Spend enough time around professional photographers and you may hear some say that lenses with fixed focal lengths are the absolute tops when it comes to image quality. With such a vast number of options available, how can a photographer possibly narrow themself down to just one or two prime lenses when you could have a flexible and wide-ranging zoom instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, Seattle-based photographer and educator Jessica Whitaker<\/a><\/strong> has done some of the more difficult work for us by testing five different focal lengths on a Canon 5D Mark IV<\/a><\/strong> during an outdoor portrait shoot. In the video below, she gives us a side-by-side comparison of a Sigma 24mm f\/1.4 ART<\/a><\/strong>, a Sigma 35mm f\/1.4 ART<\/a><\/strong>, a Canon 50mm f\/1.2 L<\/a><\/strong>, a Canon 85mm f\/1.2 L II<\/a><\/strong> and a Canon 135mm f\/2 L<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s a five-way battle between 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm & 135mm. Which focal length is the best for portraits? Watch below to draw your own conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n