There's More to Background Blur Than Aperture
12-09-2026 13:03 via fstoppers.com

There's More to Background Blur Than Aperture

You can shoot at f/1.4 and get almost no background blur, or shoot at f/4 and get plenty of it. That single fact upends how most people spend money on lenses, and it explains why some expensive glass never delivers the creamy backgrounds you paid for. [Read More]
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