Friend with a Cannon question. (Page 3): I bet it would be unacceptable to spell it Nikkon though...

chaprick

Kmgw9v wrote:

I said it was a meaningless comment. No need to respond further, except to address the point of the question.

I bet it would be unacceptable to spell it Nikkon though...

Bill Emmett Loc: Bow, New Hampshire

I'll be doing some portraits today. The customer wants head shots, waist up, and a full body. So, I'll take 3 lenses. I like to use my 24-70mm for the full body, and possible waist up, or my old 50mm f1.8. But, the work horse will be my 70-200mm 2.8L IS. Of course I'm going to try the 7D Mark II, but my main body will be the 6D for the shoot. You'll just have to take a few lenses and see what fits your shoot. I suggest you invest in a light meter if you're going to make portraits a source of income. In any event use some fill light. Oh, I've also had some great portrait shots using my 100mm f2.8L IS Macro lens. Only it has a very shallow depth of field.

B

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Bill Emmett wrote:

I'll be doing some portraits today. The customer ... (show quote)

Since the OP is shooting an APS-C and you are shooting the 6D a FF, are you suggesting something like 17-50 as a equivelent to the 24-70 you use on the 6D? Or something else?

jims203 Loc: Connecticut

There are only two companies in the world that make glass for cameras and lenses. They are Nikon and Zeiss.

canon Lee

Mrsmoses wrote:

My photography partner has a Cannon 7D and has been getting a lot of request for portraits..her question is what is the best portrait glass for her camera..my choice of camera is Nikon so I'm no help to her..

Something not mentioned concerning focal length. I use Canon 24-105mm mostly, but some times I use Canon 70-200mm with subjects like children, pets, etc., because with the longer focal length I can back away in order to not be too close. This makes some very comfortable.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

If your friend is planning to use with artificial light, the 24-105 may work just fine. If natural light is their style, would move up to at least a 2.8 lens.
My preferred lens for portraits using off-camera flash and shoot-thru or reflective umbrellas and reflectors,is a 70-200 f/4 on a FF camera. I like the 85/1.8 on either FF or aps-c body for lower and natural light.
If I had to choose a two-lens set-up, and had the budget, it would be the 24-70/2.8 and the 70-200/2.8 IS II.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Mrsmoses wrote:

My photography partner has a Cannon 7D and has been getting a lot of request for portraits..her question is what is the best portrait glass for her camera..my choice of camera is Nikon so I'm no help to her..

85 f1.8 or 100 f2 - lightweight and inexpensive ...

TexasBadger Loc: Wylie, TX

jims203 wrote:

There are only two companies in the world that make glass for cameras and lenses. They are Nikon and Zeiss.

Zeiss does not make glass!

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

SharpShooter wrote:

Bear, you mis-read. I said, CRAZY glass, not crazy glass! :lol:
We're talking real MAN glass here.
My wife wouldn't know the difference between a 1Dx or an Instamatic, but if she did, she wouldn't touch my MAN glass
Bear, MAN glass, sometimes called, MAN Cannons, weighs 7 pounds + per lens.
Wives don't touch MAN glass/MAN Cannons !! :lol: :lol: :lol:
SS

That sounds like 'loss of consortium' to me.

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

TexasBadger wrote:

Zeiss does not make glass!

There are actually quite a few optical glass manufacturers. Among the biggest are Schott in Germany and the US, Ohara and Hoya in Japan, Chengdu/CDGM in China, and LOMO in Russia. I don't know of any of the major camera manufacturers, except maybe Kyocera and LOMO, being major optical glass manufacturers in their own right. (Or if they are, they don't sell much of it outside their own companies.)

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

OP,

Ignore all the derailers...

For portraits with 7D I'd recommend either Canon EF 50/1.4 or EF 85/1.8 lens. If working indoors with limited working distance, the 50mm might be the better choice. If working outdoors or anywhere with more working distance, or if wanting tight portraits, the longer 85mm would be a good choice.

If a zoom is preferred, I really like my 24-70/2.8 for portraiture with a crop sensor camera like the 7D.

If wanting a multi-purpose lens that can do macro too, I'd suggest looking at Tamron SP 60/2.0.... with one caveat. It's not a fast focusing lens, so isn't very useful for sports. All the Canon lenses are USM and very quick, useful for other things but not true macro lenses (the 24-70 actually focused pretty darned close, though).

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Mrsmoses wrote:

My photography partner has a Cannon 7D and has been getting a lot of request for portraits..her question is what is the best portrait glass for her camera..my choice of camera is Nikon so I'm no help to her..

I use a 24-105L on my 7D for such purposes. Allows for great head and shoulders as well as wider for full body or even 2 or 3 people.
It is a most excellent lens and has many other versatile uses besides portraits.

Bill Emmett Loc: Bow, New Hampshire

dsmeltz wrote:

Since the OP is shooting an APS-C and you are shooting the 6D a FF, are you suggesting something like 17-50 as a equivelent to the 24-70 you use on the 6D? Or something else?

I shot both cameras today. All 3 lenses on each body. (6D, and 7D Mark II) I got the best results with the 70-200mm on both cameras, but the 24-70mm did great on the 6D, but a little better on the 7D Mark II. If you'll notice, I don't own a 17-50mm lens.

B

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

Bill Emmett wrote:

I shot both cameras today. All 3 lenses on each body. (6D, and 7D Mark II) I got the best results with the 70-200mm on both cameras, but the 24-70mm did great on the 6D, but a little better on the 7D Mark II. If you'll notice, I don't own a 17-50mm lens.

B

I love the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 on my crop bodies.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Bill Emmett wrote:

I shot both cameras today. All 3 lenses on each body. (6D, and 7D Mark II) I got the best results with the 70-200mm on both cameras, but the 24-70mm did great on the 6D, but a little better on the 7D Mark II. If you'll notice, I don't own a 17-50mm lens.

B

I only asked since you said your "my main body will be the 6D for the shoot" indicatiing you were matching lenses to that camera while you were only going to "try" the 7DII.