Should I get an 85mm or 70-200mm?
The Nikon 70-200mm is a better lens for portrait photography if you shoot weddings, candid and standard portrait photos. The 70-200mm has superior autofocus and stabilization compared to the 85mm. However, the 85mm is a cheaper option that will still produce beautiful portraits.
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Should I get an 85mm or 70-200mm?
The Nikon 70-200mm is a better lens for portrait photography if you shoot weddings, candid and standard portrait photos. The 70-200mm has superior autofocus and stabilization compared to the 85mm. However, the 85mm is a cheaper option that will still produce beautiful portraits.
Do I need an 85 mm If I have a 70 200?
The Best Bang for the Buck at 85mm Focal Length Even if you already have the 70-200mm zoom lens, the 85mm 1.8 is still worth owning because it is still going to give you more bokeh, it is sharp enough to shoot wide open, and it is roughly 1.5 stops or so brighter than the 70-200mm f/2.8.
Is 70 200 good for family portraits?
For many portrait photographers, the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens is considered the key to great results. This lens seems like it covers all the bases that any portrait photographer would want: wide aperture, a range of good focal lengths, and excellent build quality.
Is Nikon 85mm good for portraits?
The Nikon 85mm f/3.5G AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR ED (VR-II) Lens offers a little bit of everything—without breaking the bank. This high-quality lens is ideal for macro and portrait photography.
Why do you need 70 200?
The 70-200mm reach is perfect for so many situations. It allows you to focus on key subjects, crop out distracting elements in your frame, and just get closer to the action. Plus, 200mm is long without being overkill.
Is the Nikon 85mm 1.8 g good?
The Nikon 85/1.8G is a very good lens and represents excellent value for money. It’s the cheapest 85mm large aperture lens with AF across all Nikon bodies that you can buy and it delivers an image quality that is actually better in some respects than its larger (and 3-4 times pricier) sibling – the Nikon AF-S 85/1.4G.
Is the Nikon 85mm 1.8 g weather sealed?
The short answer is “No”, these lenses are not weather sealed. While I have been using my Nikon 85mm f/1.8G lens in hot/cold/dry/wet weather conditions and have not had any issues, Nikon lenses without gold rings are not designed to withstand tough weather as professional lenses.
How does the Canon 85mm compare to the 70-200mm?
Now when it comes to comparing sharpness, contrast, and color at wide open aperture, the Canon 85mm f/1.2 is only slightly softer compared to the 70-200 zoom lenses.
Is the Canon 85mm good for low light photography?
In terms of low light performance, the Canon 85mm f/1.2L is going to give you roughly 250% more light than the 70-200 f/2.8 zooms at f/2.8, and around double the light of the Canon 85mm 1.8. So it offers significantly better low light performance in addition to the aesthetic quality of its bokeh when shooting wide open.
Is the Canon 85mm bokeh?
The Canon 85mm f/1.8 at its WOA of 1.8 also has a really strong bokeh-ed out background when compared to the 70-200 zoom lenses. In fact, as you may have read in our Canon zoom lenses comparison at the 85mm length, the 70-200 f/2.8L IS Mark II and the standard 70-200 f/2.8L without IS produced images that are extremely similar in all respects.