Macro/portrait lenses

Tony Polson wrote:

I really don't know what to recommend as a good portrait lens for a
Nikon digital SLR,

The 50mm f/1.4 is a great focal length, though a bit short for a close-in
head shot with some subjects. The bokeh is not stellar.

The 85mm f/1.4 is a wonderful lens with great bokeh, and is a good focal
length for head shots or partial-body shots with digital. The 105mm f/2
is also a great lens with great bokeh, but is a bit long for anything other
than a head shot, unless you move way back or are looking for that particular
effect.

The 60mm f/2.8 macro is not a good choice at all; f/2.8 is not wide enough
and the bokeh is not good.

The best one I can think of would be the manual focus 58mm f/1.2, which
is an amazing lens but is only available used now and is staggeringly
expensive. I really wish Nikon still made this one, since the used price
now exceeds the brand-new list price when it was available.

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Jeremy |