To me the best quality a portrait lens can have is great bokeh. My
favorite lenses for portraits are the Zuiko 85/2 and the Kiron 70-150/4
which can be seen in PK mount in this completed auction
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4688&item=7518165518&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW>
You may have to look awhile to find one in OM mount, especially for one
with the original reversible, snap-on plastic hood and soft case.
$35-50 will get you a great lens for portraiture and plenty of reach so
that grandmother doesn't notice you shooting photos so much.
All of the photos on this page were made with one or the other.
<http://home.comcast.net/~chucknorcutt/wsb/html/view.cgi-photos.html-.html>
The first and fourth are definitely done with the Kiron 70-150. The
second and fifth are definitely done with the Zuiko 85/2. I'm not sure
about the third. I think it was done with the Kiron but I can't be
positive.
Chuck Norcutt
auris . wrote:
> Simple question about portrait lens.
>
> I love to draw portraits and I do them often. But I have just 50/1,4 50/3,5
> and 28/2. I can take portrait just from short distance but then it is hard to
> stay unnoticed. My grandmother don’t like to be photographed, she said that
> she is not pretty any more and she always begin laugh then notice zuiko is
> looking at her. In my small om lineup I missed true portrait lens. What could
> you recommend: 85mm 100mm or 135mm? And which of them has best performance?
> 90mm is too expensive for me…
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> Thanks
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> Auris
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