Heres a good example. A kid is a small object but i think the DOF and FOV can be good enough for portraits like this.
Is this how my son looks to me?
Well, thats up to me and not to you
But in this (my) case with my son, i feel better picturing him with shorter lenses like.....
...with the DA 40.
Bordering on being to close, but its still good because children tend to look just as cute in 40mm as in 100mm
I guess this is a good example of what focal lenghts do to faces. Look at his nose and eyes in both pictures (dont look at the cheeks though
). I spend a lot of time being very close to his face so naturaly i feel that the 40 mm picture feels more like home.
But still..... the D-FA 100 WR is an great lens wich can do anything. Macro, nature tele, portraits. It would be the best bang for the buck IMO.