Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 DUAL Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Lee Vining Creek, Classic Autumn in the High Sierra

2023-11-24 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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This aperture series from f/1.7 to f/11 looks at image quality over the aperture range using two different focusing points: one about 50 yards out (already quite far!) and another on the far peaks.

It is instructive in showing that even f/11 is insufficient for peak quality even focused 50 yards out! The two series shot conventionally are all about where the compromise will be (near or far). Whereas the focus stack at f/8 which wildly exceeds the detail possible with either.

Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 DUAL Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Lee Vining Creek, Classic Autumn in the High Sierra

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West fork of Lee Vining Creek, view to southern ride of Mt Conness

f8 @ 1/50 sec electronic shutter focus stack 8 frames, ISO 80; 2023-10-04 13:14:22
Fujifilm GFX100 II + Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 WR @ 45.3mm equiv (55mm)
ENV: Sawmill walkin trail, altitude 9700 ft / 2957 m, 55°F / 12°C
RAW: Camera ASTIA, LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, WB 5000°K tint 18, push 0.66 stops, +20 Whites, -10 Blacks, +15 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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