Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Moonset over Mt Whitney (PhaseOne IQ4 150)

2022-02-12 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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This aperture series look at performance of the Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 on a far distance scene. Key issues include sharpness across the frame and field curvature.

The findings and suggestions detailed here should be of keen interest to anyone shooting the Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 in the sense of getting the very best total sharpness.

Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Moonset over Mt Whitney

Presented in both monochrome and color.

Includes images up to full 150MP camera resolution (14204 X 10652) from f/3.5 through f/9, plus crops. Also includes 100 megapixel downsampled variants for perspective versus Fujifilm GFX100.

Alabama Hills Moonset over Mt Whitney

f9 @ 1.3 sec electronic shutter, ISO 50; 2019-12-14 06:39:43
Phase One IQ4 + Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 4200 ft / 1280 m, 40°F / 4°C
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, push 0.2 stops, +40 Whites, +10 Clarity, USM {15,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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