Answers.Body: <p>Typically recommended portrait lenses are around 85mm to 135m. These numbers refer to full frame cameras.</p>
  
  <p>Since you are using a m43 camera with a crop factor of 2x you should investigate lenses from 40mm to 70mm that fit your Panasonic</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>70mm to 100mm is the ideal portrait range. Although I prefer a farther throw many times simply for the look. </p>
  
  <p>Wider will distort, longer will compress. </p>
  
  <p>20mm, that's wide- very for full frame or even a crop sensor. Are you sure of that?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks coinrocket, I'll investigate lenses in that range. Mine is a micro-four-thirds lens- I think 20mm is equivalent to 50mm.
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Answers.Body: <p>I have not used this lens but from my research it is a great lens for portraits/interviews. The Lumix 42.5mm F1.7 can be found on ebay for around $300 to $250 USD.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm using a "PANASONIC LUMIX G II Lens, 20mm, F1.7 ASPH" (MFT) lens to shoot interviews.</p>
  
  <p>However, it distorts faces a bit when within 10 feet. I've read (after I bought it, unfortunately) that this lens isn't too well suited to interviews for that reason.</p>
  
  <p>What would be a better fit? A wider lens would also be nice.</p>
  
  <p>Any advice appreciated!</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Another [complete comparison of shorter focal lengths](https://photo.stackexchange.com/a/101811/37074) at Photo.SE.
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Comments.Text: This question is better suited on http://photo.stackexchange.com/. Actually, it has been asked there numerous times and answered as well; see for instance [Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?](http://photo.stackexchange.com/q/916/2236)
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Title: Lens that doesn't make faces look fat
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ThreadText: # Lens that doesn't make faces look fat
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-01)
  
  I'm using a "PANASONIC LUMIX G II Lens, 20mm, F1.7 ASPH" (MFT) lens to shoot interviews.
  
  However, it distorts faces a bit when within 10 feet. I've read (after I bought it, unfortunately) that this lens isn't too well suited to interviews for that reason.
  
  What would be a better fit? A wider lens would also be nice.
  
  Any advice appreciated!
  
  **Tags:** lenses, interview
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: This question is better suited on http://photo.stackexchange.com/. Actually, it has been asked there numerous times and answered as well; see for instance [Which focal-length lens is usually used for portrait photography, and why?](http://photo.stackexchange.com/q/916/2236)  
  > **username_1**: Another [complete comparison of shorter focal lengths](https://photo.stackexchange.com/a/101811/37074) at Photo.SE.  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-02. Score: 2
  
  Typically recommended portrait lenses are around 85mm to 135m. These numbers refer to full frame cameras.
  
  Since you are using a m43 camera with a crop factor of 2x you should investigate lenses from 40mm to 70mm that fit your Panasonic
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2016-09-03. Score: 1
  
  70mm to 100mm is the ideal portrait range. Although I prefer a farther throw many times simply for the look.
  
  Wider will distort, longer will compress.
  
  20mm, that's wide- very for full frame or even a crop sensor. Are you sure of that?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks coinrocket, I'll investigate lenses in that range. Mine is a micro-four-thirds lens- I think 20mm is equivalent to 50mm.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-11-03. Score: 0
  
  I have not used this lens but from my research it is a great lens for portraits/interviews. The Lumix 42.5mm F1.7 can be found on ebay for around $300 to $250 USD.
  
  
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