I’ve done a lot of testing of the focus bracketing (Fujifilm’s name for it), and focus-shift shooting (Nikon’s) on the GFX 50S, the GFX 100, the Z7 and the D850. I expected that the users of these systems with be people who did focus bracketing or focus-shift stacking manually, and they wanted some way to… [Read More]
Fuji 23/4 on GFX 50R, 20/1.8 Nikkor S on Nikon Z7
A reader and landscape photographer, impressed by how well the 20 mm f/1.8 performs on the Nikon Z7, asked if he’d really be much better off with the Fuji 23 mm f/4 on a GFX 50x. Let’s take a look, with the Fuji lens on a GFX 50R. Here’s the scene, with both cameras at… [Read More]
14-30/4, 20/1.8 Nikkor S on Nikon Z7 — foliage
A reader asked me to test the new Nikon 20 mm f/1.8 against the 14-30 mm f/4 Nikkor S zoom when it’s set to 20 mm. Here’s my distant foliage test on the two. Here’s the scene, with both lenses wide open on a Nikon Z7: Corner falloff is similar. Here’s the test protocol:… [Read More]
Sony 20/1.8 G, 20/1.8 Nikkor S sun stars
This is one of a series of posts comparing the Sony 20 mm f/1.8 G lens to the 20 mm f/1.8 Nikkor S. One of the things that photographer like to do with short lenses is make sun stars. It’s not hard. You stop your lens down as far as it will go, aim it… [Read More]
Sony 20/1.8 G, 20/1.8 Nikkor S on Nikon Z7 — foliage
In the previous post, I did a head-to-head test of Sony 20 mm f/1.8 G lens to the Z7 and the 20 mm f/1.8 Nikkor S native lens with a Siemens Star target. Now I’ll do a similar test with a real-world subject. Here it is, with both lenses wide open on a Nikon Z7:… [Read More]