Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: View Through Pines to Mono Lake (Sony A7R III)

2019-06-15 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: focus stacking, Mono Craters area, Sony, Sony A7R, Sony A7R II, Sony A7R III, Sony FE, Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM, Sony Lenses, Sony mirrorless

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This aperture series from f/1.4 through f/11 explores the performance of the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM on a near-to-far composition in which the background is thrown strongly out of focus due to the steep near-to-far perspective. A 7-frame focus stack at f/8 included.

In my review of the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM in diglloyd Mirrorless:

Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: View Through Pines to Mono Lake

Images up to full camera resolution. A 3-frame focus stack is included along with crops.

The lack of automated focus stacking (“focus shift”) in the Sony A7R III is quite the nuisance for a scene like this. Nikon has that functionality nailed down in the Nikon D850 and Nikon Z7.

f8 @ 1/6 sec focus stack 7 frames, ISO 50; 2019-06-08 20:10:09
Sony A7R III + Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
ENV: near Mono Craters, altitude 7600 ft / 2316 m, 58°F / 14°C
RAW: LACA corrected, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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