Hello everyone,
I would like to buy a DSLR, but when you do that, you need to take into consideration which lens is best for the specific needs we have concerning distortion of photographic references.
I am not only talking about brands, but simply, as I am completely illiterate in that field (I have never used any reflex camera until now), about the millimeters, etc.
Note : I have read many articles on the net, and also looked up in the digital cameras threads here, but I could not find the solution to the questions I am faced with.
I have 3 questions:
1) I have heard that a 50 mm lens works best for portraits.
But is this for head and shoulders portraits, or is it also good for photographing 3/4 models or full-size models without distortion.
Maybe in that situation a 80 mm lens would work best...
What do you think?
2) Also, I would like to be able to photograph my paintings with it, so that the lens (or lenses) I choose enables me to do all my work with it (do you think it is a good idea and that it is make-able to use the same lens for both functions?)
3) I have heard that a 50 mm lens, for example, used with a non-digital camera does not work as it was a 50 mm lens with a digital camera.
(That is why I assume that the information I need does not appear in the non-digital photographing part of the site.
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I therefore wonder if I should buy an old "traditional" second-hand lens or a specific lens for digital cameras, keeping in mind that I have to make my decision based on my, for now, low financial abilities...
If these two matters have already been addressed here, could someone please refer me to another specific post that would deal with them? If not, I thank you so much in advance for any advice or information you could share.
Karine