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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scgfiddlesnpics" data-source="post: 63484" data-attributes="member: 9967">Hello all,Looking for some suggestions or recommendations on a portrait lens...I have a D5000 that I love, and for the past year have been shooting equine event photography and turning my hobby into a small business. I really enjoy doing this, (since I ride and show myself) but I'm looking into starting to do some more portraiture. What I'm interested in is mainly people...seniors, families, babies/children, pets, and maybe some weddings down the road. At the moment, I have the Nikkor 55-300mm for the horse shows, and the Nikkor 18-55mm that came with the camera. These are both nice lenses, (and I've been especially happy with the 55-300 for what I've been using it for) but I find neither one takes the quality portraits I'm looking for. Unless that's just my lack of experience showing that I don't really know how to use them like I thought! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, I'm kind of between two (or four, depending on if I end up with the f/1.4 of f/1.8...) lenses that I've heard good things about. I'm looking at either the AF-S Nikkor 50mm or the AF-S Nikkor 85mm (both of these either the f/1.4 or f/1.8). I realize there are some pretty big price differences, but if the lens is really something great and worth saving for, I don't mind! So, according to experiences or knowledge you might have, should I go with the 50mm or the 85mm? And the f/1.4 or f/1.8? Or is there another lens that would suit my needs even better?Any help would be very appreciated. Thank you very much!Sophie</blockquote>

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