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usonian

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12. Try it out in the country, if you get a chance.
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:16 AM
Sunday

I was going to respond to your earlier post, since my 14mm full-frame lens is roughly the same field of view.

And there's nothing but country here. So, I can vouch for sunrises and sunsets from this ridge (some 140 degrees clear on each side), rock formations with near zero-space beneath them to take pix ,various trees, mostly manzanita, shot from very close up, giving a great perspective, and so on. Hint: the bases of Manzanitas are often rich red, especially in evening sun. I've got a grove of them up here. Some just outside the home.

When I visited the SF Bay area, there were ocean and marina shots that worked very well. I got one pic that spanned Oakland, the Bay Bridge, San Francisco and a bit of the Golden Gate into Marin. And some crazy ocean sunsets, as well.

The widest I shot in cities previously, was 24mm. And it gave some real nice perspective on visually busy San Francisco streets.

I was totally impressed by the 14mm pix in the Nikon blurb for the 14-30 zoom lens. Notice the city photos.

https://www.nikonusa.com/p/nikkor-z-14-30mm-f4-s/20070/overview





Some of mine later.

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