Hi sifus, I hope this is a valid (and not a silly) question: Which of the following lens will be a more suitable choice for pleasing portrait shots?

Brand A 50mm f/1.4
Brand B 60mm f/2.8
Brand C 90mm f/2.8
Brand D 85mm f/2.8

Thank you.

fulamak..so big...LOL..

1st pic taken using vertical grip..



a newborn pineapple!!!!

ringlight no what brand body also can use.

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Added on October 29, 2010, 9:58 pm

The Japanese Characters mean " Kean Hui Photographer "

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Added on October 29, 2010, 10:01 pmJust now when KLPF check out this brand call ARTISAN & ARTIST STRAPS
MADE IN JAPAN RM259 Quite expansive.

Hi sifus, I hope this is a valid (and not a silly) question: Which of the following lens will be a more suitable choice for pleasing portrait shots?

Brand A 50mm f/1.4
Brand B 60mm f/2.8
Brand C 90mm f/2.8
Brand D 85mm f/2.8

Thank you.

Spoiler here...read at your own discretion. 
I went to KLPF at Mid Valley today....there's one and only double storey Sony booth after the Fuji booth in front, but I don't think they are selling anything.  Based on my observation, i think Sony is only promoting their products. May be I'm wrong lah because I never asked.  Opposite is Nikon booth. One fact is, Nikon & Canon booths always crowded. Don't know why... 

Btw, at the Sony Booth, I could not find A580 but only A560 (which is quite similar).  Both A55 & A33 also available there.  Tested on the 70-200mm G & 70-300mm G lenses on A560.  The 70-200mm G is very impressive!!!

During my visit there, I saw only two guys with Sony DSLR, about 1/2 a dozen NEXes....the rest Canikon.    Unfortunately, I think no vendor selling Sony there. Went also to Tamron & Sigma booth and notice that there are selling more expensive than online Shasinki & YL!! Hmmm.... The rest, gears, bags, studio sets, galleries, etc and you have to see it yourself.

The best thing is the presentation of some of the best photographers sharing their experiences & tips to the public. For me, this should not be missed.

I'm going again tomorrow afternoon.

Cheers!!!! 

so there is no a55 vendor?
because im planning to buy in there...
:S

it boils down to your preference bro...i own a 50mm...never tried the other range yet...

Just came back from KLPF not long ago. Was very disappointed too because, compared with PC fair, there were so few vendors and most of them sell about the same things: bags, bags, and more bags (plus tripods).

Like joejoe, I also noticed that the place was swamped by CaNikons. They totally dominated the area.   I didn't even noticed one single Olympus, Panasonic or Pentax, Fujifilm, Samsung users. At least Sony was still represented by 2-3 photographers.  Guess Canon and Nikon must be very aggressive in their marketing campaigns and/or their dslr's are so fantastic.

Don't forget both C and N were the big players of DSLR market for the past few years hence the popularity and the annoying question "Why didn't you get C/N?"
Now we'll just have to wait for Sony to catch up with them

200mm f/5.6

But I thought for portrait shots 60, 70 or 90mm lens are preferred?

Simple subject yet can turn out so beautiful!
Well done bro!

eh wingster, KLPF start what time a?

11.30am until 9pm

The Sony Art Painitng is around 12.30pm ... but I miss it today although is not-so interesting compare to the Fujifilm model shows today xD

wah ahpingko, nice.. ur skills getting better.. jealous²

No vendor selling A55 there.
Have to buy it somewhere else.

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Added on October 30, 2010, 10:32 pm

Basically, I'm considering their bokeh-bility and go-anywhere-bility.
I've tried the 50mm f1.4 lens at KLPF just now and was quite pleased with the bokeh effect obtained. However, I found that with this lens I need to be LESS THAN about 2m away in order to get reasonable size shot of my subject due to its short focal length. I didn't get to try out the other three lenses so I've no way of knowing their bokeh effect. Maybe I'll go there again and hopefully get to try them out, albeit in different stalls.