I daresay many of you have already seen this YouTube video 50mm Prime Lens is NOT a Portrait Lens - YouTube . Some people have commented saying they agree with the opinion of Gregory Cazillo. Personally, I think that he is correct for a full frame (FX) sensor, but not a crop (DX) sensor.
I think Mr Cazillo fails to understand that perspective distortion depends entirely on the camera-to-subject distance, which will naturally be greater with DX than with FX for the same field of view. 50mm FL on a DX sensor gives equivalent FOV to 75mm on an FX sensor, which makes it a good candidate for portrait use.
What do you think?
I think Mr Cazillo fails to understand that perspective distortion depends entirely on the camera-to-subject distance, which will naturally be greater with DX than with FX for the same field of view. 50mm FL on a DX sensor gives equivalent FOV to 75mm on an FX sensor, which makes it a good candidate for portrait use.
What do you think?