The Best Lens for Portraits: Our Top Picks of 2023

Verdict

The Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Color Printer - Dusky Pink is a great option for those who want an easy and convenient way to print photos from their smartphones. It’s quick printing speed and fun filters and frames make it a great choice for creating unique prints.

Specs

The Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Color Printer is equipped with Bluetooth capability, and can quickly print photos from your smartphone in about 12 seconds. It also allows you to print photos from videos, and add fun filters and frames to your photos.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Quick printing speed
• Bluetooth capability
• Fun filters and frames
• Prints photos from videos

Cons

• Prints take about 90 seconds to develop after printing

Verdict

The Lightdow 85mm F1.8 Medium Telephoto Manual Focus Full Frame Portrait Lens is a great option for those looking for a manual focus lens for Canon EOS Rebel cameras.

Specs

This lens features 8 pieces of circular aperture, smooth and large focus rings internal focusing (IF) hybrid aspherical lenses (H-ASP), and ultra multi coating (UMC). It is compatible with Canon EOS Rebel T7, T7i, T6, T6i, T5, T5i, SL2, 80D, 77D, 700D, 70D, 60D, 50D, 5D, 6D, 7D, 600D, 550D, 200D, 150D, 100D, 1300D, 1400D, 1500D etc.

Pros

• Large Aperture with a pleasing bokeh quality
• Full Manual Focus Operation

Cons

• Not suitable for SLR beginners

Verdict

The Canon Portrait and Travel Two Lens Kit with 50mm f/1.8 and 10-18mm Lenses (Renewed) is a great choice for those looking for a lightweight and versatile kit for capturing stunning photos and videos.

Specs

The kit includes the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM and EF-S10-18mm F4.5-5.6 IS STM lenses. The EF 50mm f/1.8 STM has a minimum focusing distance of 1.15 ft. (0.35m) and a maximum magnification of 0.21x. The EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM has a full-time manual focus feature and a circular aperture (7 blades).

Pros

• Compact and lightweight
• Ideal for low-light photography and creative background blur
• Ultra-wide zoom lens with an impressive starting focal length
• Smooth and quiet continuous AF during video recording
• Full-time manual focus allows manual focus adjustment while in AF Mode
• Circular aperture helps deliver beautiful, soft backgrounds
• Metal mount helps provide stability and ruggedness

Cons

The kit does not include a case or bag to store the two lenses.

Verdict

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - Fixed (Renewed) is an excellent lens for portrait and natural images, with a natural angle of view and perspective and designed to produce beautiful background blur.

Specs

• Maximum Aperture: f/1.8
• Lens Type: Telephoto Zoom Lens
• Focal Length: 85mm
• Closest Focusing Distance: 2.8 feet
• Weight: 15 ounces

Pros

• Ring-type ultra-sonic monitor (USM) brings subject quickly into focus
• Natural angle of view and perspective is ideal for portraits and natural images
• Designed to produce beautiful background blur

Cons

None.

Verdict

The Canon Portrait and Travel Two Lens Kit with 50mm f/1.8 and 10-18mm Lenses - Deal-Expo Accessories Bundle is a great option for photographers who need a versatile and effective lens kit for everyday photography.

Specs

This bundle comes with two lenses: the Canon EF-S10-18mm F4.5-5.6 IS STM and the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM. It also includes 49mm and 67mm UV filters, two lens pouches, two lens cap keepers, a camera flash bracket, a dust blower, and a brush pen.

Pros

• Compact, lightweight design
• Large f/1.8 aperture for low-light photography and creative background blur
• 16mm starting focal length (35mm equivalence)
• Full-time manual focus for AF mode
• Circular aperture (7 blades) for soft backgrounds

Cons

• No image stabilization
• No weather sealing