Beginner Portraiture lens for DX camera

[Nadia Costa]

Hello everyone

I´m about to make my first move into portraiture photography (pets and children) and I´m looking for the best lens options that would fit this purpose for DX camera - Nikon D5200.
Am looking for sharp definition and to achieve nice and soft blurred background for an affordable price.

Thank you to take time to give me some advices

Best wishes,

Nadia.

 

[Phil V]

85mm 1.8

 

[gad-westy]

Do you know how much distance to your subjects you're going to have? As Phil says, the 85mm is a great choice but you might need a fair bit of room to use it.

 

[adrianday]

I'd personally go with an 85mm f/1.8 on a DX (or FX come to that) for portraits. Might I recommend going to a local camera shop and sticking a 50mm lens on a DX body. If you think it's too wide, an 85 will be just right.

If you decide on a 50mm, you might be better off going for an f/1.4 over an f/1.8 if you're after a shallow depth-of-field.