But seriously what lens do I use: The 85mm the 50mm or the 35mm ? So I have to be completely honest with you. When I first started into my photography journey, I had to start from scratch. I had absolutely not the tiniest idea on what lenses to use. And specifically what lenses to use for portraits. So like everyone else I googled it. And… I YouTube'd it. The results I kept coming across were three lenses in specific. The 85mm 1.4, the 50mm 1.4, and the 35mm 1.4. Of course