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Yeah mine is a full frame. I mean it's totally your call, but the main reason I would rather have a 100 instead of a 150 is the working distance. Until I started trying these Brenizer photos the length was never a problem. It actually works pretty well as a portrait lens on my body. I just wish I could get closer to my reef tank to take macro shots (so I could rest the lens on the glass). Taking top down macros is also a nightmare since I have to be 1.5 feet away from the subject.

hmmm, now looking at the 70 sigma or 85 nikon dx format lens... the dx is a pretty nice bargain asides from when i do go full frame its worthless.

 

A question you may know, when crop factor is determined does that affect the minimum focus distance. IE does your 1.5 feet at full frame become 2.2 feet on a crop sensor?

 

edit: figured out it doesn't as its only based on the distance of the sensor which is cool back to eyeballing the 105.

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Christopher Marks

Looking good man! I was first introduced to the Brenizer method for portraits, which always seemed crazy difficult to keep people still for so many shots. Have you tried it with anyone yet? With some practice you're probably getting faster.

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I haven't yet but I want to. Portrait photography is something I want to venture into but haven't really had a chance yet.

 

I think the way people do it for portraits is to get most of the subject(s) in the first couple of shots, then move on to the background photos where it doesn't matter if they're still or not. I did the same for the first MINI shot, it was a super tight crop of the entire car.

 

The full shot (only cropped to remove the jagged edges)

https://flic.kr/p/ph1pFf'>15277349248_4000f334a1_b.jpg

https://flic.kr/p/ph1pFf'>MINI Cooper [brenizer] by https://www.flickr.com/people/37634535@N06/'>jasonwithers, on Flickr

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More tests. If there isn't a decent distance between the background and the subject the method doesn't really work (obvious now that I think about it)

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MINI [brenizer] by jasonwithers, on Flickr

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