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How much better is 50mm 1.8 over 22mm 2.0 in terms of taking portraits?

Started Jan 14, 2018 | Questions thread
jjz2 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,386
Re: How much better is 50mm 1.8 over 22mm 2.0 in terms of taking portraits?

doraemon784 wrote:

Hi, I recently got my M10 and 22mm 2.0 but I have been quite disappointed with the amount of bokeh that I get when I am taking portraits. So I have been looking into some other lenses that may give better results and after extensive searching online, it seems like either 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 is a reasonable option for me. But seeing that 50mm 1.8 is only 0.2 different from my 22mm in terms of focal length, I was wondering if this would still make a whole difference in terms of bokeh.. or would 50mm 1.4 be a wiser choice for me?

Thanks!

If this is a concern with you...i.e. You want to completely nuke a background you should skip the 50 also and jump to the 85 1.8 or it's bigger brother the 100 f2, esp if you are talking outdoor portraits.

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