good zoom lens. It's a great lens though!
1241575
I have gotten great detail using this lens. However, when I'm taking portraits I prefer my 16 -- 135 mm lens. Nontheless, I think that this lens does very well at the lower limit of 70mm.
1784422
I use this lens for family portraits all the time. Just one remark, my previous lens was a cheaper zoom lens that had smaller f stop for bigger focal lengths so I always had enough depth for closed up photos. With this lens I need to pay attention that all subjects are in focus when the camera sets automatically f/2.8 in low light conditions