My travel kit consists of at least three generations of Nikon’s optical heritage. From the old AI 50/1.4—strictly manual focus—to the 70-200/4G, an autofocus lens for (D)SLRs with image stabilization, all the way to the mirrorless camera with its compact and lightweight 24-70/4 standard zoom lens.
Nikon Z5 II w/CV Z 50/2 Apo-Lanthar @ f/5.6, SB-800 flash, three focus stacked images
Protective glass and reflections everywhere from the lights of the Basilica of San Sebastian Outside the Walls. A daring shot, then, to photograph a work of art that is nearly impossible to capture: the *Salvator Mundi*, attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), which the sculptor is said to have created in 1679, when he was already eighty years old.
However, there are those who argue—such as Prof. Tomaso Montanari—that the sculpture is not by Bernini, as it lacks the distinctive features (e.g., the beard) of the 17th-century genius, and is therefore more likely attributable to Giuseppe Mazzuoli (1644-1725), who collaborated with Bernini and was inspired by him.
NIKON Z6 w/Z 50/2 AL @ f/4, 1/50 s, 560 ISO
The lying statue of San Sebastiano, masterpiece by Giuseppe Giorgetti, placed under the altar in the Chapel of San Sebastiano (by Ciro Ferri, 1672):
