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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: daz777 on July 03, 2015, 07:28:44 pm

Title: best lenses for portraits? digital backs on 4x5 cameras
Post by: daz777 on July 03, 2015, 07:28:44 pm

Hi,

Im wondering what are your favourite lenses for portraits and headshots on 4x5 cameras using digital backs.
Any recommendations?

Title: Re: best lenses for portraits? digital backs on 4x5 cameras
Post by: IanB on July 04, 2015, 09:02:00 am

I'm very fond of the 200mm f.8.0 M-series Nikkor. Small, light and very good quality. But I mostly use it with a 6x7cm film back - it might be a bit long for portraits with a DB, but it depends on what you want to achieve.

Title: Re: best lenses for portraits? digital backs on 4x5 cameras
Post by: Steve Hendrix on July 04, 2015, 11:28:02 am

Quote from: daz777 on July 03, 2015, 07:28:44 pm

Hi,

Im wondering what are your favourite lenses for portraits and headshots on 4x5 cameras using digital backs.
Any recommendations?

Daz -  think this is an interesting question, but do you have an idea of what you'd like to put across with this setup for portrait in terms of lens characteristics? I think open ended question format is good, because we could find some interesting observations that some may not have considered previously, but if you do have something in mind, let us know what it is. That may help some to be able to offer you suggestions for best lenses to accomplish that. Just a thought - looking forward to all the answers.


Steve Hendrix
Capture Integration