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Re:Show HN: BokehCamera – Blur webcam background photorealis... by ezconnect on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:03PM (#28374231)
I can't say it's a budget setup, that lens f1.6 is expensive.
Re:Show HN: BokehCamera – Blur webcam background photorealis... by azinman2 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:19PM (#28374373)
I have a Sony rx100 that I do this with, which is just a point-in-shoot. It has excellent picture quality and bokeh. It looks much better than this.. the blur is the same everywhere in the background, which isn’t what it looks like from my Sony.
Re:Show HN: BokehCamera – Blur webcam background photorealis... by otterley on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:08AM (#28376331)
I've got a Sigma 16mm f/1.4 lens (Sony E mount) and it costs about $350. Not cheap but not ludicrously expensive, either.
Re:Show HN: BokehCamera – Blur webcam background photorealis... by detaro on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:26PM (#28374426)
a) the comment you are replied to said "if you are not on a budget"

b) if you presume "mirrorless camera" as a baseline, a prime 1.x at roughly 50mm (equivalent) is almost always one of the budget lens options.