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Examples: Alabama Hills
This page shows examples with the Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 in the Alabama Hills. Most images used focus stacking and some include toggle comparisons with a single frame in order to compare just how important it is.
Most of the images on this page are focus stacks and panoramas. When I think of the effort required to capture and make computational photography images like this, I find myself thinking of getting half the megapixels for the same amount of effort is not a good ROI of my time versus the Fujifilm GFX100. If I am going to bother, I want maximum reward. See the value proposition. That said, the lens is superb.
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