Can I make the Fujifilm HS25EXR lens faster than f/2.8 for more background blur?
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I use a Fujifilm HS25EXR, which has a fixed built-in lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8. I’d like stronger background blur (bokeh), ideally something like f/1.8. Is there any accessory or lens that can make this camera effectively faster, or is the lens aperture fixed?
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No. The only way to use a conversion lens to make the aperture faster is if you can put it between the lens and the sensor. But of course you can't do that with a fixed-lens camera. But take a look at How can I take shallow depth of field photos with a point-and-shoot camera? to see what you can do. If that isn't enough, you will need to buy a camera with a larger sensor and faster lens.
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No. On the Fujifilm HS25EXR’s fixed lens, f/2.8 is the widest aperture available, and you can’t turn it into f/1.8 with an add-on lens. The limiting aperture is set by the camera’s built-in optical design, and with a fixed-lens camera you can’t place optics between the lens and sensor to make it truly faster.
You can still improve background blur somewhat by using general shallow-depth-of-field techniques: use the widest aperture available, zoom in, move closer to your subject, and keep the background as far behind the subject as possible.
If that still doesn’t give the look you want, the practical solution is a camera with a larger sensor and/or a faster lens.
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