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Better bokeh at smaller aperture?
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<blockquote data-quote="eurotrash" data-source="post: 124709" data-attributes="member: 9237"><p>Yep, your distance from subject to lens matters a ton. Also, lenses have different bokeh characteristics. Zooms typically have harsh looking bokeh to my eyes, whereas most 2.8-1.8 primes will be able to speed-cream a background with minimal effort.</p><p>Alternatively, if you have a 1.4 lens, you'll be able to drop an atomic bokeh bomb on any background from any distance any time you like! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Not a huge aperture, but I was very close to the subject @ f3.2 on a 50mm 1.4:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8547523076/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8547523076_d75d13733c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8547523076/" target="_blank">Sandra Portrait</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stupidphotoguy/" target="_blank">stupidphotoguy</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, very close on a 50mm @ f1.4:</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8514128996/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8514128996_6af284482c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8514128996/" target="_blank">Lens test 1</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stupidphotoguy/" target="_blank">stupidphotoguy</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Bokeh is interesting because a few things go into making bokeh look great, not just the lens. There are several other factors at play here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eurotrash, post: 124709, member: 9237"] Yep, your distance from subject to lens matters a ton. Also, lenses have different bokeh characteristics. Zooms typically have harsh looking bokeh to my eyes, whereas most 2.8-1.8 primes will be able to speed-cream a background with minimal effort. Alternatively, if you have a 1.4 lens, you'll be able to drop an atomic bokeh bomb on any background from any distance any time you like! :p Not a huge aperture, but I was very close to the subject @ f3.2 on a 50mm 1.4: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8547523076/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8547523076_d75d13733c_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8547523076/]Sandra Portrait[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/stupidphotoguy/]stupidphotoguy[/url], on Flickr Again, very close on a 50mm @ f1.4: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8514128996/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8514128996_6af284482c_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8514128996/]Lens test 1[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/stupidphotoguy/]stupidphotoguy[/url], on Flickr Bokeh is interesting because a few things go into making bokeh look great, not just the lens. There are several other factors at play here. [/QUOTE]
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