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Maybe i'm doing something wrong, but that doesn't work on things that are three dimensional. This is as out of focus i can get my background.
You didn't do anything wrong. You have a pretty wide field of view behind a small subject. You're not going to get much more bokeh than that. If you want to get more, get a 70-200, zoom out to 200 and frame the subject to almost fill the frame. Your blur is fine, if you crop that image tight to the subject you'll see what you're looking for.
Maybe i'm doing something wrong, but that doesn't work on things that are three dimensional. This is as out of focus i can get my background.
You didn't do anything wrong. You have a pretty wide field of view behind a small subject. You're not going to get much more bokeh than that. If you want to get more, get a 70-200, zoom out to 200 and frame the subject to almost fill the frame. Your blur is fine, if you crop that image tight to the subject you'll see what you're looking for.
I took you up on your advise and got the 70-200 vrii, it should arrive pretty soon. I have a lot of questions about this lens. Like how far can you close your aperture until the background becomes visible when filling the target with the frame. I've never shot beyond 55mm, this should be an interesting few months to come with this new lens.
I took you up on your advise and got the 70-200 vrii, it should arrive pretty soon. I have a lot of questions about this lens. Like how far can you close your aperture until the background becomes visible when filling the target with the frame? I've never shot beyond 55mm, this should be an interesting few months to come with this new lens. and i will of course find a way to incorporate it into my hamtography sessions.
Congratz on the new lens. This lens will open your eyes quite a bit. I have the VR1 version.I took you up on your advise and got the 70-200 vrii, it should arrive pretty soon.
This is where you want to set up a regimented course of test shots to see for yourself with your own lens and camera combination. A pencil and notebook are worth having on hand. Setup a single subject at a specified distance from the plane of the sensor (I usually start at the minimum focusing distance) and start at a focal length of 70mm. Set your shooting mode to Manual so that all matters are constant until you decidedly make a change in ONE setting. Run through the aperture settings from f/2.8 to f/22 (I suggest full stop changes because the 1/3 & 2/3 differences will not matter all that much and it's much less time and trouble). Do this until you have reached 200mm. Now at this point before going to your next focal length, I suggest to take a blank shot and note the change in your notebook. I will place my hand directly in front of the lens and snap. Move to 90mm or whatever you find you think you will need to use for the comparisons. Guess what, you're not done. Move your subject one, two, three meters or whatever distance you decide. Rinse and repeat. Continue moving the subject further away. Rinse and repeat.I have a lot of questions about this lens. Like how far can you close your aperture until the background becomes visible when filling the target with the frame? I've never shot beyond 55mm, this should be an interesting few months to come with this new lens. and i will of course find a way to incorporate it into my hamtography sessions.
I took you up on your advise and got the 70-200 vrii, it should arrive pretty soon. I have a lot of questions about this lens. Like how far can you close your aperture until the background becomes visible when filling the target with the frame? I've never shot beyond 55mm, this should be an interesting few months to come with this new lens. and i will of course find a way to incorporate it into my hamtography sessions.
If you have to ask, then definitely no.Is there a point to ever put down my d3200 and buy one of the higher model dslr's? I don't really see it myself.
Just an FYI since I've seen you post something similar to this numerous times:Here is an example i shot hand-held at iso 64k, 200mm, aperture 3.2.
That is correct. But boy is this a heavy lens. Looking through my lens at 200mm, i can tell that my arms aren't that stable as i thought, i'm moving all over the place.