Okay, so I just got the Rebel XTi a couple weeks ago... It's my first DSLR, so I really know very little about lens etc... I want to be able to take headshots and I have with the kit lens but I want something better... I was told by a photographer the 70-300 IS would be great.... Will this really give me the best headshots?
Also, from what I've read, the 70 -200 L is amazing....
Thanks so much!
2007-12-03 11:26:38 · 3 answers · asked by Tyler 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Yes, the Canon 70-200 mm L is amazing (there are four versions of this lens). I had the little 70-200 mm f 4 L--it was really really sharp.
If you want to do headshots, I would think that very inexpensive 50 mm f 1.8 would be better. It works, as your camera has a cropped sensor, as a 80 mm lens (a short telephoto), and thus, you'll get a bit 'closer" to the subject, without being too close. If you mount a 100 mm lens on your camera, it will work as a 165 mm, and that's a bit too 'long'.
So 70-200 mm lens will act like 112-320 mm--way too long for a headshot (at the high end), and is usable for a headshot at the low end (112 mm ish).
Try it out at the camera store. I think you'll like it.
2007-12-03 11:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by Pooky™ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for the portrait 'headshots' you're best bet is canon ef 50mm f/1.8.
Its gonna be just right for head to shoulders kind of photos, and it produces some beautiful bokeh
Check this photo:
http://www.sandrophoto.com/2007/11/05/black-white-contest/
http://www.sandrophoto.com/2007/10/05/mari/
2007-12-03 12:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Photographer 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have the 10-300IS L glasss and it is VERY heavy. I also have the 50mm 1.8 and they are correct, it would be better for what you want, not to mention way cheaper!
2007-12-03 12:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by Perki88 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋