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Focus Stacking Shootout vs GF 63/2.8: Backyard Deck
Is the Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR or the Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 a demonstrably better lens for landscape use, for focus stacking in particular?
By ruling out deviations in sharpness from focus position and field curvature and focus shift, a 17-frame focus stack tells us both near to far and across the frame which lens delivers the best total result. This study is persuasive.
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