I am shopping for a new lens primarily because with my current gear, I can't take sharp food photos at different depth of field in one frame. A 50 mm points to one single focus point only blurring the background while using a kit lens forces the camera to be too far away, which I hate because I like tight shots (i.e. avoid cropping).  Here is a sample of a layered shot with different depth of field. Can you tell where my focus point was? I used manual focus and targeted the middle area. As a result, the cupcake and madeline are blurry. Thus, I have convinced myself to shop for a new lens that can sharpen images even if they are within different depths.