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<blockquote data-quote="kevy73" data-source="post: 286886" data-attributes="member: 23493">Howdy Smoke.... Bokeh isn't exclusive to primes.&nbsp; You are correct in saying that you can get some great bokeh using yur 55-300mm variable aperture.Bokeh is created when you have a good depth of field (DOF) relative to the rest of the image - hard to put into words.&nbsp; Put simply, the closer you are to your subject and the farther the background is to your subject the better the bokeh or creamy goodness you will get.&nbsp; This is all to do with depth of field.If you understand depth of field and get a good idea of it's workings, you can get those wonderful creamy backgrounds all day long.&nbsp; Yes, it can be easier with a prime lens, because usually, you can open them up more (smaller f stop) thus reducing your DOF, but if you are close enough to your subject and the background sufficiently far away, even at f6 you can have a narrow depth of field and get the bokeh effect.There is a decent DOF calculator here <a href="http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html" target="_blank">Online Depth of Field Calculator</a> and you can even get android or iphone apps to have with you in the field.Hope that helps a little.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kevy73, post: 286886, member: 23493"] Howdy Smoke.... Bokeh isn't exclusive to primes. You are correct in saying that you can get some great bokeh using yur 55-300mm variable aperture. Bokeh is created when you have a good depth of field (DOF) relative to the rest of the image - hard to put into words. Put simply, the closer you are to your subject and the farther the background is to your subject the better the bokeh or creamy goodness you will get. This is all to do with depth of field. If you understand depth of field and get a good idea of it's workings, you can get those wonderful creamy backgrounds all day long. Yes, it can be easier with a prime lens, because usually, you can open them up more (smaller f stop) thus reducing your DOF, but if you are close enough to your subject and the background sufficiently far away, even at f6 you can have a narrow depth of field and get the bokeh effect. There is a decent DOF calculator here [URL="http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html"]Online Depth of Field Calculator[/URL] and you can even get android or iphone apps to have with you in the field. Hope that helps a little. [/QUOTE]

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