Quote Originally Posted by Corran View Post
Please explain what you mean by "the colors artificial?"

E100VS is a saturated and high-contrast color positive film. For portraits I assume you will be shooting color neg, which will have a very different look. Your choice of lens can/should also pair with your choice of film. I like the look of older, lower-contrast lenses on positive film. On negative, it might be too much.

Multicoating and APO are two different things with two different purposes. If you want high performance, you should get an APO lens.

For color (or b&w) portrait work I personally have used a Voigtlander 15cm f/4.5 APO Lanthar and enjoy that lens a lot. It has the APO performance with a classic look and contrast profile. YMMV. Perhaps find images appealing to you in the monthly "portrait" thread and see what lenses they are using.
Thanks for your comments.
I will look for a 150 APO. The Voigtlander for sure is one of the best but I will consider cheaper options.