> Is there anything else I should look at or is the 50mm really the only cheap option for that nice bokeh? Honestly, youre totally right to be worried about the 50mm being way too tight. I bought the Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM last year thinking it would be my go-to for everything, but I took it to this tiny basement bar and it was a total disaster. I literally had to stand out in the hallway just to get a shot of my friends at the table. It was super awkward and everyone was staring... not exactly the pro photographer vibe I was going for. Unfortunately, the RF mount is still pretty limited for budget users. I tried making the kit Canon RF-S 18-45mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM work for portraits but it was honestly not as good as expected. The background just doesnt blur enough because the aperture is so narrow. If youre strictly under 200 bucks, you might have to look at something like the TTArtisan 35mm f1.4 RF Mount. Its a manual lens so you gotta turn the ring yourself to focus, which can be a huge pain when people are moving around, but it gives you that 50mm field of view without being trapped against a wall. Ngl though, even that lens has its issues. The corners are kinda soft and it feels a bit cheap in the hand compared to Canon glass. Its basically a choice between too zoomed in with the 50mm or hard to focus with the cheap manual stuff. Wish there was a better middle ground but Canon hasnt released a cheap 35mm autofocus lens yet.