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Examples: Eastern Sierra
This page shows examples with the Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 in the Eastern Sierra.
Includes images up to full camera resolution.
Dusk over Alabama Hills and Lone Pine, View North
The camera was unable to focus here as described in Hasselblad X1D II Confirms Focus in Dim Light when Badly Out of Focus. Manual focus was used for pin-sharp detail.
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Hasselblad X1D II 50C + Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8 @ 111mm equiv (135mm)
ENV: Horseshoe Meadows Rd, altitude 6400 ft / 1951 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, pull 0.15 stops, +100 Shadows, -100 Highlights, +30 Dehaze, +20 Clarity, Chroma NR {25,50,50}
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