I shot this last year on a cloudy day. This year I had a beautiful, almost still morning. I shot a set that included the sun quartering in front and, here, with the sun quartering behind me. The former gives nice luminous, yellow leaves, but this ain't too shabby, either. I posted one of the former on the Df page, taken with the Voigtlander 90. This is from a little lane off the main road just inside Glacier Park.
I know Im bending the "Manual Nikon" rules here a little bit for the sake of comparison, but here are two photos. Each are a composite, two-shot landscape oriented, vertical pano. Each image used was a 2-shot focus stack.
This first photo is using the 55mm micro-Nikkor f2.8 on my Df (f8), and the second, the 24-105mm Sony on my A7RII at 57mm (thought I was at 55). This yielded a 24+ MP image from the 16 MP sensor. I cropped quite heavily, down to 8.5 MP to get the composition I wanted - presented here as a 4x5 for George's sake! ( )
The second yielded a 59.5 MP image from the 42 MP sensor (maybe a bit more overlap than the Df version), which I cropped down to 29 MP. I tried to process these as closely as I could - given my non-expert abilities. Also, the sun has moved a bit between shots, changing the shadows a little.
When displayed here, I am seeing a bit more difference in exposure and WB than just on my computer screen - oh well.
I have been experimenting with using longer lenses and then making then into panoramas to simulate shorter ones, while concomitantly, gaining resolution from the Df. Of course, not having every prime ever made (like some here whose name begins with "R" ), there are compromises and depth of field issues to address. Additionally, the wind can ruin everything if you need to capture things that move, like leaves. But, I think it can be a useful tool when increased resolution is desired.
Still, to my eye, the Df with the legacy 55 does not quite measure up to more modern glass on a higher res sensor. I am also seeing a slightly greater dynamic range in the Sony photo. When I have time, I will repeat this with the 55 on the Sony (with adapter) to see if that is a function of the lens or the process.
Comments from more learned amongst us are very welcome!
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