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Canon 50mm f1.4 USM
Super Takumar 135mm f3.5 (AF/adapted to Canon)
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Kim Guanzon edited this topic 29 months ago.
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300/4L IS or 50/1.8 II.
Posted 30 months ago.
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canon 50mm/f1.8 II ..
Posted 30 months ago.
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Canon 50mm 1.8, or kit lens reversed :)
Posted 29 months ago.
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Yep, the 50/1.8 II is a great lens when you want very shallow DOF.
Posted 29 months ago.
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I 'm a compulsive 50mm shooter (occasionally I do use a 35mm prime too). The lenses I prefer to shoot with for shallow depth of field are the Summilux 50mm f1.4 for Leica M and Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.4 ZF for Nikon.
Posted 28 months ago.
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I bought the 85/1.8 recently. Haven't used it much yet, but it's a sharp lens. I also tried the 135/2L, and I was floored by how sharp it is. See www.flickr.com/photos/xenedis/200954147/ for an example.
Posted 28 months ago.
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The 135/2L is great for bokeh and extremely shallow DOF when shot at f/2.
Posted 26 months ago.
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Rather old, but I really love the old m42 Pentacon 135f/2.8. It is called "bokeh monster" :). It's a pity that in my D50 I lose infinity focus, but still usable at portrait distances. Really really nice.
d.
Posted 26 months ago.
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Casio: f/3.6 - 11.8 mm (hehe)
Yashinon 80mm f/3.5 MF
Nikon 50 mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
In my opinion, a shallow DOF does not automatically equal bokeh. To me, bokeh is when the areas that are out of focus make the image interesting and/or aesthetically pleasing.
It is usually easier to to create bokeh with larger apertures, but most of the time it does not matter what equipment you have, but how you see.
That being said, I use my 50mm f/1.8 as much as possible.
Posted 26 months ago.
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Bokeh refers to the out-of-focus highlights, but is often interchangeably used to refer to background blur.
Here are two shots I took using my 135/2L. The first shows bokeh as well as shallow DOF, and the second shows shallow DOF only.
Posted 26 months ago.
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Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 USM,
a great macro lens also suitable for portraits,
just posted the first 3 shots here:
oh, and I really enjoyed the discussion and your thoughts about DOF. I think I found a great place to learn, thank you!
Posted 25 months ago.
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canon fd 50mm f/1.2; fd 100mm f/4 macro
both achieve great results for dof and bokeh. i learn new stuff about these lenses everytime i develop another roll
d.
Posted 25 months ago.
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50mm1.4 85mm1.8 and when looking at plants or insects 60mm 2.8
Posted 24 months ago.
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Definitely the Canon 50mm f1.4 USM.
Posted 24 months ago.
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p_neres [deleted] says:
Canon EF 200 f/1.8L. That lens is my absolute favourite for shalow DOF and produces remarkable bokeh.
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I've only just bought it and the quality of images and bokeh it produces is great. Cracking value for money at £69 too!
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I haven't had experience with many lenses - but I do quite like the bokeh of my Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III:
 -- from NathanaelB - (?)
Posted 17 months ago.
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You mean my 75-300 :)
The long focal lengths can make for attractive bokeh as well.
Posted 17 months ago.
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LOL! Yes, ex-yours :-)
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Canon 135 f/2 L.
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I'd say they're two different things.....my mamiya TLR gives me the best DOF control
.......but my Canon 135mm F2.8 gives me my favourite bokeh
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retrophotouk edited this topic 13 months ago.
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I'm also using the Nikon f1.8 50mm lens (~$110)
Posted 11 months ago.
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Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D
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50mm f1.8
The 55-200mm vr produces nice shallow dof at 200mm.
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Canon 50mm f1.8.
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evvvvs edited this topic 2 weeks ago.
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Although my Nikkor 50mm f1.4 is brilliant, I still think that my Tamron 28-200 XR when used at the 200mm end is my favourite :)
Tony.
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Just joined the group and really just started to get into this shallow depth of field stuff...
I use the Sony 50mm f1.4 on my a700, absolutely love this lens and the results it produces keep surprising me, especially when used at the wider apertures :)
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