View Full Version : This Image Shows How Camera Lenses Beautify or Uglify Your Pretty Face
OctaneChicken
Nov 10th, 2011, 08:42 AM
135mm looks pretty good.
http://gizmodo.com/5857279/this-is-how-lenses-beautify-or-uglify-your-pretty-face
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/11/e4315eb25d608da3dcf848172e4f2928.jpg
Ethan15
Nov 12th, 2011, 02:01 AM
Lens distortion exist which is why pros use telephoto to obtain portrait ... however the chart seems to be too biased to prove a point.
50mm vs 135mm:
50mm: Notice subject's hair on the right (our view). In this photo its almost her entire right hair is more pulled to the back than the 135mm counterpart. This is also partly due to subject's face facing tilted to the right.
135mm: Notice that the subject's face occupies larger space on the frame,.. unlike the 50mm where it shows even subject's hair tip on top ...
135mm has warmer skin colour ... whereas 50mm is more cold. Wondering if this is due to post processing or different setting taken?
dslrnewb
Nov 12th, 2011, 09:41 AM
Where is 85mm ;)
Unibomber
Nov 12th, 2011, 05:00 PM
last 3 she looks like a coke head lmao
OctaneChicken
Nov 13th, 2011, 10:36 AM
Just wondering. But shouldn't 35mm be a true representation of what you actually see? or is the distortion at 35mm due to the lens?
donkeyman
Nov 13th, 2011, 11:38 AM
So what you're saying is that I should use 350mm lens for coke addicts and 19mm for obese people?
Ethan15
Nov 13th, 2011, 06:40 PM
Just wondering. But shouldn't 35mm be a true representation of what you actually see? or is the distortion at 35mm due to the lens?
35mm is a true representation of what you see, correct, in terms of Field of View. Holding a 35mm lens to get a portrait meaning that you have to get closer to your subject which then create distortion as illustrated.
Focal length does not create distortion. It's just the relative distance between you and your subject which created distortion.
Other thoughts to ponder: This experiment is performed with full frame camera, and therefore if you own a crop frame camera ... such effect can be obtained less focal length. For instance, 135mm on that experiment is actually 85mm on a crop frame camera. Personally, I've used 50mm on crop for portrait (80mm on full frame) and found no issue with it whatsoever.
dslrnewb
Nov 13th, 2011, 08:32 PM
35mm is a true representation of what you see, correct, in terms of Field of View. Holding a 35mm lens to get a portrait meaning that you have to get closer to your subject which then create distortion as illustrated.
Focal length does not create distortion. It's just the relative distance between you and your subject which created distortion.
Other thoughts to ponder: This experiment is performed with full frame camera, and therefore if you own a crop frame camera ... such effect can be obtained less focal length. For instance, 135mm on that experiment is actually 85mm on a crop frame camera. Personally, I've used 50mm on crop for portrait (80mm on full frame) and found no issue with it whatsoever.
Hence my question as to why the tester excluded the 80-85mm lens from this test?