Best lens for low light

mereb_ed — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:34:36 GMT

(New to Portraits): What’s the Best Lens for Low Light?

Re: Lens

p4pictures — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:02:11 GMT

It would help to have a little more information as to the camera model you are using and also the distance from camera to subject to be able to give accurate advice.

in broad terms, a fast aperture lens gets more light into the camera so look for a lens that has f/2.8, f/2, f/1.4 aperture as it’s maximum. This helps you have a reasonable shutter speed to avoid movement of the subject from causing blurred results. In general for most people who are static you will need 1/125th as a minimum shutter speed.

Lens focal length is usually a medium telephoto to flatten facial features for more flattering results. Something like 85mm to 100mm is a good choice on a full frame camera.

Re: Lens

rs-eos — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:12:39 GMT

For portraits (assuming headshots or half-body), two lenses come to mind: EF/RF 85 mm f/1.2 and RF 135mm f/1.8 (EF 135mm f/2)

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