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Old 11-16-2009, 05:34 PM
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You really need a lens that opens wider. The aperture of your cut-out mask has got to be smaller than the aperture of the lens. What kind of bokeh do you get with your lens wide open? Can you still get the effect if you take the aperture two or three steps down?

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