Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Examples: Alabama Hills (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-25 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Examples: Alabama Hills

I just love how the Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art delivers outstanding real (actual) depth of field. It makes a terrific lens for panoramas and stitched images.

I really should buy this sample, because it shows perfect symmetry and amazing sharpness, better than the sample I tested on the Nikon D850 some time ago, even though the sensor on the Sony A7R IV raises the ante to 60MP.

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This 2 X 2 stitched 129-megapixel image surely contains more detail than I could have obtained with the PhaseOne IQ4 150 megapixel, that is, because of lens quality and depth of field. At about 1/10 the cost.

Granite formation in Alabama Hills, Pre-Dawn Glow

f8 @ 1.6 sec electronic shutter stitched from 4 frames (2 X 2) cylindrical, ISO 100; 2020-03-24 06:33:40
Sony A7R IV + Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5150 ft / 1570 m, 30°F / -1°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected

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Lone Pine Peak to Mt Whitney, Pre Dawn

f3.2 @ 20.0 sec EFC shutter panorama 6 frames cylindrical, ISO 100; 2020-03-24 06:07:38
Sony A7R IV + Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5150 ft / 1570 m, 30°F / -1°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, USM {8,50,0}, SmartSharpen{40,0.7,20,0}

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Lone Pine Peak to Mt Whitney, First Sunlight

f4.5 @ 1/60 sec electronic shutter panorama 6 frames reposition, ISO 100; 2020-03-24 06:48:52
Sony A7R IV + Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5150 ft / 1570 m, 30°F / -1°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, +30 Shadows, +40 Whites, USM {8,50,0}, SmartSharpen{30,0.7,20,0}

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