Advice on achieving better bokeh

[Jimmy1983]

I feel iam slowly improving on my photography but one thing(well probably most people like myself)I want to improve is the bokeh in my photos. I currently have the 1.8 50mm and 24-105 L kit and another 70-300 mm Sigma lenses.

I guess in short the only way is to purchase a new lens, with an aperture of say min 2.8? Iam normally shooting my niece which is great and the 50mm is fantastic but when I want to shoot wider the 24-105 does achieve decent bokeh.

Is the Canon 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM a good alternative?

Cheers all

 

[Jimmy1983]

5Dmk1 (if on a budget).

You 24-105 will be like an F2.5 lens and your 50, a F1.2 lens in comparison to what your crop camera can produce DOF wise...
Then you can also go for the 2.8 zooms or even faster primes...

Thanks guys a fair bit to take it. Iam not after a FF camera. I understand what your saying tho, I didnt bare that in mind.

Whats a common lens to a non-FF camera that gets good bokeh? The Canon 17-55 2.8 that I posted? Any Sigma equivalents?