2006-09-02 18:02:45 · 4 answers · asked by Ian C 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
You haven't mentioned which canon camera you use.
If it is a film camera or if it is full frame DSLR like EOS 1Ds Mark II or EOS 5D then you should buy a standard portrait lens : an 85 mm, a 28-135 IS, or 24-105 IS USM, 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM.
If you are using cameras with 1.6 factor like EOS 350D, 400D, 30D etc then buy a 50 mm 1.4 lens along with the other lenses listed earlier.
2006-09-04 23:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by Wild tiger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends on the light. Will you be indoors, or out? Outdoors you can get away with a cheaper lens, indoors you need a larger maximum aperture unless you are using a flash. You probably don't want to go larger than a f2.8 aperture or you will not get the entire subject in focus. A 50mm is closest to the natural eye, 135mm is telephoto, so you might want something in between 50mm and 135mm.
2006-09-02 18:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by mda2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nice one would be either the 24-85 USM or 28-105 USM lens
2006-09-03 09:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by clavestone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how far away the subject is, the effect you want to create and various other factors.
2006-09-02 18:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋