35mm vs 55mm vs 85mm vs 70-200mm | Which is the BEST PORTRAIT LENS?

In this video, I compare popular portrait lenses by taking similar pictures with each of them and showing you the results!
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[@MannyOrtiz]

Which is your favorite and why????

[@fahidchowdhury7218]

The 70-200 Gm looks amazing to shoot with shame the price is pretty much a new sony body :( Great video Manny

[@reyvelazquez7694]

I use the 70-200gm alot. Great portrait lens just really heavy.

[@noehernandez8737]

85 g master is the bomb !! But that 70-200 it’s so sharp !! 85mm is a winner for me

[@mavfan1]

All I ask is that you don't go James Harden on us with the beard! ;-P

[@menchtown]

I like how the compression of the 70-200 brings the background closer! 👏👏😁👍

[@michaelzukerman4088]

my favorite lens is Diana. She makes any lens look great.

[@-webfootoctopus7896]

Michael Zukerman ahh... fak hahahaha

[@yikes6263]

85/1.8 on full frame is life

[@visionaryart4416]

1.4

[@minibuns5397]

1.2

[@samuelpereira3256]

0.95

[@unlimitedshit5318]

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[@sarmedozil4060]

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[@sandytorreslifelessons4155]

This guy and his wife are so amazing! I love their work and art!

[@ianangeles3868]

yeah the chemistry is perfect!

[@theGiantAngryRobot]

Doesn't hurt that they're both really ridiculously good looking either

[@UzumakiCrl]

I thought she was just a model

[@cristinamayorga6646]

GIANT ANGRY ROBOT b

[@faisalalhussain4702]

Is she his wife?

[@mohammadzeyad4562]

What I really love about your channel ,is the fact that you give soooo many information in a very short time,your videos are really helpfull, thank you

[@juliatrotti]

Love this!! I've been meaning to create a comparison video similar to this, but you just killed it! I think my favourites would still be the 35 or 50 - I prefer slightly less foreground/background separation, but the 70-200 photos were amazing.

[@sudarsonrao2483]

Perfect

[@dannnyboy87]

Love the 85 its the best of both worlds and gives you a decent amount of background without needing to be super far away.

[@MichaelMa]

I have those 4 Canon L equivalents. The last 2 lenses I picked up the 100mm 2.8 L Macro (Peter Hurley's go-to headshot lens after watching his videos) and also the 135 f2 L based on countless testimonies on how people prefer it over the 85 1.2 when shooting outdoors. I love the 135 f2 L's rendering. Perfectly sharp but the shadows have a natural soft light on them. For indoors when trying to shoot with ambient light, the f2 is a bit slow since I'm spoiled now and can't shoot at anything other than ISO 100.

[@DajuanH.]

I am so glad I found your channel, amazing stuff!!!

[@weedylock]

Am getting 70-200 mm 2.8 GM for my landscape,sport photography and will definitely use it for portrait while i save up for the 85 mm 1.4 :)

[@cuongdoanvan4104]

70-200 better than 85mm1.4 in Portrait, her hair not blur very sexy, but 85mm1.4 her hair too blur as a photo in iphone 7

[@lakbaynoypi]

@cuong dude, step down to 2.0 or 2.2 to get it sharp. it doesnt mean you have 1.4 you always have to shoot 1.4. FACTS!!!

[@CJ-yf5cr]

Short, sweet and straight to the point! Thank you sir!

[@elisabettaf5547]

This was the video I was looking for. Nice work!!! Thank you

[@Yoko.Kurama]

Thanks for using the same composition when comparing the lens! Exactly what I was looking for

[@henrylim8600]

you just taught me what the entire first semester of last year film school did. Cheers

[@theANTOeffekt]

Short and sweet and straight to the point. My man.

[@MichelleCoxPhotography]

My 50 mm is my favorite for portraits... definitely!

[@samuelbuciofotografia]

50mm 1.8?

[@Jithen_vlogs]

f/1.4

[@EliotJohnson678]

50mm takes more pose/scenery creativity to use, but if done right, it looks incredible. I like the 85mm because I'm not creative 😂😂

[@geritisdale-brock7247]

I recently did a photoshoot of college graduates, mainly using my 24mm and 50mm. Loved the outcome, even for up close portraits.

[@refugioflores2226]

on crop sensor?

[@oopsydaisy74]

I agree with you, the 85 is where it’s at. Can’t beat that working distance/subject separation combo. 70-200 is pretty sweet though with the compression.

[@marteestrella]

Love how you compared the photos. Great video

[@abiddyer1]

Great video man, Love it like always !

[@LeeZavitz]

85mmf1.4 all day! But, 55mmf1.8 is so versatile everyone should have one in their bag.

[@veganchasers2213]

Zed Pro Media I have a 85 1.8, I was looking at a 35mm or the tamron 28-75mm, do you think think. 55 is too close to the 85? Is 35 and 85 good combo

[@ethanfink7962]

Great video. Straight to the point with examples for each lens. Thanks a bunch! 👍

[@andyto]

Super informative video Manny! I need to try to take portraits with that G master 85. Milk city

[@egipet9412]

Love it! ♡ Thank you! Helped alot to decide!

[@adriandiamzon4685]

I am more of an 85mm f1.4 and 70-200 f2.8 @200mm, for portraits, love using both. As always, Thank you for a great video !

[@NL0Gwenster]

Just get a 200/2 prime if you`re only using the long end of your 70-200.

[@nailntoothfairy]

This is very helpful in choosing a portrait lens, I was slightly confused before at the differences. But having you actually show the photos taken in different distances, def helped.

[@OutstandingO]

Another Great One!! You stuff stays on rotation. But that 85mm is the boss though. Close enough to the subject without getting weird, and without image distortion. LOVE IT!!

[@MohanadKhuraishi]

Subscribed, this video is awesome and you definitely put a lot of work into it. I love that you're a straight-to-the-point type of youtuber!!

[@WesLawrence]

Looks like I will be saving up for that 70-200! Thanks for making the vid.

[@Mr.right1821]

Great video Manny, really love the 85 1.4!

[@blackberry824]

Yasss been waiting for this video to post whole day!

[@Myrrhoej]

Awesome video Manny! Been following you on IG for a while, but somehow haven't watched your videos until now and man do I regret that! This is the video I didn't realize I needed to make my lens choice easier when I save enough money to add another lens to my kit, besides the kit-lens.

[@gimmecookiez]

Really cool stuff you guys. Strongly considering the 85mm

[@Yushmantha]

Awesome Video! Simple and straight foreword!

[@tAklHaStudio]

Always your videos, it really helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jakemoody388]

Thanks a lot for this video by the way! The best comparison of focal distances of the lens i saw. 👊🏻

[@jfinite]

Very nice comparison, Manny!

[@OscarD209]

I needed this video, nice job

[@kombasanpracka]

That 85mm and 200mm look amazing. Best to have both of them - each for a different perspective

[@chopvisuals]

Bro you got some of the best picture/video quality on KZbin.

[@andrewmullins5169]

That Polaroid shirt is dope! love the 200mm

[@GEMIGETTNICK]

Thank you for your great work, I came here looking for how mm vs distorsion work n this is a good stepping stone for my next step

[@Lucas_Reartes]

Love this video!!

[@eddiethompson4167]

Nicely done. I like the look of the 200mm, but my all time fav is the 135 f/2. You get the best of the 85 and the 200 in one. Thanks for sharing my friend

[@MrTroglog]

Just picked up a used 85 1.4 and its now my favorite hands down

[@laagventurepbpv6329]

I am a canon dslr user, but I'm watching your videos because you have a great reviews and also a good contents. big help to me.

[@brandonanthony3191]

The 70-200 is my favorite for portraits.. I live in a kind of bland plain looking city and having so much control of the background is so nice ! I also love the the 85 G master it has this unique aesthetic with very sharp/contrasty images but at the same time in all the right ways it has such a soft, smooth, and dreamy look. The cost of the 70-200 is just too dam high it killed me spending $800 more than my a7iii on one lens..

[@NL0Gwenster]

This is the downside of Sony lenses in my research for potentially replacing my Nikon kit. Everybody keeps raving about the A73's price to performance ratio. Yes, that's good. But the native Sony lenses are just way more expensive than both Nikon and Canon's camp. For example. The Nikon 70-200/2.8 Gen2 costed me 1800$ brand new, day 1 (in 2011) It performs just as good as the Sony one (friend has it, shot with it a few times) but it costs +1000$ more. So i opted to sticking with my Nikon kit as i have no issues with that. And continue to use Fuji X100F for a daily walk-around/weekend-city-trip shooter.

[@Expressing_Anime]

thanks u so much for this video. i almost searched entire KZbin for this video. just before watching this video I already bought 50mm and 70 -300

[@Nunez87]

I was considering buying a 50mm f1.4 lens again, but I gotta admit, my 85mm has the most beautiful natural bokeh and the compression is just unbeatable. I'm also very much considering a 70-200 for grandscale landscape photography, which will probably be my next lens purchase

[@gilbertodeje1970]

85mm 1.8

[@MK-bm6ru]

Your Video helped me a lot. Thank you 😍

[@bill592011]

Great video..thanks... love my 70-200mm multi use...

[@aortiz1009]

I agree with your choice on the 85mm, I use it regularly for portraiture but find myself going back to my 70-200mm. I just like the compression you can get with it. Good video.

[@heartweddingsphotography2490]

Best ever start to Manny's videos... LOL, Carry on watching :-)

[@BAdventures]

Good tutorial and review 👍

[@terryanderson507]

I normally use three lens for portraiture. 85 1.8, 135 f2 and 70-200 f2.8. My favorite is the 135, closely followed by the other two lens. I also like the 55mm 1.8 for tighter quarters. Great video Manny.

[@casroy777]

Thanks ,very informative .I like your videos very much

[@GilbertTV]

oh yeah..love the "Manny" impresion by Diana .... hahaha... keep doing this stuff ..its fun & makes your videos a lot more interesting

[@maxim.horoshilov]

Great review! Thank you, Manny. 🙌 I’ve bought an 85 1.4 recently, and this is my favorite lens now! I’ve had a 70-200 just once in my life to take a few sample shoots. Gonna test it more soon.✌️But now it’s time to enjoy an 85. 🔥

[@cheeta2705]

I really like Manny but I agree with you on this one... Sony 135/1.8 & 70/200 2.8

[@juys1234]

85MM G master 1.4 is a beast. It’s my go to as well. Great video as always Manny .

[@ludwigbarnes3058]

200! You said it. The compression is amazing!

[@THISISBRENTINOKINAWA]

80 stinkin' 5 man! Looked spectacular! Oh! My wallet!

[@PeresD]

Great video as usual my friend,informative,bless.

[@vishnugamani9313]

Nice review thanks bro

[@NoFeaR117]

Thank you for this short but very informative & helpful video. I currently have a 50mm so I'm trying to decide which is next. I'm actually leaning now towards the 70-200mm lens.. Tough though when you want everything! Lol.

[@crossinghorizons]

YES i needed this video!:)

[@amdenis]

I love the comparison. I do love the option of obliterating the background like the longer, wide aperture lenses do. I have used the 7-200, and also, I have often used my adapted Canon 200mm f/2 prime lens, which requires in-ear to direct well, but the look... well, there is nothing that I have found which comes close.

[@acostaman]

Def the 85! Great video 🙌🏽

[@danielirvine7468]

Great review love the long sleeve she’s rockin

[@HICarolina]

You rock Manny

[@bamxuberant]

My favorite was the 85mm! Looked amazing.

[@restlessmedia9823]

Great video! Definitely want to pick up a 70-200mm now :D

[@shotbymaverick]

I bought the 85mm GMaster and it is AWESOME!

[@chadsmith5630]

Hey Manny, I love the look of the 85 mm 1.4 GM lens, but cant deny the results of the 70-200 mm 2.8 GM. I still believe after everything I have learnt so far and all the tutorial video's i have seen, the 85mm is still the best lens for portraiture photography. Its a shame the Zeiss Otus 1.4 doesn't fit directly onto Sony E-Mount systems.

[@jeremy001]

I use a 70-200 on my Nikon...amazing! Love it. Just as much as your videos

[@RohanJain7namaste]

Thanks for the video ✌️😊

[@d71t]

0:22 her voice is amazing!

[@ThatGuyAriel]

That opening was awesome! haha. But I have neither of the four lenses in the video but I do have the Sony 85mm 1.8 and I LOVE that lens for portraiture. I also have a Canon 200mm USM L 2.8 with thte Metabones IV adapter and love that combo as well because like you said the compression is amazing. So I can’t imagine how awesome it must be natively with the 70-200mm G Master. Defintely keep up the good work bro! Love your videos!

[@coreybrewington2297]

70-200 is a beast for the compression and flexibility for the zoom!

[@TikayKiller96]

great video mate! helped me out alot :) I love my 50mm 1.7

[@JStieloSoloPhysique1987]

My G7 finally came. I’m just getting started with all of this. Lenses are so expensive

[@khaledvfx3336]

Wow ..It's amazing..i love 70_200

[@alking7263]

I agree with liking the 85 more, I’ve used the canon 70-200 and absolutely love it!! But I too don’t like being far from my clients!

[@RustyBrown_]

Tough to pick a favorite. My all-round go-to is the Zeiss 24-70. However, I love my G-Master 70-200 because it can do just as well as my 2 primes. If I’m in studio, I’ll use my Zeiss 85mm most, but man my Zeiss 135 F1.8 creates some beautiful images! I guess it really boils down to what type of portraiture I’m shooting at the time, and how much space I’ve got to work with. Great channel, man!

[@AndysCuts]

nicely done!

[@Blackriver69]

Great video. I've been shooting for over 30 years but it still helps to see these all at once. Only thing missing is the 135mm. The old A-mount Zeiss was my favorite portrait lens of all time. Already have the Sigma 135mm FE mount on order. Passed on the Zeiss Batis... only because I thought the price was a bit high for a 2.8. Have been waiting for years now for Sony to either repackage their CZ 135 or come out with an all new one... but with as good as the Sigma Art is I probably wont care as much very soon.

[@billthornhill8408]

Can’t say I have a favorite as it all depends on the subject, location and context. I generally lean toward the wider end though, 35 & 50mm.

[@danianfocus]

Hard to choose, I own an 85mm 1.4 GM as well and I love it. Always wanted that 35mm 1.4 too though, just love the idea of including the environment in the scene. The background compression at 200mm is awesome as well. If I could afford them all I'd go wild obviously lol. 35mm is my next buy though.

[@SONYAdicto]

Daniel Anagnostis Look at Julia Trotti’s channel, she shoots portraits primarily with a 35mm and not all of them include the environment that much, and those look AWESOME! She knows how to use composition, (natural) lighting and posing though...

[@technoalah]

I got 35 1.4 and its just amazing. a bit big but the pictures out of this world.

[@rausyanrezaly2050]

For travelling I would choose 35mm. Easy and light to carry, nice bokeh and capture the whole background

[@williammathis4240]

Dude I rented a 85mm 1.8 for a family vacation and I loved it fella. Was able to capture some awesome shots on the beach. Might pull the trigger on soon. Thanks for the info

[@DjCashMoney767]

Love the photos. And explanations. (new subscriber)..... Wanna get my hands on those but so expensive

[@jobanh7ify]

The 85mm is the one I use the most... but that beast you showed at the end is legit!

[@christopherknight3541]

i love my 85mm, best purchase so far!!

[@ZtobbeZ]

Shooting wide with the 35 you can always crop in if you have the megapixels. I know its not the best practice, but it works if you dont have a longer lens

[@malachimovies]

I love to use an Olympus 45 mm - effectively 90mm - with a small four thirds camera. It enables discrete, non intrusive, even surreptitious shots. A lot depends on whether you want the subject/ model to be conscious of your intentions. It you don’t, then the more compact gear gets better results.

[@tripleseven6672]

70-200 is my go to lens but I did have a chance to shoot with the 85 and loved it.

[@DiogoReis]

I went for the 70-200, it's more versatile, the only downside it's the size and weight, I love it, it's one of the sharpest sony lens of the lineup 😍

[@spacewolf6]

I love all your videos. I would love to see this same comparison of lenses but on your a6500.

[@jaqelitariel8469]

The audio is very high quality 📈🚀🔥

[@danLaOvejaNegra]

Manny la verdad logras un gran aporte con tus videos, good job.

[@beautybongs724]

Awesome tutorial