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Examples of Focus Stacking using Nikon D850 'Focus Shift shooting' for Focusing
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These images were shot the very first day I tried the Nikon D850 Focus shift shooting feature. I did not read the manual (or have it with me). I was up in the mountains and decided to give it a try, expecting so-so result. Instead, it worked so well that I deem it a breakthrough feature: see Nikon D850 'Focus Shift shooting' feature for Easy Focus Stacking.
The results here are extremely exciting: the Nikon D850 features automates taking the stack of differentially focused images, minimizing the time required to a level far below what it takes me to do so manually (and without the errors that come with manual focusing).
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