For 800$ you could get AF-S 50 f/1.4 and SB-600, that will give you pretty much basic portrait setup on DX and you will want shallow depth of field for elderly people ...
Senior Portraits Lens
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Posted 3 years ago #
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mb she means "seniors" as in high school seniors not senior citizens like me :^)
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Since you are doing this for free. Let's keep it extremely cheap.
You can use the kit lens, but keep the aperture at the ultimate soft spot to get good sharpness. Some people like portraits to be a bit soft etc. At least keep the eyes in focus.
Option # 2
Nikon 50mm 1.8- $130
But you have to manually focus. Shouldn't be that bad really. Unless your seniors are a wild bunch and can't stay still.
Vivitar 285HV- $80
Sync cable- depending on your needed length shouldn't be that much.
You can also go with wireless trigger like Cactus V2, which is probably better for you. It will cost you about $40
lightstand and umbrella or those 5 in 1 reflectors.- maybe $35 for a big 42 inch reflector disk and about $30 for a cheap lightstand. umbrella is about $20, but he disc reflector is perhaps more versatile in the the fact that you can bounce your flash off it or shoot it through.
**** Cheaper alternative ****
instead of a lightstand use a live human stand. Results may vary lol.
I strongly advise you to stay away from all of these expensive lenses, because first you are doing this for free, second you don't need them to get great results with a cheap manual flash and even a kit lens if you keep the aperture at the "sweet spot" for sharpness.
Learn how to use ambient light and your external flash.
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poster said:
I strongly advise you to stay away from all of these expensive lenses, because first you are doing this for free, second you don't need them to get great results with a cheap manual flash and even a kit lens if you keep the aperture at the "sweet spot" for sharpness....and third, poster lives south of Dallas and you're encroaching on his senior portrait business. ;-)
Just kidding, poster. I like your suggestions.Posted 3 years ago # -
bmxdad said:
OK the topic is """ Senior Portraits Lens """ and you are all suggesting the sharpest possible glass, yes we have to get every little wrinkle shown in the best possible detail.Or you could use a Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f/2D to soften focus
The DC lenses don't soften the focus, they give you control over how the de-focussed regions of the photograph appear. The area in focus with either of the DC lenses is incredibly sharp. Either makes a great portrait lens. But I would suggest a used 200mm F4 AI-s or a 300mm F4 ai-s since they are bother much cheaper and allow you to throw areas out of focus without having to shoot wide open.
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