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Budget lens for auto shots?

Started Feb 15, 2013 | Discussions thread
TTMartin
TTMartin Veteran Member • Posts: 7,304
Re: Budget lens for auto shots?

brudy wrote:

If you're looking for bokeh aka blurry background, you need something with a wide aperture like the 50/1.4 or perhaps the Sigma 30/1.4. Or maybe the 60mm macro? The slower zooms will not get you where you want to go.

The 40mm f/2.8 pancake has a nice bokeh also.

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