Tom Stanworth
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Hi,
I am considering doing a portrait project on 5x7 and I'm looking for a mild wide and a modest long lens to cover environmental, full length and head and shoulder shots at the tightest.
For what I want to achieve I am not looking for high contrast biting lenses - I already own those - but gentle lenses, with an old school look. I am not after soft focus per so, just a sympathetic look. Soft corners are not an issue, but a reasonable degree of resolution desirable.
I'm looking for shuttered lenses that I could buy for reasonable prices and ready to go, rather than project or barrel lenses. I am hoping I will be able to find such lenses for modest cost because I am not looking for the best technical performance!
The aim is to produce portraits that can be printed to 30-40".
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I really have no clue outside of the modern Schneiders, Fujinons etc that I own and its so important that these images are old school.
Thanks!
I am considering doing a portrait project on 5x7 and I'm looking for a mild wide and a modest long lens to cover environmental, full length and head and shoulder shots at the tightest.
For what I want to achieve I am not looking for high contrast biting lenses - I already own those - but gentle lenses, with an old school look. I am not after soft focus per so, just a sympathetic look. Soft corners are not an issue, but a reasonable degree of resolution desirable.
I'm looking for shuttered lenses that I could buy for reasonable prices and ready to go, rather than project or barrel lenses. I am hoping I will be able to find such lenses for modest cost because I am not looking for the best technical performance!
The aim is to produce portraits that can be printed to 30-40".
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I really have no clue outside of the modern Schneiders, Fujinons etc that I own and its so important that these images are old school.
Thanks!