[Martin_MM]

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Could you post a link to some photo you like that has real shallow depth of field, where thank goodness the background or foreground was real blurry, that could have only been taken with a 24mm wide angle lens?



Otherwise it seems like you are reaching for negatives about the micro four thirds 12mm lens, complaining about something that is technically correct (u4/3 wide angles have more depth of field than 35mm wide angles), but misleading because unimportant.

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Of course, that is easy. But look, like I said and I would like to point out that again - this is my opinion and my personal preference only which you may not share of course.



Except the landscape shooting, where of deep depth of field is required, I love wide-angle shots with shallow DOF because it often gives very special dynamics and/or depth to the image (IMHO, of course). And this is something no current light alternative is able to give you (except Leica M9).



http://www.nikonimages.com/gallery/748/U748I1290041710.SEQ.0.jpg

http://www.nikonimages.com/gallery/636/U636I1290278323.SEQ.1.jpg

http://www.nikonimages.com/gallery/748/U748I1288209388.SEQ.0.jpg

http://www.nikonimages.com/gallery/636/U636I1283870883.SEQ.4.jpg

http://www.nikonimages.com/gallery/636/U636I1283870499.SEQ.2.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaos_aping/4970890710/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nayeem_kalam/5181022161/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mackarus/4521644979/sizes/l/in/photostream/