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50-megapixel Canon 5Ds R

Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4

1.4 Distagon: Bonsai Above Beaver Pond

Shot with pre-production Milvus 35mm f/1.4 on the 50-megapixel Canon 5Ds R.

The two-way comparison from f/1.4 through f/9 evaluates the performance of the Milvus 35mm f/1.4 versus its ZE 35mm f/1.4 predecessor. Sharpness and color correction and bokeh are evaluated.

Includes images up to full resolution.

Bonsai Above Beaver Pond

No signs of repair to the beaver dam (far left, not visible) here in spring 2017, suggesting the beaver that I saw there in 2015 and 2016 and late 2017 is dead or gone. Record snow and thus raging water flows are also ripping out the smaller dams in the uphill side, destroying what used to be excellent brook trout habitat—beaver ponds like this do not support trout at all.

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