This article by Professor William Castleman is about a comparison of Potrait Lens. Potraits shots are using equipments as follow:

Comparison of Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 on 1.5x format D80 and Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L on Full-Frame EOS-1Ds Mark II

Comparison of Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 on 1.5x format D80 and Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 on 1.6x format 20D

Images' aperture varies from f1.4 to f8 and are taken in RAW format then converted to JPEG.

Conclusions: Draw your own conclusions depending on your shooting preferences. The author's conclusion is at the bottom of the page.

Read Full article here: Nikon D80 Portrait Lens Tests

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