Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography and portraiture - Dear gods, please ask me if I want to buy 5D4, which is used to take pictures of portraits and landscapes, with a budget of 5W, for the time being.

Dear gods, please ask me if I want to buy 5D4, which is used to take pictures of portraits and landscapes, with a budget of 5W, for the time being.

It is rare to ask this kind of question in Baidu

But I still have to envy the landlord regardless of the budget. . . Look at this sentence and give you a good answer. . .

of course, no matter where you ask this question, a bunch of wonderful answers will come out.

Some people tell you that you must focus, and all the focal sections must focus. They will say, "Dogs will win the battle" and "Professionals will focus"

Some people tell you that 5mm is closest to the human eye. 35mm is closest to the "binocular" view. Some people tell you that 85mm is the most suitable lens for portraits. Some people tell you that taking portraits is 7-2 F2.8. Some people tell you that if you want to "do it in one step", it is equal to the top three yuan. Some people may say that since the budget is not limited, it is better to go to Leica or medium format. Others may say that if you want to be light, you should go there. There is no standard answer to "purchase order".

I'll give you some directional suggestions.

any focal segment is irreplaceable. Some people think that the focal length can almost be compensated by people walking. For example, 5mm from the near point can replace 85, and 5 from the far point can replace 35, "advancing can attack and retreat can defend". I am very responsible to say that this is bullshit. The change brought by the change of focal length is the width of visual field, and each visual angle can not replace each other, and each has its own usage.

portraits can be taken at any focal length. The so-called "portrait head" is the word that people say the most, right? You can't take portraits at other focal lengths? As long as there is a model in your film and you take a shot to take this photo, then this shot can be called "portrait head". There's nothing that can't be photographed. Maybe the fisheye lens almost. Anything else will do. As I said above, the effects of each lens cannot be replaced by each other, and at the same time, because they have different effects, they are used in different ways. From 11mm to 5mm, it can be used to take photos, but the effect and method are completely different. Now this era is still obsessed with "what is the focal length of a portrait head?"

any focal length can also be used to shoot scenery. I just said, as long as you take a photo of a beautiful woman, is this shot like a head? So as long as I take a picture of no one in front of the landscape, is this called a landscape photo, and this shot is the head of the landscape? Generally speaking, people's aesthetics of scenic films now tend to be big scenes, and it is best to have a galaxy on top of the mountains and rocks. That is to say, people like to look at photos with rich information when watching scenic films. The scenery is deep and rich in texture, and there are at least three elements among mountains, stones, sand, grass, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, ice, clouds, trees, flowers, fog, rainbow, lightning, galaxy and aurora. . . . The field of vision has to extend from under your feet to the end of the sky. . . How can I take such a photo? . . . . The first is that you have to go to that kind of place, such as those national parks in North America. There are too many examples, so I won't give them examples. I'm from Canada, and the scenery is much less than that of the United States. If you shoot at a pool in front of the community, it's impossible to shoot a landscape blockbuster, right? You have to go to a place with that kind of scenery first. Second, you have to have a lens that can accommodate so much information. What lens is ok? Wide-angle lens So most of the scenic blockbusters you see now are big scenes shot with wide-angle lenses in those places with big scenes. Other focal lengths can also be shot, but the usage is different. For example, if you want to shoot the effect of a forest of trees, that is, take a telephoto shot at a distance. This thing is best illustrated and best understood. But I'm too lazy to illustrate, especially since Baidu knows that it is not a user-friendly platform. In short, it is any shot with a focal length, as long as it can shoot beautiful scenery, that is the scenery head. But it's really a wide angle.

no lens or camera has a viewing angle or "picture quality" close to the human eye. "The angle of view of Quan Huafu's 5-mm lens is close to the human eye", this statement may indeed have existed 5 or 6 years ago or even earlier, and it is not made up by people now, but the problem is that these people only remember this sentence, but they don't know that the qualification of this sentence is very specific. I don't want to explain this here, because it is best to have pictures. But by the way, this is a slap in the face. People need to trust something. People like to believe what they want to be true, just like many people want to find a belief. Can you understand that? So some people have several shots in their hands. Which one should they take when they go shopping? Or indecisive when buying a lens, he needs a decision that makes him feel practical. So he will think of the sentence that a certain lens is close to the human eye, which makes him confident when he takes this lens or buys this lens, and makes him feel that "the closest to the human eye, the filming will not be too bad." Can you understand? This is why some people say that 35 mm is closest to the human eye, while others say that 4 mm, 43 mm, 5 mm and 58 mm. You can say anything. The phrase "closest to the human eye" is a placebo. Can you understand?

let me be more specific. Above, I said to take a look at the scenery. As long as you can go to a nice place, a wide-angle lens is indispensable. What is the wide angle of Canon system? 11-24 F4L, this is the nb lens of Canon. Although the aperture is only F4, 11mm is very, very wide, and the image quality of this head is also very good. This Nikon has no similar products, let alone other brands. This is the place where he is nb. If it shows that Nikon also produced an identical one in 28, then Canon will not be nb. The next one is 16-35 F2.8L, which is the wide-angle end of the Big Three Yuan. The picture quality of the second generation of 2.8L is relatively poor, and there are individual differences, which is very annoying. Compared with the wide-angle end of Nikon's big ternary 14-24 F2.8, it is really poor. This is where Canon's scenery is widely criticized. Because Nikon's fuselage is wider than Canon's, and the quality of this ultra-wide-angle and large-aperture zoom lens is also higher than Canon's, many landscape photographers have done their best in the past few years. However, since Canon produced 5DSR and 11-24F4L, some landscape photographers have come back to use Canon. Speaking of 16-35 2.8, the second generation is not good, but now there are just three generations. According to the current Canon lens posture, it is estimated that the image quality of the three generations will not be bad, and we can wait for others to reflect after listing. Since 11-24 is so good, why should we watch 16-35? Because the aperture is one notch short. If you only want to buy one lens at the wide-angle end, it should be 16-35 F2.8 Although this head is not as wide as 11-24, it is F2.8 aperture. Although the aperture of this head is not as big as 1.4 of 24mm F1.4, it can be as wide as 16mm and zoom. On the aperture, F2.8 is not limited to shooting the starry sky, and it is not as convenient as 1.4. This is related to the previous and later techniques, and there is no need to elaborate, but 2.8 can already shoot beautiful starry sky, while F4 is very difficult. As far as focal length is concerned, as long as there is a wind lens, it must be zoom, because the scenery is particularly out of your control. You need an adjustable perspective to adapt to your environment.

shoot people. You go to see those red wedding photographers like Weibo /poco/ Netease, they use zoom more, and they all use it. The main thing is efficiency. Moreover, their work is more streamlined, and they are a multi-person team, which has a higher degree of control over the environment and people. And those single freelance photographers generally use the fixed-focus lens more often, such as 35 to 5. Please pay attention to my words here. I'm not saying that wedding photographers only buy big three yuan instead of fixed focus, nor that freelance photographers only buy fixed focus instead of big three yuan. I'm talking about the frequency. About whether the zoom head F2.8 is enough. Compared with large aperture fixed-focus lens (such as 5 1.2), the difference between F2.8 and large aperture fixed-focus lens is the depth of field on the one hand and the light flux on the other. Your needs for these two aspects are actually separate. In low light environment, such as cafes, the convenience brought by F1.2 1.4 is enormous. As for the depth of field, except for occasions where Jiao Wai effect is intentionally created, it is seldom necessary to turn on F1.2. Because the background is not beautiful. This is a question of aesthetics. What I said above means that if you want to "buy only one" lens for taking portraits, there is still no standard answer to what to choose. We should adapt to local conditions and vary from person to person. But if you really bought 16-35F2.8, I suggest 5F1.2.. Because 35 can make do with zoom. 5-beat photo shoot is used more. It doesn't matter if you don't buy telephoto for the time being.

as for the dog, it is basically a topic of image quality. The current market is like this. The newer the lens, the better the image quality. Take a look at Canon's new lenses in recent years, including 24-7 2.8 second generation, 16-35 F4L, 35 F1.4L second generation, and 11-24 F4L, all of which have very good picture quality. That is, the newer the technology, the better the picture quality. Compared with the second generation of 5 1.2L and 24-7, the picture quality is really incomparable. In addition, in recent years, Sigma has taken the stacking route and produced several high-quality shots, but the quality control of Sigma is really unreliable.

about metaphysics. It's the atmosphere, the Jiao Wai backlighting. In fact, there is a real difference. But many times what people feel is just the placebo effect. Use it yourself. If you are a rational person, you will know that different shots are really different, not fake, but what others say is still fart. For example, if you use 5 F1.2 and 5 1.4, you get 1.4 to shoot. It may not make any difference if you shoot toys in the house, except that the hair color is not quite the same. If you really want to go out for a photo shoot, you will realize that it is really different. By the way, Jiao Wai's style is actually very intuitive, and obvious differences can be observed in most cases. This involves the problem that everyone has different tastes. For example, the Jiao Wai spot of Sigma 5mm ART is closer to a circle, while the Jiao Wai of Canon 5 1.2 is more inclined to date pit shape and has disgusting spot cutting. . . However, the transition effect of the lower contrast background, 5 1.2, is even better. It depends on what you like.

about 24-15. This is generally called standard change, and it is also called Standard Zoom Lens in foreign countries. 24-7 24-15 24-12 28-15 28-135 of the full-width system can be called scaling, because it covers common perspectives. The focal length range is so wide, the price is the image quality and aperture. And because his market positioning is "hedging", he will not do it too well for you. So people look down on this head. As for whether this head is competent for landscape and portrait shooting, I think I have said so much above, and you have some idea. But there is no standard answer to this thing. My own positioning of this head is the head for traveling here. For example, if you go to the zoo with your sister, you can take a long shot of animals and take a picture of your sister to visit here. You can't take more than one camera and one mirror to the zoo. That's the shot. But do you think I can live without this lens? Sure, can I go to the zoo without a camera? Can I bring 24-7 or 7-2? Can't I film this tour with my mobile phone? What is there to shoot in the zoo? So whether this head is much different depends on your own needs.

talking so much is to help you choose. There is no standard answer.

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As for the weight, you've been on 5D4. . . How light can it be? . .

it can only be said that fixed focus is lighter than zoom.

the zoom of 16-35 is not heavy, and the second generation of 2.8 is not as heavy as a 35 ART fixed focus of Sigma. I don't think three generations will weigh much. Canon's lens has always been light, but it is still very powerful.

11-24 F4L is over one kilogram, which is relatively heavy.

5 coke section, the original factory fixed coke is lighter than 24-7. . . Sigma's 5 ART may be heavier than Canon's 24-7, and I'm not sure.

telephoto, if 7-2 is too heavy, put on fixed focus 135 F2L, which is not only easy to use but also very light. But because it is fixed focus, the flexibility is limited.

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To play photography seriously, you need a reliable tripod besides a camera lens that fits your hand. Considering the pile of things you bought, and the money is not bad, it is recommended to go to Gitzo 2 series or 1 series (1 series is lighter and smaller), and Yuntai can just buy an ordinary ball head, but you have to buy a reliable brand. The domestic market may be different, so I suggest you study it separately.

To take a serious picture of the scenery, in addition to having a good tripod, it is also necessary to buy a flashing light. One is enough, and sometimes it is necessary to fill the foreground for taking a night view. More seriously, you can buy some color filters (for flashing lights, not for lenses). This is not expensive, and it is a backup.

if you take a serious portrait, you will definitely take the road of playing with lights in the end. That one lamp is not enough. You have to buy three or four lamps, and you have to buy a lamp holder and take some soft lighting measures. I'm just beginning to play with lights now, and I can't give you any advice in this respect.

Then there is the camera bag, which is definitely different from the one used for pretending and climbing mountains. This has to be discussed separately, so you can study it yourself.