Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range, Pre-Dawn (Sony A7R IV)
This series from f/2 through f/5.6 shows the spectacular total optical correction of the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar in intense blue pre-dawn mountain light, blue light being the hardest to correct, a serious challenge to any lens. The air is of an unusual clarity (no dust or smoke) and because of the sub-freezing cold it also has no atmospheric distortion—that combination is hard to come by.
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I like this image a lot because it shows the Alabama Hills from a vantage point that shows the main plain (very popular area), along with Mt Whitney and nearby peaks, a sum total that I had never seen before, never having been at this vantage point, nor do 99% of visitors.
Main plain at Alabama Hills, view to Mt Whitney and nearby peaks, pre-dawn
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f4 @ 4.0 sec EFC shutter, ISO 50; 2020-03-12 05:43:44
Sony A7R IV + Voigtlander FE APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5400 ft / 1646 m, 25°F / -3°C
RAW: LACA corrected, pull 0.33 stops, -60 Highlights, +50 Whites, +10 Dehaze, USM {6,50,0}
Sony A7R IV + Voigtlander FE APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5400 ft / 1646 m, 25°F / -3°C
RAW: LACA corrected, pull 0.33 stops, -60 Highlights, +50 Whites, +10 Dehaze, USM {6,50,0}
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