Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S Aperture Series @ 14mm: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

2020-08-30 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Inyo National Forest, Nikon, Nikon Lenses, Nikon mirrorless, Nikon NIKKOR Z, Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S, peak bagging, Pinus longaeva, White Mountains

The series assesses the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S at 14mm, showing just how weak it is in the outer zones.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S Aperture Series @ 14mm: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

Includes images up to full camera resolution from f/4 through f/8, plus crops.

Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

f6.3 @ 1/200 sec EFC shutter, ISO 64; 2020-08-14 18:31:57
NIKON Z7 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14mm + polarizer Breakthrough Photography
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 11600 ft / 3536 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, push 0.3 stops, +20 Whites, +15 Clarity, USM {6,50,0}, vignetting corrected (30)

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Below, the size of this tree becomes apparent. It has approximately 5 times greater volume than 95% of the trees I have found—a huge specimen that could be 5000+ years old. It will likely take another thousand years or more to weather away—at 11600', there is nearly nil decay.

Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine with people for sizing

f7.1 @ 1/160 sec EFC shutter, ISO 64; 2020-08-14 18:25:12
NIKON Z7 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S + polarizer Zeiss
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 11600 ft / 3536 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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