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Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 Aperture Series: Earth Shadow Rises over Aspen
This aperture series from f/1.7 to f/11 offers a critical look at the Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 on a near-far scene, assessing sharpness across the field, subtle focus shift, and diffraction effects. This test scene with fine details give a really good idea of what to expect for general photography.
Includes image from f/1.7 to f/11 at up to full camera resolution, plus crops.
Aperture Series: Earth Shadow Rises over Aspen
Adobe Camera Raw 16.0.0.1677. View ACR Settings. Camera Profile = VELVIA. Diffraction mitigating sharpening for f8, f/11. Distortion not corrected. Vignetting not corrected.
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