Best Fashion Photography lenses? (Nikon)
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Eugy A.
MIAMI,
United States
36 posts
OG since: 08/04/2010
The best fashion lens from Nikon (in my opinion) is the Nikkor 55mm 1.8 AF-S .... It isn't a zoom lens which means you have to move around to "zoom" in and out, but the fact that it's not a zoom makes it have a better image quality and definition.
My favorite thing about it though is that it goes down to 1.8 aperture, which gives you a crisp subject with a "blurry" background - a.k.a. --> great depth of field capabilities.
Oh and it doesnt weight ANYTHING which is a plus when we have to carry those huge DSLR's all around all day long!
If you want some image samples you can look at my profile! I've shot the last few looks (last 7 as of now) with that lens and a D7000 ! you can see the difference from the rest of the pics which were shoot with a Nikkor 18-105 zoom lens ...
lookbook.nu/eugeniaallliegro
examples:
lookbook.nu/look/2942515-You-can-leave-whenever-you-want-out
lookbook.nu/look/2937701-That-7-s-Clothes
lookbook.nu/look/2924611-I-think-we-re-alone-now
you can really tell what I'm saying in that last zoomed in shoe picture (with the blurry background)
good luck! <3
posted Jan 18, 2012
Max W.
LOS ANGELES,
United States
46 posts
Member since: 08/19/2011
Hahahaha "the fact that it's not a zoom makes it have a better image quality and definition" oh gosh that's hilarious [':
Honestly, any lens is going to be great, just stay away from the wide angle lenses like 12mm or 18mm, they really contort the images because they're packing so much more information into the frame, and also the really long lenses like anything over 80mm is not going to work for what you want.
Strictly for fashion, like taking shots of people, I'd say 35mm or 50mm are really great. 80mm is also really good but its a lot harder to take full-body/head-to-toe pictures of people because you have to be a lot further back. Even when I'm using my 18-135mm lens, if I'm shooting people or shooting for LookBook I try to keep it between 35mm and 50mm. My personal favorite lens is my 60mm macro, which just gives absolutely incredible sharpness and clarity.
But ya, anything 35-60mm is gonna shoot great for LookBook.
posted Jan 19, 2012