If you had the room and the lens, a longer focal length would give you a less in focus background? I use a 300 a lot in close focus situations and get a really nice OOF background. It's a 300mm f4.5 FA and it close focuses to around under 10 feet!
-----Original Message----- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Examination > >Thanks, Ken. > >Yes, I would also prefer a cleaner background, but this was in a large >museum during a very popular exhibition. > >Dan > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less >> distracting. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < >> [email protected]> >> Subject: PESO: Examination >> >> >> My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the >>> Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/ >>> 10/8/examination >>> >>> -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom >>> Comments are invited. >>> >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

