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Originally Posted by wckeep
what does everyone think about using smaller zoom's like 18-55 nikkor for doing portraits? someone asked me to take a couple of portrait shots for them but this is the smallest lense i have at the moment.
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Despite the fact that most DSLR have a crop factor, making your 50mm into something like a 75mm or 80mm depending on the factor, it doesn't change the compression characteristics of the lens. You know when you shoot someone up close with the 18mm it makes their nose look much larger than it really is? That's the compression characteristics of an 18mm lens. A 50mm lens is not going to be as flattering up close as say an 85mm would be regardless of the crop factor. So using your zoom at 55mm would be pushing it in terms of close up portrait work. Of course it depends on your subject but generally speaking you'd be better off with a longer lens.