I really struggle with this being an issue. A 55mm lens is going to be a touch tight. But it certainly isn't razor thin dof. Unless you are very tight. Here is a picture I took wide open testing out the c-af on my old a7II. While the dof is certainly thin, the falloff isn't atrociously abrupt. If you want deeper dof with more gradual falloff of the bokeh, the real solution is going to be:
A. Go wider with the same aperture
B. Use the same lens but stop it down
I really struggle with this being an issue. A 55mm lens is going to be a touch tight. But it certainly isn't razor thin dof. Unless you are very tight. Here is a picture I took wide open testing out the c-af on my old a7II. While the dof is certainly thin, the falloff isn't atrociously abrupt. If you want deeper dof with more gradual falloff of the bokeh, the real solution is going to be:
A. Go wider with the same aperture
B. Use the same lens but stop it down
I really struggle with this being an issue. A 55mm lens is going to be a touch tight. But it certainly isn't razor thin dof. Unless you are very tight. Here is a picture I took wide open testing out the c-af on my old a7II. While the dof is certainly thin, the falloff isn't atrociously abrupt. If you want deeper dof with more gradual falloff of the bokeh, the real solution is going to be:
A. Go wider with the same aperture
B. Use the same lens but stop it down
I really struggle with this being an issue. A 55mm lens is going to be a touch tight. But it certainly isn't razor thin dof. Unless you are very tight. Here is a picture I took wide open testing out the c-af on my old a7II. While the dof is certainly thin, the falloff isn't atrociously abrupt. If you want deeper dof with more gradual falloff of the bokeh, the real solution is going to be:
A. Go wider with the same aperture
B. Use the same lens but stop it down
Aug 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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