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Hi,
I'm looking for a good portrait lens, as I'm about to have a baby and so is my brother, so would like to get a good lens! I will also be buying a setup aswell for family shots aswell. I have the nikon 50mm 1.8, nikon 60mm 2.8 (might be selling to get the nikon 105mm VR) and nikon 70-200mm 2.8 VR. Will I need to get another lens to cover the lower range below 70mm, I'm shooting with nikon d90. I have seached and people have been saying nikon 28-70, nikon 24-70 or nikon 85mm, it's just way to much to choose from....... Any help would be great!!!!
 
The 70-200 is a great portrait lens, but you will be quite tightly framed on DX and struggle to maintain the minimum focusing distance indoors. The 24-70 and 28-70 are oriented toward flexibilty on FX, so you might find them a little long, depending on your style (though having 105mm equivalent at the long end certainly appeals to me). You might consider the DX equivalent (17-55 on Nikon, 17-50 Tamron), or something like the 35/1.8 as a cheap way of getting more of the subject into frame.

edit: I've limited the above to fast glass as I assume you'll mostly be indoors and want the option of blowing the background (and it sounds like you've got deep pockets!). Bring flash into the mix and lenses like the 16-85 start looking viable.
 
to be honest a 50mm and 70-200mm are all you need unless you want that wide open aperture at longer focal lengths. for portraits i would probably go with the tamron 17-50mm for any width or even the nikon 18-70mm.
 
Don't forget, the old standard rule of 90mm being the "kindest" focallength for portraits - 90mm on 35mm frame that is. Yes, you can do environmental portraits on 35mm and wider, but the classic head n shoulders is what is usually meant by "portrait" and where portrait lenses are optimised.

Your 50mm on Dx becomes a 75mm don't forget, so not far off, then with the 70mm end of your zoom, you have a 105 angle of view anyway......I would stick with what you have got and look for some softeners for your lighting. That will make more difference than a new lens.
 
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