Best studio portrait lens?

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Which lens is the most used by all you pro studio togs out there?

I've got a few which would fit the bill ( 24-105 f4L - 70-200 2.8L - nifty fifty- 100mm f2.0)

Do the pro togs use any of these or is there a "must have" lens for studio work?
 
I think that regardless of studio or not the 50mm is hard to beat... Would be interesting to hear what the pros say though!
 
Depends how much room you've got really. Longer tends to be more 'flat'tering for want of a better way of putting it :)
 
Depends what you're putting it on too.
 
For me it would be 50mm 1.2L on a crop, or the 85mm 1.2L on a full frame. If you are in an environment where you can control all the elements, then primes would be top of my list for stunning performance and getting you to interface with the composition.
 
50 1.4 an 85 1.8 can be substituted for those without bottomless pockets.
 
The 24-70 f2.8 would be a very good option if you want a bit more flexibility and not get stuck with a zoom.

Personally I've never used shallow DoF in a studio so the fact that you've only got f2.8 rather than the f1.4 or f1.2 of a prime shouldn't be an issue and a 24-70mm is as sharp as a zoom lens gets so you'll get great images.
 
Speed of lens no so important if you are in a studio. I find the 24-70 gives me great flexability and means I don't need to get 'in the face' of the subject for a close up. I've also got space at the wide end for large groups although you do need to be careful of distortion!
 
depends on the size of your studio and what sort of images you're taking

24-105, 85, 70-200 all rate highly in the canon arena afaik.
 
I had a 85f1.2L but I found it a bit long at times and ended up using my 24-70,and at the end of the day if your stopping down to f8-f11 most lenses will do a very good job. So I would give your 24-105 a go.
 
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