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45 megapixel Nikon Z7
Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S

Aperture Series: Rainstorm at Conness Lakes

This series evaluates the Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S at medium to far distance from f/1.8 through f/11. It confirms how the 85/1.8S struggles to create a fully sharp image across the frame as also seen in Pre-Sunrise View South over Patriarch Grove.

Includes images up to full camera resolution from f/1.8 to f/8.

Rainstorm at Conness Lakes

Adobe Camera Raw 12.3.0.493: view ACR settings. Enhance Details. Camera Profile = Adobe Color. Diffraction mitigating sharpening for f/8 (minimal) and f/11. VVignetting correction (partial) for f/1.8 and f/2.8. Mandatory distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction as as required per EXIF flags set by the Z7.

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Special emphasis is placed on Sony full-frame, including Sony lenses and the high performance Zeiss Batis and Zeiss Loxia lenses plus Rokinon/Samyang and others. Fujifilm X, Olympus and Panasonic M4/3, Sigma dp Merrill and dp/sd Quattro are also covered in depth. Years in the making, it offers a wealth of material for choosing and using a mirrorless camera.

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