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Re: [OM] Zuiko 85 f2 vs. 100 f2

Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 85 f2 vs. 100 f2
From: Morgan Sparks <msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 21:20:04 -0400

"Barry B. Bean" wrote:

> > You'll
> >have difficulty framing heads tightly with the 85.
>
> I don't understand this.

It's just too short a lens.  You'll be too close to your subject--4 feet or 
less, with no DOF, and
even at 85mm you'll start to get oversize noses and receding ears.

You can make good portraits with just about any lens.  For a "pleasing" 
perspective, I go a little
wider than most: a 55/57/58 for waist-up, an 85 for head & shoulders, and a 
100/105 for head
shots.

Morgan Sparks


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