Originally posted by sarge I am trying to decide on the best portrait lenses to get.
I am debating on either the 77mm Limited paired with the 43mm Limited or the 70mm Limited paired with the 55mm DA*.
For those of you who shoot portraits on the crop sensor cameras what is your advice?
Why paired like this? All four lenses will do well and "best" is really defined more by your style.
The two best from a pure technical reason for portraiture would the 55 and 77, which you did not list as a pairing.
The 70 and 55 are too close in focal length to justify both, so for those reasons, the 77 and 43 make the most sense. Classical portrait could be done with the 77 while the 43 is more ideal for an environmental portrait that shows the subject in their environment.