the 45mm doesn't provide shallow enough DoF... [image + shooting notes]

Yeah, I've found that one can judge image sharpness pretty well even at web display resolutions. If the sharpness is not there, it can't really be faked. On the other hand, it is tough to tell whether one has the ultimate resolution to make large print sizes without a closer to 100% view.

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