May I know what kind of lens suitable for shooting foods???

[Kenny_Yong_9]

May I know what kind of lens suitable for shooting foods???
any idea for that???

[noordin]

If you can afford it, get a Nikon PC lens or Canon TS lens. Do Google for them.

[eddyjnv]

any 50mm lens with large aperture (<f2.8) will do the job just fine.:cool:

[jetfynn]

Any lens will do.

But to get the best images, tilt lens or PC lens would be the best but be prepared to pay a huge sum for it.

[brownteddy]

canon ef 180mm f3.5 L macro. manyak syiok!!!!

my mistake

[dazzle]

50mm f1.8 will do.

[raclette]

canon ef 135mm f3.5 L macro. manyak syiok!!!!
mind sharin infos about this lens? i googled and found nothing:)

[Kenny_Yong_9]

opps...
I forgot to mention that currently I'm using Canon 400D with kit lens :)
Plan to buy 50mm F1.8 coz cheap enough...
:P:P:P

[EdwinTan]

kit lens will do just fine..
u don't need any "specify" lens..

depends on how u use it.. thats all

[dazzle]

use 50mm F/1.8 with WB setting cloudy.........................Look great
Play around your picture style.
U might get a good picture

[neoro]

Food photography isn't really much about the food or the lens :P

given that the food must look good already, its all about the additional artificial coloring and the extra glaze that you put on the food.

As for lens, a good macro lens would give you the best of details and since most macro (below 150mm) are F2.8 , you can open the lens wide and give it some perspective.

[Kenny_Yong_9]

Anyway, thanks for all da info...
I gonna go for 50mm F1.8 :)

[Jing-leBelle]

personally i would suggest you for 50mm f1.8 to shoot your food..
This lens is cheap and the effect is nice too :)

Just my small thought.

[nicolaslau]

canon TS lens. for shooting product and food

[g88]

agreed with noordin and nicolaslau.

Canon TS-E lens...

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EF-lenses/TS-E/Canon_TSE.jpg

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=7328

[mospeada]

50mm + raynox ......very sharp........

[Jackcpc]

How does a Tilt - Shift lense work anyway ?

jack


agreed with noordin and nicolaslau.

Canon TS-E lens...

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EF-lenses/TS-E/Canon_TSE.jpg

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=156&modelid=7328

[dinnas]

How does a Tilt - Shift lense work anyway ?

jack

In a nutshell, you can manually adjust the tilt & the shift of the lens (hence, the name). Most people associate the lens with architecture photography because of its ability to accurately shoot buildings as straight rather than slanted. This is known as the shift function. TS lenses are also used frequently in product placement photography because of its ability to manually adjust the depth of field directly (as opposed to going through the aperture). This is known as the tilt function. Some good reading with photo samples include:

http://photo.net/equipment/canon/tilt-shift
http://www.fredmiranda.com/TS-E90/
http://hame.ca/tiltshift.htm

To the original poster, TS lenses are not cheap - each of the three Canon models will cost you somewhere around RM3500-4500, if I'm not mistaken. If you can afford to get one or more, go for it. If you want to be a professional with a speciality in food photography, then yes, you should get one. Otherwise, just stick to a regular lens.

[nicolaslau]

In a nutshell, you can manually adjust the tilt & the shift of the lens (hence, the name). Most people associate the lens with architecture photography because of its ability to accurately shoot buildings as straight rather than slanted. This is known as the shift function. TS lenses are also used frequently in product placement photography because of its ability to manually adjust the depth of field directly (as opposed to going through the aperture). This is known as the tilt function. Some good reading with photo samples include:

http://photo.net/equipment/canon/tilt-shift
http://www.fredmiranda.com/TS-E90/
http://hame.ca/tiltshift.htm

To the original poster, TS lenses are not cheap - each of the three Canon models will cost you somewhere around RM3500-4500, if I'm not mistaken. If you can afford to get one or more, go for it. If you want to be a professional with a speciality in food photography, then yes, you should get one. Otherwise, just stick to a regular lens.
yes you are true i have use this lens before for shooting product. can adjust it very nice for u shooting food to real size .

[g88]

Some sample photos :redface:

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ts_e24_35

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ts_e45_28

[KYspeaks]

I do a lot of food photos (over 20 sets in my flickr) and almost all of them have been shot with the good ol reliable Tammy 17-50, sometimes with a flash. ;)

[zique]

Depends on what the purpose is for.

If it's just for normal daily shot that you want to capture to keep for memories sake, even a Kit Lens is good enough. That's what I normally shoot with.

If you're going for details, then a good Macro lens would do the trick.

[carllylz]

For cheap, good bokeh, low light, of course 50mm 1.8...:D