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<blockquote data-quote="Slipperman" data-source="post: 219223" data-attributes="member: 14707">first off my 18-55mm sucks. very inconsistent quality and i can't get the background to blur enough to save my life. in photo after photo the background doesn't even look blurred when viewed at normal size (or sometimes does which is worse) but is always blurred to some degree when viewed at 100%. so 2 problems - when i want sharpness through the entire pic i don't get it, when i want a lot more blur in the background, i only get a little. i know there's a connection between focal length of a lens and the depth of field but i'm still having a problem understanding it. i figured a larger zoom range might give me the ability to blur the background more on a low aperture # and also get the sharpness i want with a higher number.and just to further explain where i'm coming from, i figure in addition to the zoom i would like to eventually get a wide angle (10-24) and 50mm 1.8 prime for portraits.may i ask what type of photography you do the most that doesn't require anything more than 55mm?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slipperman, post: 219223, member: 14707"] first off my 18-55mm sucks. very inconsistent quality and i can't get the background to blur enough to save my life. in photo after photo the background doesn't even look blurred when viewed at normal size (or sometimes does which is worse) but is always blurred to some degree when viewed at 100%. so 2 problems - when i want sharpness through the entire pic i don't get it, when i want a lot more blur in the background, i only get a little. i know there's a connection between focal length of a lens and the depth of field but i'm still having a problem understanding it. i figured a larger zoom range might give me the ability to blur the background more on a low aperture # and also get the sharpness i want with a higher number. and just to further explain where i'm coming from, i figure in addition to the zoom i would like to eventually get a wide angle (10-24) and 50mm 1.8 prime for portraits. may i ask what type of photography you do the most that doesn't require anything more than 55mm? [/QUOTE]

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