Best portrait Lens? (Nikon or third party of Nikon F mount)?
I'm a beginner but I know photography much. So lets say I'm entry level pro.
I want to be a portrait photographer and need a lens that strongly blur my background but the quality of blurring (Bokeh) doesn't seems needed to me.
So advice me a lens (Nikon or third party of Nikon F mount) to go with under $500 to $600. It should provide a very shallow depth of field not depending on Bokeh. If you are advising manual focus like Samyang 85mm f/1.4, Will it be easy for my level(Entry Level Pro).
Depending on your advice, I will choose the camera between D7100 and D5200. If the lens will be worth $500 to $600 I will go for D5200 and If less than $400 or $350, I will go for a D7100.
Again I want to be a portrait photographer and need a lens that strongly blur my background but the quality of blurring (Bokeh) doesn't seems needed to me.
I'm a beginner but I know photography much. So lets say I'm entry level pro.
I want to be a portrait photographer and need a lens that strongly blur my background but the quality of blurring (Bokeh) doesn't seems needed to me.
So advice me a lens (Nikon or third party of Nikon F mount) to go with under $500 to $600. It should provide a very shallow depth of field not depending on Bokeh. If you are advising manual focus like Samyang 85mm f/1.4, Will it be easy for my level(Entry Level Pro).
Depending on your advice, I will choose the camera between D7100 and D5200. If the lens will be worth $500 to $600 I will go for D5200 and If less than $400 or $350, I will go for a D7100.
Again I want to be a portrait photographer and need a lens that strongly blur my background but the quality of blurring (Bokeh) doesn't seems needed to me. For clarity, Bokeh is how the out of focus area behind a subject appears. The more "buttery" the look, the better the Bokeh. Blur is caused by camera or subject movement during exposures that are too long to handhold. Or capture the action of the subject
The lens I own with the best "Bokeh" is an old Nikkor 105 mm f/2.5 manual focus lens which I had converted to an AI lens. With that modification, I'm able to use it on my Nikon F4s, D800E, D3s and D500.
If you are using a cropped sensor Nikon, then the Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.8 lens is a good choice which fits your budget and will auto-focus on your entry level D5200. If you are using your D7100, you can use the older Nikkor AF and Ai lenses (auto-focus or the manual focus lenses)
Look on KEH.com for good used ones.
There are some factors you need to know in order to get out of focus backgrounds.
* place the subject as close to the lens and still be in focus
* place the subject at least 30 feet from the background
* use the widest lens aperture Samyang 85mm 1.4 is a good choice, but it can be troublesome if you don't want to learn and to like using manual lens, mostly with nikon camera. Easier if you use mirrorless camera.
Another option will be afs 85mm 1.8g. Good for portrait and price wise is ok.
If me, i would skip d5200 or d7100. D7100 is a good camera, it just the sensor not good enough in shadow area.
This toshiba made sensor when you lift the shadow, banding can be quite horrible, even on light area.
Either D5300 or D7200 if possible, even there are so many sources that said d7200 sensor still toshiba, other said sony, but it is much better than 7200 in the way of banding.
Easier to work when you edit it later. 50mm f/1.8?
Samyang 85mm 1.4 is a good choice, but it can be troublesome if you don't want to learn and to like using manual lens, mostly with nikon camera. Easier if you use mirrorless camera.
Another option will be afs 85mm 1.8g. Good for portrait and price wise is ok.
If me, i would skip d5200 or d7100. D7100 is a good camera, it just the sensor not good enough in shadow area.
This toshiba made sensor when you lift the shadow, banding can be quite horrible, even on light area.
Either D5300 or D7200 if possible, even there are so many sources that said d7200 sensor still toshiba, other said sony, but it is much better than 7200 in the way of banding.
Easier to work when you edit it later.
50mm f/1.8?