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Aperture Series: Wooden Boardwalk, Dusk
This page presents evaluates the Hasselblad XCD 38mm f/2.5 from f/2.5 to f/11, with a special attention to its pronounced central rearward focus shift, so strong as to guarantee inferior results if not compensated-for by the photographer.
This series is also an excellent demonstration of the limits of depth of field, even at 38mm and f/11. No focus stacking was feasible.
Also examined is the Hasselblad X2D image quality with long exposures, ranging from 18 seconds at f/2.5 to 144 seconds at f/11; the Hasselblad X2D lacks an in-camera long exposure noise reduction (black frame) feature.
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