Superstriker#8
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What lenses would you recommend for shallow DOF in normal shooting conditions, at least kit-lens level sharpness wide-open, preferably 25-85mm focal length.
I forgot to mention, preferably under $350 or so, and I already have the 60mm f2.8 macro. And also, 35-85mm actual focal length.
Something like the SLR magic or Rokinon lenses.
Thanks, and sorry for not being clear in my original post.
Format, focal length, aperture, and subject distance affect DOF. You might want to try calculators such as http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html to check DOF for different combinations of the above factors :smile:Does aperture alone determine DOF whereas FL AND aperture determine amount of blur?
I forgot to mention, preferably under $350 or so, and I already have the 60mm f2.8 macro. And also, 35-85mm actual focal length.
Something like the SLR magic or Rokinon lenses.
Thanks, and sorry for not being clear in my original post.
With the 60mm macro, you already have the shallowest depth of field lens in all of Micro 4/3.
With the 60mm macro, you already have the shallowest depth of field lens in all of Micro 4/3.
I would guess there are more than a hundred lenses that would fit your criteria ...What lenses would you recommend for shallow DOF in normal shooting conditions, at least kit-lens level sharpness wide-open, preferably 25-85mm focal length.
Thats an odd way to look at it, I guess its technically correct if you don't care what your subject is or how much of it is in the frame and just want shallow DOF in spite of image content.
However, if you want to say, take a headshot, or a full body shot, then no, various other lenses will provide narrower DOF.
I would guess there are more than a hundred lenses that would fit your criteria ...![]()
Also check www.howmuchblur.com as DOF and background blur aren't the same concepts. Most DOF calculates will tell you how much is in focus (which doesn't really vary by focal length for a given aperture, say 1.8). However what does vary is how much of the background is in the frame eg how enlarged the background is, with longer focal lengths you move further back to get the same framing, which means the background is compressed/enlarged making the out of focus area appear even more out of focus. DOF calculators on the other hand will only tell you how much is in sharp focus, which doesn't really tell the whole story but may be useful for other reasons.
http://howmuchblur.com/#compare-2x-...-f1.2-and-2x-75mm-f1.8-on-a-0.9m-wide-subject
Distance to subject, and subject's distance to background elements are very, very important as well. If you're close to your subject, but there is a wall 6 inches behind them, it will be very difficult to blur the wall. However, if you move the subject so the background is far away, it will be very easy to blur the BG, even with a slower lens.
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