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Is 85mm good for group photography?
85mm is great for portraits of one or a few people but for group shots it would be impracticle. The 50mm f1. 8 would be a good lens. If the group is large (15 or more people) maybe even a wider lens would be in order here.
What lens is best for group photos?
Lens Choice for Group Photos The best versatile lens for both portraits AND large groups is a 35mm. This gives you the ability to capture a larger group without the use of rows. You could also use a lens like the 24mm or the 24-70mm.
What is the best f stop for group photos?
Pro Tip: A lens’s sharpest aperture isn’t actually its highest number (like f/22). For most lenses, it’s around f/8 – f/11. So if you’re really worried about getting everyone in a large, multi-layered, generational group shot sharp and in focus, something in that range will definitely do the trick!
What is the Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1g?
The Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G is a short telephoto lens announced January 2012. It’s the long-awaited successor of the Nikkor AF 85mm f1.8D from 1994 and the considerably more affordable sibling of the AF-S 85mm f1.4G from August 2010 – see my Nikon 85mm f1.4G review for more details on that high-end model.
Is the Nikon 85mm good for photography?
The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G is a lightweight, relatively affordable prime lens designed for use on both FX (full-frame) and DX (APS-C) format Nikon DSLRs. A fast maximum aperture of F1.8 makes it very useful in poor light and for achieving shallow depth-of-field, especially in portraiture.
What is the cheapest 85mm lens with AF?
It’s the cheapest 85mm large aperture lens with AF across all Nikon bodies that you can buy and it delivers an image quality that is actually better in some respects than its larger (and 3-4 times pricier) sibling – the Nikon AF-S 85/1.4G.
Does the Nikon 85mm AF-S G Lens have any distortion?
The Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-S G has no visible distortion. It has a tiny bit of barrel distortion which can be corrected for critical use by plugging these figures into Photoshop’s lens distortion filter.