You can shoot a portrait with just about any lens. A fisheye will do the job though your subject may appear to have an unusually shaped head and a particularly large nose. You could also use a super-telephoto, but you’ll have to stand so far away from your subject you might need a megaphone to relay instructions.
Professional portrait photographers generally use prime (non-zoom) lenses equivalent to 85mm, 100-105mm and 135mm lengths. Used with a full-frame camera like the Canon EOS 5D, Nikon D700, or Sony A900, these are the “ideal” choices for, in turn, an upper body, head and shoulders and full-face shot.
Lets go through a few of the best portrait lenses.
Canon 85mm f/1.2 USM L II
The widest aperture out of all the portrait lenses here, Canon’s revised version II of the 85mm f/1.2 USM is best appreciated for the difference made to focusing action and speed.
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