Canon Lenses Best For Portraits

Best there for portraits Don't look any further You pay for what you get BEST.

Best Film for Portraits.

Best B/W photo paper out there, especially for portraits.

Best Ever Lens for Portraits

Best lenses i've ever had in my life. Better than my L series Canon lens

This is the best film for portraits. I use two 50 mm lenses (Rokkor and Canon) and the color rendition is great! It scans very well. I hope Kodak does not stop producing this film.

In addition to what others have said, this is absolutely one of the most must have lenses in Canons line up. I own several L lenses, in addition to Nikon lenses (with an adapter) and Hasselblad CFE lenses (for that system). This is the sharpest lens Canon makes, if I am not mistaken. It goes down to almost macro (with an extension tube it can), and has perspective controls. Yeah, you can do it in Photoshop, but why waste the time? I use this lens for portraits and tabletop and it absolutely excels in both arenas. Every client I have done corporate portraits for has loved the selective focus options, which look way better (naturally) than what can be achieved in PS. It just looks fantastic. Other raters commented on the heavy/slow/manual focus as an issue. Actually, with the era of HDR DSLR's, this is one of the greatest benefits this lens could have! With a very long focusing range, heavy-steady feel, and solid construction, this lens is IDEAL for shooting video - especially if you have an AC pulling focus. You cannot do that with most AF DSLR lenses. We have shot some TV spots for national clients and all of us on the camera side could not say enough about how great this lens can perform. Nor could the client rave about how much they loved the selective focus of the lens. Honestly, I should shut up and keep my mouth shut - this is honestly Canon's secret weapon. And that is exactly how it is referred to by us in the know. Why this is not an L series lens I have no idea. Every bit as sharp as the Hasselblad 100mm CFi (which I also own). All I can say is THANK YOU CANON. Only drawback: The T/S lockdown knobs sometimes stick. I get nervous forcing anything mechanical.

I own several Canon L lenses and at half the price, this is the BEST lens I own! I just bought a Pentax K5 and coupled with this lens I had to increase my photos in Photoshop CS5 to over 100% before I saw any CA (purple fringing). This lens is on a par with my Leica! And superior to my Canon L lenses.

Best UV filters, use them on all my lenses.

ONE OF THE BEST LENSES OF MY COLLECTION,