35 1.4, any of the higher end options are excellent but its the goated lens imo

Number 1 is the only thing I kind of agree with, super shallow dof shots in studio can look amateurish. The dslr better than mirrorless thing is hilarious tho, sounds like you got a class taught by a staunch old head. I’m sure there were some valuable lessons in there tho. But there are no rules and it’s not the 80s anymore and people aren’t using 12 kicker lights on a portrait shoot.