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Aperture Series: Sunrise, View East to Wyman Canyon
Evaluated on the 110 ppi NEC PA302W. See pixel density and why a standard-res display matters.
I like to characterize lens performance by using the highest-resolution camera across a variety of scenes. This demanding distance scene also has quite blue light, both factors being challenging for a lens.
This page presents evaluates the Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 from f/4 to f/11 on a far distance scene, evaluating the near-far and across-the frame sharpness potential on the 100MP Hasselblad X2D.
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