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Aperture Series: Magenta Flower (Canon 5DM3)
Like the Bird of Paradise series, this series is at the near focusing limit of the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, 1:5.3 magnification. But in this case, a “noisy” background was intentionally included to show off blur qualities on more varied subject matter.
Magenta flower
Adobe Camera Raw 8.8.0 (397). ACR settings. Camera Profile = Camera Neutral.
Stopped down to f/4 - f/5.6, peak contrast is seen on the fine interior detail of the flower, showing that the f/1.4 - f/2.8 range is at lower levels of contrast; it probably is reduced performance because of the very close focusing range. But at the same time, secondary color aberrations seem to be absent, reaching best of the best levels—impressive. There is no evidence of violet haze either (longitudinal chromatic aberration), though the lower contrast at f/1.4 probably indicates some residual aberrations, possibly just a hint of spherical aberration (at greater focusing distances this likely disappears).
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