Voigtl nder portrait heliar 75mm f 1 8 vs zeiss loxia 85mm f 2 4?

Both are manual-focus, full-frame primes, and both suit portraits. The Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 is the brighter lens, and it fits Sony E, Nikon Z and Canon RF. The Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 is Sony E only and slower, but 85mm is the focal length that portraits people usually start with.

If you shoot Sony E and want the classic 85mm view, the Zeiss is a good pick. If you want more background blur or you might change systems later, I'd go with the Voigtländer. Either way, the lens matters more than the body for portraits.

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