Telephoto Lens Or Macro?

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gc28

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I took these a while back with a Canon 3d Mark ii
I have just purchased a D5100 and would like to take more like this with blurred background ext.
So the question is.. do I need a macro, telephoto or something totally different....
Suggestions on lens' are welcome
Thanks in advance!!


IMG_2321 by gic28, on Flickr




IMG_2281 by gic28, on Flickr




IMG_2278 by gic28, on Flickr
 
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Watch72

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Hi - I think for the 1st picture - you may need a fast 85mm as it gives somewhat a compressed view.
The other two could do with a fast, say f2 or less, 50mm standard lens.
A macro would also do for type of picture like pic 2 and 3, but it depends upon how close you want to get to your subject and in your case example it seems 50mm fast std will give you the same.
 
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WayneF

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For a goal of reduced depth of field, the main thing is that you want to use a wide aperture to give reduced depth of field, with any lens.
 
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gc28

New member
I used the same camera and lens for all photos here, I have just taken a look at some f2 lenses and they seem way out of my price range for a beginner so i'll just play around with the stock lens a little more for now!
 
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Watch72

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I do not own any Sigma lenses but I reckon they are fine. You could try them out at your local dealers and also check out the Nikkor 50 f/1.8 - which I have read at many reviews to be a wonderful standard lens.
Here is a couple of pictures I took with a Nikkor 35mm f/2D with a D800E and it looks great with aperture wide open.

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jwstl

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gc28 said:
Sigma lenses seem decently priced do they just shoot a lot poorer quality of image?
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Some Sigma's are good, some are great, and others not so good. It all depends on which lens we are talking about.


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