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Sony A7R III
Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM

Examples: Night Shooting (Sony A7R III)

These examples taken at night evaluate sharpness, contrast, and control of color aberrations at f/1.8.

Images at up to full camera resolution.

Burghers at f/1.8 and f/8

Shadows boosted slightly.

Toggle to compare f/1.8 to f/8. Unless the 30 second at f/8 exposure did something to sharpness vs 1.8 seconds at f/1.8, the f/1.8 exposue has decidedly superior micro contrast, presumably diffraction.

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Aperture series 1.8,8 available in full article
f1.8 @ 2.0 sec, ISO 100; 2019-05-09 20:41:04
Sony A7R III + Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected

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