Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF Aperture Series: Evaluating Secondary Color

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Related: Bishop Creek, Eastern Sierra, longitudinal chromatic aberration, optics, Populus tremuloides, secondary longitudinal chromatic aberration, Zeiss, Zeiss Batis, Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF, Zeiss mirrorless lenses

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In my review of the Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF I evaluate longitudinal chromatic aberration (LOCA) and secondary longitudinal chromatic aberration (SLOCA), two bugaboos of image clarity.

Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF: Longitudinal and Secondary Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration

Includes images up to full camera resolution with crops.

Below, out of focus image used to look for color errors.

White Aspen, Late Dusk

f2 @ 1/25 sec IS=off, ISO 100; 2018-10-18 18:11:17
[location “Bishop Creek”, altitude 8600 ft / 2621 m, 38°F / 3°C, LACA corrected]
Sony A7R III + Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF

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