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Recommend a portrait lens for a nikon d80

  • 25-08-2010 1:31pm
    #1
    batman1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭


    Could someone please recommend a lens (as a present) for a Nikon D80.

    The person takes a lot of portrait photos.

    I am confused the amount of variants of the 50mm. I am thinking along the lines of the 'nifty fifty', if someone could tell me which one is compatible with the camera.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    The Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D will auto-focus with the D80, it's about as cheap a portrait lens as you can get and one of the sharpest, they'll love it :)


  • #3
    Bacchus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    I agree with thecageyone. The 50mm f/1.8 D is a great lens. Cheap too.

    If you like the person enough and have the cash to spare, I know I'd like to have the 50mm f/1.4 AF-S :)


  • #4
    Nforce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    The cheapest option is as already mentioned...the 50mm f/1.8 D. Other than that I'd look at the 35mm f/1.8 AF-S or the 85mm f/1.8 D. Really depends on what your budget is.


  • #5
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    Someone mentioned going down to a 35mm.. classically 85-135mm prime lenses have been the favoured range for portraits... so if you go down a bit.. the 50m would be the bottom of that range, and 74mm-85mm's the long end of the range on a camera that's not a full-frame image sensor.

    I have taken some good portrait-y shots with a nifty 50 on my film SLR.. so there is merit to going down to 35mm range as well.


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