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      09-17-2015, 09:47 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by cmplaya View Post
nothing technically wrong with my technique using zooms, but my primes have much shallower depth of field which I think is more pleasing to look at. All but one of these photos was taken with a prime lens (24/1.4, 50/1.4 or 135/2). Only the one with the horse and carriage was taken with a 70-300L zoom
Nice stuff. You're heavily weighted toward portrait, so it makes sense. Still, I find that using an f/4 70-200mm in the 100mm range gives nice bokeh. For a dedicated portrait lens, I'd agree and go with an 85mm f/2.

Noobs should realize that you can get bokeh a couple of ways. With a wide-angle lens, you really need a large aperture. At 80mm or so, then getting close at f/4 can give pleasing bokeh.

Dave
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