Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Examples: Northern Death Valley Area
2019-12-07 • SEND FEEDBACK | 
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I am struck by how the Phase One IQ4 consistently delivers image better than any camera I have used before.
These examples in the Death Valley area. These images use focus stacking, assembled using Zerene Stacker.
Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Examples: Northern Death Valley Area
Includes images up to full 151MP camera resolution (14204 X 10652).
Separately, I show why the 35mm f/3.5 should be strongly preferred over the Schneider Kreuznach LS 40-80mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom:
Fog and Snow, High Desert Peaks
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f11 @ 210.0 sec electronic shutter focus stack 3 frames, ISO 64; 2019-12-07 17:17:21
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 2.3 stops, -100 Highlights, +5 Contrast, USM {8,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 2.3 stops, -100 Highlights, +5 Contrast, USM {8,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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High Desert Dusk
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f9 @ 15.0 sec electronic shutter focus stack 5 frames, ISO 64; 2019-12-07 17:02:29
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 1.4 stops, +8 Shadows, -50 Highlights, USM {10,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening, SmartSharpen{70,0.8,0}
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 1.4 stops, +8 Shadows, -50 Highlights, USM {10,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening, SmartSharpen{70,0.8,0}
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View Towards Eureka Dunes
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f9 @ 6.0 sec electronic shutter focus stack 5 frames, ISO 64; 2019-12-07 16:53:16
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 0.66 stops, +5 Contrast, USM {10,50,0}, SmartSharpen{60,0.8,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: NE of Eureka Dunes, altitude 5600 ft / 1707 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, push 0.66 stops, +5 Contrast, USM {10,50,0}, SmartSharpen{60,0.8,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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