Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond, Lodge View, Down Canyon (Z8)
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The series from f/2.8 to f/11 evaluates the imaging performance of the Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 on a near far scene and across the field.
The 45MP Nikon Z8 demands a lot from a lens, and a lens this compact will always have its shortcomings. But let’s see how it does, particularly stopped-down.
Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 17mm: Destroyed Beaver Pond, Lodge View, Down Canyon
Includes images up to full camera resolution, plus crops.
The pile of branches/sticks above right from center is a beaver lodge that has been empty for a while. This pond formerly had a water level that would have allowed the beaver to swim into its lodge. The dam was in disrepair, but the water level was still fairly good until the winter avalanches sheared off most of the trees and obliterated 80% of the dam.
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 @ 17mm + polarizer Breakthrough Photography X4
ENV: Lundy Canyon, altitude 8300 ft / 2530 m, 70°F / 21°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, WB 5100°K tint 12, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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