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Dogs & Portraits: Should I buy the Canon 50mm f/1.4 or the Tamron 35mm f/1.8 for my APS-C DSLR?
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I recently purchased a Canon EOS 77D (which offers an APS-C sensor) with a Canon 70-200mm f/4. Now, I am looking to purchase a prime lens.
My research suggests a choice between the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and the Tamron 35mm f/1.8 - But I do not know which one to purchase.
The lens would be used mainly for photographs of dogs, portraits, and close ups of dogs; my main priorities in lenses are sharpness and bokeh.
Which one would fit my profile best?
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I recently purchased a Canon EOS 77D (which offers an APS-C sensor) with a Canon 70-200mm f/4. Now, I am looking to purchase a prime lens.
My research suggests a choice between the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and the Tamron 35mm f/1.8 - But I do not know which one to purchase.
The lens would be used mainly for photographs of dogs, portraits, and close ups of dogs; my main priorities in lenses are sharpness and bokeh.
Which one would fit my profile best?
portrait focal-length prime animals
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"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
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We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
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I recently purchased a Canon EOS 77D (which offers an APS-C sensor) with a Canon 70-200mm f/4. Now, I am looking to purchase a prime lens.
My research suggests a choice between the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and the Tamron 35mm f/1.8 - But I do not know which one to purchase.
The lens would be used mainly for photographs of dogs, portraits, and close ups of dogs; my main priorities in lenses are sharpness and bokeh.
Which one would fit my profile best?
portrait focal-length prime animals
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I recently purchased a Canon EOS 77D (which offers an APS-C sensor) with a Canon 70-200mm f/4. Now, I am looking to purchase a prime lens.
My research suggests a choice between the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and the Tamron 35mm f/1.8 - But I do not know which one to purchase.
The lens would be used mainly for photographs of dogs, portraits, and close ups of dogs; my main priorities in lenses are sharpness and bokeh.
Which one would fit my profile best?
portrait focal-length prime animals
portrait focal-length prime animals
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"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
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We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
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Can you rent them to try them out?
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"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
2
We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
1
Can you rent them to try them out?
– osullic
3 hours ago
2
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"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
2
2
We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
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1
Can you rent them to try them out?
– osullic
3 hours ago
Can you rent them to try them out?
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3 hours ago
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Since the choice of lens is highly subjective, we can’t tell you definitively which to pick. Instead, I’ll offer a suggestion about how to make the decision yourself.
Each lens has many variables that can be evaluated only with the specific lens: sharpness, bokeh, speed, physical dimension, weight, etc. But one thing you can test quite generically is framing.
A 50mm lens will give you tighter framing than a 35mm lens.
Before moving to (crop-sensor) digital, my go-to lens was a nifty-fifty on a film camera. On the digital camera, it felt very uncomfortable. 35mm felt a lot better. After learning about the difference between crop sensor and full frame, this made a lot more sense.
Dig out your old kit lens or get a cheap 18-55mm kit lens second hand. Then zoom it to 35mm and look through the viewfinder, maybe even take a few snaps. Then repeat with 50mm. This would give you a sense of which you prefer.
After that, treat the zoom as just a zoom and do a just-for-fun photo shoot. Then collect your photos and see what focal length your favourite shots were set at.
This should give you a good idea of which lens to go for.
Note on sharpness and bokeh: lens reviews on the internet cover these extensively. In picking the 2 lens options, your research should have already covered both aspects.
If you still find it hard to decide, I suggest going for the 35mm lens. Your existing 70-200mm shouldn’t be too far off the 50mm prime, so the 35mm prime will give you a more ‘different’ feel to the zoom lens.
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
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18 mins ago
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To rephrase Philip's comment:
The choice of lens is a personal one. Personally, I do not like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM on APS-C, because shooting at (APS-C) 50mm is uncomfortable to me and I do not like the perspective, color rendition, bokeh, and sharpness it offers me. However, this does not tell you anything useful at all.
Bokeh is a highly subjective matter, while sharpness is a matter of both the copy of the lens you get and scientific measurements. For the first one, you will need sample photos that come close to what you plan to do with the lens (or your own samples), for the second one, a database will do.
Please note that:
Sharpness is the most overrated aspect of lens performance. Lens sharpness seems like it ought to be related to making sharp photos, but it isn't.
© Ken Rockwell, emphasis mine.
That said, let us look at the list of things you like to do with it:
photographs of dogs:
This is a collage of photos of my mother's dogs. They were taken in a bit of a hurry, as my mother wanted me to take them at the spot in our garden. All of the photos were made with my EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, as there was no time to time to switch between primes. All of the photos are uncropped
- The upper left one was shot at
92mm @ f/5.6 - The upper right one at
60mm @ f/5.6 - The lower one at
58mm @ f/4.5
As far as I remember, the dogs did not care for the camera too much, but that might have been due to the distance I kept, as close-ups would have needed more time to prepare.
All of them clearly show problems with background separation, which was mostly due to lack of space in the garden.
If we are talking about doggy-sports, a sports lens (e.g. your 70-200mm f/4) would probably be better suited than a wide to normal prime lens.
portraits:
Again, we would need to know which kind of portraits you want to do.
As questions regarding portrait lenses have been answered here before, I would recommend you to read some of the portrait questions, especially Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?, which offers some examples of focal lengths for different kinds of portrait photography.
close ups of dogs:
Again, a personal example - It's my mother's late dog from before. This is the closest to a close-up that I ever got. It was shot with my EOS 5D Mark III and a Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 Di VC USD, set at 154mm @f/8. Again, this was a hasty shot.
As far as I can recall, I first tried to get the shot done with my Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L Macro IS USM, but failed miserably because the dog was far too distracted by the relatively close camera and I really had to get this shot in a hurry.
Conclusion:
None. Your profile might require multiple lenses, not only one.
If you already have a zoom lens, simply go to your photo collection, search for the photos you like the most, get their focal length out of the EXIF metadata - and buy a lens that offers this focal length.
If you start from scratch, it might be best to rent a choice of lenses first to find out which one you like the most.
As to bokeh: That will depend on the lens, too. As it is a subjective matter, you will have to look for photos made with the lenses in question and/or make your own to properly judge this.
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Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
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For portrait the 35mm is likely too short, you will get exaggerated noses. A sharp lens is required to get the hairs. So far my best dog portrait shot was done with the Canon 100mm macro.
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Since the choice of lens is highly subjective, we can’t tell you definitively which to pick. Instead, I’ll offer a suggestion about how to make the decision yourself.
Each lens has many variables that can be evaluated only with the specific lens: sharpness, bokeh, speed, physical dimension, weight, etc. But one thing you can test quite generically is framing.
A 50mm lens will give you tighter framing than a 35mm lens.
Before moving to (crop-sensor) digital, my go-to lens was a nifty-fifty on a film camera. On the digital camera, it felt very uncomfortable. 35mm felt a lot better. After learning about the difference between crop sensor and full frame, this made a lot more sense.
Dig out your old kit lens or get a cheap 18-55mm kit lens second hand. Then zoom it to 35mm and look through the viewfinder, maybe even take a few snaps. Then repeat with 50mm. This would give you a sense of which you prefer.
After that, treat the zoom as just a zoom and do a just-for-fun photo shoot. Then collect your photos and see what focal length your favourite shots were set at.
This should give you a good idea of which lens to go for.
Note on sharpness and bokeh: lens reviews on the internet cover these extensively. In picking the 2 lens options, your research should have already covered both aspects.
If you still find it hard to decide, I suggest going for the 35mm lens. Your existing 70-200mm shouldn’t be too far off the 50mm prime, so the 35mm prime will give you a more ‘different’ feel to the zoom lens.
answered 30 mins ago
Lawrence
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
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Since the choice of lens is highly subjective, we can’t tell you definitively which to pick. Instead, I’ll offer a suggestion about how to make the decision yourself.
Each lens has many variables that can be evaluated only with the specific lens: sharpness, bokeh, speed, physical dimension, weight, etc. But one thing you can test quite generically is framing.
A 50mm lens will give you tighter framing than a 35mm lens.
Before moving to (crop-sensor) digital, my go-to lens was a nifty-fifty on a film camera. On the digital camera, it felt very uncomfortable. 35mm felt a lot better. After learning about the difference between crop sensor and full frame, this made a lot more sense.
Dig out your old kit lens or get a cheap 18-55mm kit lens second hand. Then zoom it to 35mm and look through the viewfinder, maybe even take a few snaps. Then repeat with 50mm. This would give you a sense of which you prefer.
After that, treat the zoom as just a zoom and do a just-for-fun photo shoot. Then collect your photos and see what focal length your favourite shots were set at.
This should give you a good idea of which lens to go for.
Note on sharpness and bokeh: lens reviews on the internet cover these extensively. In picking the 2 lens options, your research should have already covered both aspects.
If you still find it hard to decide, I suggest going for the 35mm lens. Your existing 70-200mm shouldn’t be too far off the 50mm prime, so the 35mm prime will give you a more ‘different’ feel to the zoom lens.
answered 30 mins ago
Lawrence
1604
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
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up vote
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Since the choice of lens is highly subjective, we can’t tell you definitively which to pick. Instead, I’ll offer a suggestion about how to make the decision yourself.
Each lens has many variables that can be evaluated only with the specific lens: sharpness, bokeh, speed, physical dimension, weight, etc. But one thing you can test quite generically is framing.
A 50mm lens will give you tighter framing than a 35mm lens.
Before moving to (crop-sensor) digital, my go-to lens was a nifty-fifty on a film camera. On the digital camera, it felt very uncomfortable. 35mm felt a lot better. After learning about the difference between crop sensor and full frame, this made a lot more sense.
Dig out your old kit lens or get a cheap 18-55mm kit lens second hand. Then zoom it to 35mm and look through the viewfinder, maybe even take a few snaps. Then repeat with 50mm. This would give you a sense of which you prefer.
After that, treat the zoom as just a zoom and do a just-for-fun photo shoot. Then collect your photos and see what focal length your favourite shots were set at.
This should give you a good idea of which lens to go for.
Note on sharpness and bokeh: lens reviews on the internet cover these extensively. In picking the 2 lens options, your research should have already covered both aspects.
If you still find it hard to decide, I suggest going for the 35mm lens. Your existing 70-200mm shouldn’t be too far off the 50mm prime, so the 35mm prime will give you a more ‘different’ feel to the zoom lens.
answered 30 mins ago
Lawrence
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Since the choice of lens is highly subjective, we can’t tell you definitively which to pick. Instead, I’ll offer a suggestion about how to make the decision yourself.
Each lens has many variables that can be evaluated only with the specific lens: sharpness, bokeh, speed, physical dimension, weight, etc. But one thing you can test quite generically is framing.
A 50mm lens will give you tighter framing than a 35mm lens.
Before moving to (crop-sensor) digital, my go-to lens was a nifty-fifty on a film camera. On the digital camera, it felt very uncomfortable. 35mm felt a lot better. After learning about the difference between crop sensor and full frame, this made a lot more sense.
Dig out your old kit lens or get a cheap 18-55mm kit lens second hand. Then zoom it to 35mm and look through the viewfinder, maybe even take a few snaps. Then repeat with 50mm. This would give you a sense of which you prefer.
After that, treat the zoom as just a zoom and do a just-for-fun photo shoot. Then collect your photos and see what focal length your favourite shots were set at.
This should give you a good idea of which lens to go for.
Note on sharpness and bokeh: lens reviews on the internet cover these extensively. In picking the 2 lens options, your research should have already covered both aspects.
If you still find it hard to decide, I suggest going for the 35mm lens. Your existing 70-200mm shouldn’t be too far off the 50mm prime, so the 35mm prime will give you a more ‘different’ feel to the zoom lens.
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Lawrence
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
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I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
I like the advice of getting a second-hand kit lens. (Canon's) kit lenses are quite good, and they are cheap, so it probably isn't the worst thing to do.
– flolilolilo
18 mins ago
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To rephrase Philip's comment:
The choice of lens is a personal one. Personally, I do not like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM on APS-C, because shooting at (APS-C) 50mm is uncomfortable to me and I do not like the perspective, color rendition, bokeh, and sharpness it offers me. However, this does not tell you anything useful at all.
Bokeh is a highly subjective matter, while sharpness is a matter of both the copy of the lens you get and scientific measurements. For the first one, you will need sample photos that come close to what you plan to do with the lens (or your own samples), for the second one, a database will do.
Please note that:
Sharpness is the most overrated aspect of lens performance. Lens sharpness seems like it ought to be related to making sharp photos, but it isn't.
© Ken Rockwell, emphasis mine.
That said, let us look at the list of things you like to do with it:
photographs of dogs:
This is a collage of photos of my mother's dogs. They were taken in a bit of a hurry, as my mother wanted me to take them at the spot in our garden. All of the photos were made with my EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, as there was no time to time to switch between primes. All of the photos are uncropped
- The upper left one was shot at
92mm @ f/5.6 - The upper right one at
60mm @ f/5.6 - The lower one at
58mm @ f/4.5
As far as I remember, the dogs did not care for the camera too much, but that might have been due to the distance I kept, as close-ups would have needed more time to prepare.
All of them clearly show problems with background separation, which was mostly due to lack of space in the garden.
If we are talking about doggy-sports, a sports lens (e.g. your 70-200mm f/4) would probably be better suited than a wide to normal prime lens.
portraits:
Again, we would need to know which kind of portraits you want to do.
As questions regarding portrait lenses have been answered here before, I would recommend you to read some of the portrait questions, especially Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?, which offers some examples of focal lengths for different kinds of portrait photography.
close ups of dogs:
Again, a personal example - It's my mother's late dog from before. This is the closest to a close-up that I ever got. It was shot with my EOS 5D Mark III and a Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 Di VC USD, set at 154mm @f/8. Again, this was a hasty shot.
As far as I can recall, I first tried to get the shot done with my Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L Macro IS USM, but failed miserably because the dog was far too distracted by the relatively close camera and I really had to get this shot in a hurry.
Conclusion:
None. Your profile might require multiple lenses, not only one.
If you already have a zoom lens, simply go to your photo collection, search for the photos you like the most, get their focal length out of the EXIF metadata - and buy a lens that offers this focal length.
If you start from scratch, it might be best to rent a choice of lenses first to find out which one you like the most.
As to bokeh: That will depend on the lens, too. As it is a subjective matter, you will have to look for photos made with the lenses in question and/or make your own to properly judge this.
answered 2 hours ago
flolilolilo
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Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
– mattdm
11 mins ago
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To rephrase Philip's comment:
The choice of lens is a personal one. Personally, I do not like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM on APS-C, because shooting at (APS-C) 50mm is uncomfortable to me and I do not like the perspective, color rendition, bokeh, and sharpness it offers me. However, this does not tell you anything useful at all.
Bokeh is a highly subjective matter, while sharpness is a matter of both the copy of the lens you get and scientific measurements. For the first one, you will need sample photos that come close to what you plan to do with the lens (or your own samples), for the second one, a database will do.
Please note that:
Sharpness is the most overrated aspect of lens performance. Lens sharpness seems like it ought to be related to making sharp photos, but it isn't.
© Ken Rockwell, emphasis mine.
That said, let us look at the list of things you like to do with it:
photographs of dogs:
This is a collage of photos of my mother's dogs. They were taken in a bit of a hurry, as my mother wanted me to take them at the spot in our garden. All of the photos were made with my EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, as there was no time to time to switch between primes. All of the photos are uncropped
- The upper left one was shot at
92mm @ f/5.6 - The upper right one at
60mm @ f/5.6 - The lower one at
58mm @ f/4.5
As far as I remember, the dogs did not care for the camera too much, but that might have been due to the distance I kept, as close-ups would have needed more time to prepare.
All of them clearly show problems with background separation, which was mostly due to lack of space in the garden.
If we are talking about doggy-sports, a sports lens (e.g. your 70-200mm f/4) would probably be better suited than a wide to normal prime lens.
portraits:
Again, we would need to know which kind of portraits you want to do.
As questions regarding portrait lenses have been answered here before, I would recommend you to read some of the portrait questions, especially Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?, which offers some examples of focal lengths for different kinds of portrait photography.
close ups of dogs:
Again, a personal example - It's my mother's late dog from before. This is the closest to a close-up that I ever got. It was shot with my EOS 5D Mark III and a Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 Di VC USD, set at 154mm @f/8. Again, this was a hasty shot.
As far as I can recall, I first tried to get the shot done with my Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L Macro IS USM, but failed miserably because the dog was far too distracted by the relatively close camera and I really had to get this shot in a hurry.
Conclusion:
None. Your profile might require multiple lenses, not only one.
If you already have a zoom lens, simply go to your photo collection, search for the photos you like the most, get their focal length out of the EXIF metadata - and buy a lens that offers this focal length.
If you start from scratch, it might be best to rent a choice of lenses first to find out which one you like the most.
As to bokeh: That will depend on the lens, too. As it is a subjective matter, you will have to look for photos made with the lenses in question and/or make your own to properly judge this.
answered 2 hours ago
flolilolilo
3,75111231
Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
– mattdm
11 mins ago
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To rephrase Philip's comment:
The choice of lens is a personal one. Personally, I do not like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM on APS-C, because shooting at (APS-C) 50mm is uncomfortable to me and I do not like the perspective, color rendition, bokeh, and sharpness it offers me. However, this does not tell you anything useful at all.
Bokeh is a highly subjective matter, while sharpness is a matter of both the copy of the lens you get and scientific measurements. For the first one, you will need sample photos that come close to what you plan to do with the lens (or your own samples), for the second one, a database will do.
Please note that:
Sharpness is the most overrated aspect of lens performance. Lens sharpness seems like it ought to be related to making sharp photos, but it isn't.
© Ken Rockwell, emphasis mine.
That said, let us look at the list of things you like to do with it:
photographs of dogs:
This is a collage of photos of my mother's dogs. They were taken in a bit of a hurry, as my mother wanted me to take them at the spot in our garden. All of the photos were made with my EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, as there was no time to time to switch between primes. All of the photos are uncropped
- The upper left one was shot at
92mm @ f/5.6 - The upper right one at
60mm @ f/5.6 - The lower one at
58mm @ f/4.5
As far as I remember, the dogs did not care for the camera too much, but that might have been due to the distance I kept, as close-ups would have needed more time to prepare.
All of them clearly show problems with background separation, which was mostly due to lack of space in the garden.
If we are talking about doggy-sports, a sports lens (e.g. your 70-200mm f/4) would probably be better suited than a wide to normal prime lens.
portraits:
Again, we would need to know which kind of portraits you want to do.
As questions regarding portrait lenses have been answered here before, I would recommend you to read some of the portrait questions, especially Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?, which offers some examples of focal lengths for different kinds of portrait photography.
close ups of dogs:
Again, a personal example - It's my mother's late dog from before. This is the closest to a close-up that I ever got. It was shot with my EOS 5D Mark III and a Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 Di VC USD, set at 154mm @f/8. Again, this was a hasty shot.
As far as I can recall, I first tried to get the shot done with my Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L Macro IS USM, but failed miserably because the dog was far too distracted by the relatively close camera and I really had to get this shot in a hurry.
Conclusion:
None. Your profile might require multiple lenses, not only one.
If you already have a zoom lens, simply go to your photo collection, search for the photos you like the most, get their focal length out of the EXIF metadata - and buy a lens that offers this focal length.
If you start from scratch, it might be best to rent a choice of lenses first to find out which one you like the most.
As to bokeh: That will depend on the lens, too. As it is a subjective matter, you will have to look for photos made with the lenses in question and/or make your own to properly judge this.
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To rephrase Philip's comment:
The choice of lens is a personal one. Personally, I do not like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM on APS-C, because shooting at (APS-C) 50mm is uncomfortable to me and I do not like the perspective, color rendition, bokeh, and sharpness it offers me. However, this does not tell you anything useful at all.
Bokeh is a highly subjective matter, while sharpness is a matter of both the copy of the lens you get and scientific measurements. For the first one, you will need sample photos that come close to what you plan to do with the lens (or your own samples), for the second one, a database will do.
Please note that:
Sharpness is the most overrated aspect of lens performance. Lens sharpness seems like it ought to be related to making sharp photos, but it isn't.
© Ken Rockwell, emphasis mine.
That said, let us look at the list of things you like to do with it:
photographs of dogs:
This is a collage of photos of my mother's dogs. They were taken in a bit of a hurry, as my mother wanted me to take them at the spot in our garden. All of the photos were made with my EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, as there was no time to time to switch between primes. All of the photos are uncropped
- The upper left one was shot at
92mm @ f/5.6 - The upper right one at
60mm @ f/5.6 - The lower one at
58mm @ f/4.5
As far as I remember, the dogs did not care for the camera too much, but that might have been due to the distance I kept, as close-ups would have needed more time to prepare.
All of them clearly show problems with background separation, which was mostly due to lack of space in the garden.
If we are talking about doggy-sports, a sports lens (e.g. your 70-200mm f/4) would probably be better suited than a wide to normal prime lens.
portraits:
Again, we would need to know which kind of portraits you want to do.
As questions regarding portrait lenses have been answered here before, I would recommend you to read some of the portrait questions, especially Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?, which offers some examples of focal lengths for different kinds of portrait photography.
close ups of dogs:
Again, a personal example - It's my mother's late dog from before. This is the closest to a close-up that I ever got. It was shot with my EOS 5D Mark III and a Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4.0-5.6 Di VC USD, set at 154mm @f/8. Again, this was a hasty shot.
As far as I can recall, I first tried to get the shot done with my Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L Macro IS USM, but failed miserably because the dog was far too distracted by the relatively close camera and I really had to get this shot in a hurry.
Conclusion:
None. Your profile might require multiple lenses, not only one.
If you already have a zoom lens, simply go to your photo collection, search for the photos you like the most, get their focal length out of the EXIF metadata - and buy a lens that offers this focal length.
If you start from scratch, it might be best to rent a choice of lenses first to find out which one you like the most.
As to bokeh: That will depend on the lens, too. As it is a subjective matter, you will have to look for photos made with the lenses in question and/or make your own to properly judge this.
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Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
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Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
– mattdm
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Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
– mattdm
11 mins ago
Ken Rockwell by his own admission is often full of it — he likens his own site to The Onion — but the article you link (while exercising a bit of hyperbole for effect) is one of the cases where he is spot on.
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For portrait the 35mm is likely too short, you will get exaggerated noses. A sharp lens is required to get the hairs. So far my best dog portrait shot was done with the Canon 100mm macro.
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For portrait the 35mm is likely too short, you will get exaggerated noses. A sharp lens is required to get the hairs. So far my best dog portrait shot was done with the Canon 100mm macro.
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For portrait the 35mm is likely too short, you will get exaggerated noses. A sharp lens is required to get the hairs. So far my best dog portrait shot was done with the Canon 100mm macro.
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For portrait the 35mm is likely too short, you will get exaggerated noses. A sharp lens is required to get the hairs. So far my best dog portrait shot was done with the Canon 100mm macro.
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"Ive researched but i cant find a definite answer": this is because there isn't a definitive answer. One is a 35mm lens, one is a 50mm lens. They have different strengths, you (and only you) can work out which one is right for you.
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
Yes ,sorry, thats what i meant. I cant find a definite answer as to which one would be right for me. I like the 50mm but ive seen on an APS-C sensor camera it isnt the same as on a full frame and that the 35mm would be similar to a 50mm on an APS-C camera
– Caitlin Wolff
4 hours ago
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We can answer "Which focal length on a crop camera is approximately equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera?" We still can't answer which one is "better" or which one is "right for you".
– Philip Kendall
4 hours ago
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Can you rent them to try them out?
– osullic
3 hours ago