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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eyelight" data-source="post: 341247" data-attributes="member: 24753">The issue with portraits is a difference in the magnification of parts of the image, like the nose and ears.  The ears are greater distance from the camera than the nose and the difference in distance is enough to make the nose more magnified than the ears.Less focal length at the same distance equals less magnification, so a 50mm lens has less magnification difference (nose to ear) than an 85mm at the same distance. The photos in the video do not have the model in the same head position, which compromises the test, making the results meaningless.All this means is you can achieve similar results with a DX 50mm as an FX 85mm at the same distance.  Does not mean that some subjects would not benefit from a longer lens on either format.</blockquote>