Originally posted by glee46 1. Sigma APO 50-150mm F2.8 II EX DC HSM
2. Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom
3. Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro
I'm wanting to do full portraits/some closeups both in & out doors.
Any input on these?
not sure about the tamron, but the sigma got compared to the canon's L 70-200 and it just wasn't on the same level (but that's kindda expected).
I'm not sure what kindda portrait you're looking to do, 70-200 is more of an out door kindda deal, I've seen some people use it and the result is quite good, at 200 you get a very thin DOF, plus outdoor lighting and scenery, it's quite nice.
Indoor all those lens would failed, my 50mm can take a shot of my shoulder and up sitting about 6-7ft away from me... that's not good lol. a 35mm is much more usable indoor, but most people want to get nice thin DOF, 35mm at f/2.8 is nothing compare to 200mm at f/2.8.
again it's just depend on you and your situation. Indoor, i think a fast 50m will work if you got about 10ft or so to work with, anything longer and you're asking for even more room, and think about it, the 50mm is probably the cheapest thing that will get you to f/1.4, the next thing up is an 85mm....