What about AOV? The main reason I love my 85mm for portaits is the AOV it provides. Shure I could stand a bit further back with a 135mm, and even get the same DOF by using a slightly larger f stop, but the AOV would still be different. If lens choice were merely a matter of where to you want to stand relative to your subject then we could all save a lot of money on lenses. Long lenses flatten perspective, wide lenses open it up.
Antonio On 6/8/04 11:11 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My point is that a natural perspective is achieved by being > the right DISTANCE from the subject of the portrait, the right > framing is achieved via the lens selection. I do not see where > the cropping comments are coming from. I was not talking about > or implying the use of any cropping. > > Yes, there will be less DOF with a 135mm vs a 85mm from the same > distance to subject and using same aperture due to higher magnification > but that can be matched via stopping down the 135mm or opening up > 85mm to match if it is critical....
