tamron 28-75 f2.8 or canon 1.8 85mm
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A prime lens is better than a zoom, only problem with a prime is that its fixed focus so you have to move rather than the lens to frame the subject, but the optic's are generally much better than a zoom. A zoom give you flexibility, a prime makes you think about the shot and how to compose it. 85mm f1.8 a great lens.
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if you want to do portraits, the canon 85 1.8 is by all accounts an excellent lens and is a nice focal length to work with.
i have a sigma 85 1.4 and it too is a nice lens, great smooth bokeh and a good working distance between you and the subject.
i can't comment on the tamron, assuming it's a good lens i'd still go for the prime over the zoom simply because lenses f2 or faster have something magic about them... you get a pop that's very difficult to get from a 2.8 lens unless it's quite long (135mm or more really).
go for the prime, you won't regret it.
i have a sigma 85 1.4 and it too is a nice lens, great smooth bokeh and a good working distance between you and the subject.
i can't comment on the tamron, assuming it's a good lens i'd still go for the prime over the zoom simply because lenses f2 or faster have something magic about them... you get a pop that's very difficult to get from a 2.8 lens unless it's quite long (135mm or more really).
go for the prime, you won't regret it.
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well, it does depend on what you shoot and how fast it moves, if it's adults or older children then it wouldn't be much different to a zoom, obviously younger kids running around is going to be much more moving around.
but you have to balance it out, a 28-75 lens isn't going to give you a huge amount of usable portrait focal length anyway, but in any case it will be a compromise - with the zoom you get convenience, with the prime you get ultimate image quality, better bokeh, more dof control etc etc.
my kit bag comprises of 3 primes and 1 zoom. a prime is on my camera much of the time. i only tend to use the zoom when i'm going somewhere like a zoo or on holiday where i won't always have much scope for zooming with my feet or i don't want to carry too much kit.
personally, i don't find myself running around all that much - i have two young kids and even with a zoom you are moving around to get the best framing so i don't think that should really be a deciding factor unless you have limited mobility.
and if shooting portraits is going to be the main use of the lens, i don't think there are many who'd argue the 85 1.8 is a great lens and will do the job just dandy.
but you have to balance it out, a 28-75 lens isn't going to give you a huge amount of usable portrait focal length anyway, but in any case it will be a compromise - with the zoom you get convenience, with the prime you get ultimate image quality, better bokeh, more dof control etc etc.
my kit bag comprises of 3 primes and 1 zoom. a prime is on my camera much of the time. i only tend to use the zoom when i'm going somewhere like a zoo or on holiday where i won't always have much scope for zooming with my feet or i don't want to carry too much kit.
personally, i don't find myself running around all that much - i have two young kids and even with a zoom you are moving around to get the best framing so i don't think that should really be a deciding factor unless you have limited mobility.
and if shooting portraits is going to be the main use of the lens, i don't think there are many who'd argue the 85 1.8 is a great lens and will do the job just dandy.
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It certainly isn't a nightmare to use. "Challenging" would be a better description as it simply means you have to think more about your composition, unless of course, space is severely restricted.
I have both and my first choice is normally the 85mm although the Tamron certainly is no slouch.
I'm sure you'll be happy with either lens
