Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series @ 70mm: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)
2023-07-21 • SEND FEEDBACK | 
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Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
This series evaluates the Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S at 70mm from f/2.8 to f/11 on a near-to-far landscape. This scene is typical of the sharpness and depth of field challenges when working outdoors.
It is perhaps unusual to press a 70-200mm zoom into service at this range, given limits on depth of field, but the automated focus stacking (“focus shift”) feature works so well on the Nikon Z8 that the series includes a 4-frame focus stack at f/8 using Zerene Stacker, to offer a definitive look at the sharpness potential of the lens across the frame and into the corners.
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series @ 70mm: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest
Includes images up to full camera resolution, plus crops.
f8 @ 1.6 sec electronic shutter focus stack 4 frames, ISO 64; 2023-07-04 20:29:48
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S @ 70mm
ENV: Hilton Creek area, altitude 7260 ft / 2213 m, 75°F / 23°C
RAW: Enhance Details, vignetting corrected, WB 5600°K tint 10, push .33 stops, +20 Whites, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening, SmartSharpen{30,0.7,0}
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S @ 70mm
ENV: Hilton Creek area, altitude 7260 ft / 2213 m, 75°F / 23°C
RAW: Enhance Details, vignetting corrected, WB 5600°K tint 10, push .33 stops, +20 Whites, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening, SmartSharpen{30,0.7,0}
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