Studio lens

hoganpoly

What do most of use as your main lens for studio work i.e group shots up to 5 and below,is the nifty fifty the way to go ,any advice appreciated thx

ThOnda

Till recent I had only 50mm and 27-70. The zoom is much more handy if you have more than one person.

hmboards

80-100mm is often described as the ideal focal length for portraits because of the way features are compressed. But put that on a crop sensor camera and you will need enough room to move back far enough from the subject.

I've used a 17-40 quite a bit (at around 30-40mm) at home with studio lights and it works out okay, but I don't have much choice because of the space available. 50mm will be fine as long as you can move back far enough to get the group in. Michael Conlon described the 50mm lens as his ideal portrait lens on his studio lighting workshop which was run as part of the photoireland festival last week. If you have the space, a longer focal length (and moving further back) is useful to avoid catching the edges of your backdrops in the shots. So it's depends on your studio space really...

hoganpoly

I have a studio set up 12ft by 12ft ,also have a 17-35 lens which will fit group shots in no probs ,just wondering whether to get the 50mm ,will try current set up and see

hmboards

hoganpoly wrote: »

I have a studio set up 12ft by 12ft ,also have a 17-35 lens which will fit group shots in no probs ,just wondering whether to get the 50mm ,will try current set up and see

I don't think 50mm will be of much use for group shots in that space. I just tried it in my kitchen, which is 12ft wide. If I stand at one side and take a photo of the other, the 50mm lens captures 4.5ft in width. That's a very narrow space to get a group into, and that's if they are right up against the background. That's on a Canon 40D - it would be more workable on a full frame camera. It should be fine for head and shoulders of a couple though.

hoganpoly

hmboards wrote: »

I don't think 50mm will be of much use for group shots in that space. I just tried it in my kitchen, which is 12ft wide. If I stand at one side and take a photo of the other, the 50mm lens captures 4.5ft in width. That's a very narrow space to get a group into, and that's if they are right up against the background. That's on a Canon 40D - it would be more workable on a full frame camera. It should be fine for head and shoulders of a couple though.

i have a full frame mk11 canon 1d and a 40d out on loan at present to a fellow boardsie so will try set up on monday when I get my bodies back thx

kensutz

The 1D MKII isn't full frame.

the_monkey

Its the 1Ds that is full frame , that's what he could mean ..

hoganpoly

kensutz wrote: »

The 1D MKII isn't full frame.

top of the class :rolleyes:

kensutz

hoganpoly wrote: »

top of the class :rolleyes:

:cool::rolleyes:

smelltheglove

hoganpoly wrote: »

I have a studio set up 12ft by 12ft ,also have a 17-35 lens which will fit group shots in no probs ,just wondering whether to get the 50mm ,will try current set up and see

My space is around 5 x 12 and with a crop sensor and 17-50mm I often have to go around 25mm to fit a group. The ideal focal length is said to be around 90mm but I definitely recommend using a zoom lens for the portraits, I take shots wide as I get orders for canvas very often and if you are constricted to a 50mm you might not have enough space to wrap images around the canvas.

hoganpoly

smelltheglove wrote: »

My space is around 5 x 12 and with a crop sensor and 17-50mm I often have to go around 25mm to fit a group. The ideal focal length is said to be around 90mm but I definitely recommend using a zoom lens for the portraits, I take shots wide as I get orders for canvas very often and if you are constricted to a 50mm you might not have enough space to wrap images around the canvas.

thanks for the advice will do a few shots next week with my crop sensor and 17-35mm and evalulate them,have a lot of people looking for the acrylic frames for their photos anyone know where keenest prices can be got thx

smelltheglove

hoganpoly wrote: »

thanks for the advice will do a few shots next week with my crop sensor and 17-35mm and evalulate them,have a lot of people looking for the acrylic frames for their photos anyone know where keenest prices can be got thx

Go with Steve. I came across another fella that does them too, not sure price difference but Steve knows his stuff and can be well trusted, you need to be able to rely on your supplier.

hoganpoly

smelltheglove wrote: »

Go with Steve. I came across another fella that does them too, not sure price difference but Steve knows his stuff and can be well trusted, you need to be able to rely on your supplier.

thanks will sent him a pm