[url=https://flic.kr/p/STK9CY]DSC_0339 by
paul caldwell, on Flickr[/URL]
[url=https://flic.kr/p/STK9Nh]lower right corner DSC_0339 by
paul caldwell, on Flickr[/URL]
full image DSC_0339 by
paul caldwell, on Flickr
Moving past OP's points, but I did want to check. This shot, was hand held, F9. I did use manual focus, with peaking as I never feel that confident with most Nikon Zooms with AF on a subject like this. The lower left corner is very sharp across the frame, top left is a bit soft, but holds with the rest of the image.
The shot was worked up in C1, standard sharpening, and uploaded to Flickr (which does add a bit of sharpening which I can't seem to control).
My take at least so far is that both my 24-70 VR 2 or the 24-70 F4 S lens can do the job, but you really need to check your focus manually, as many times the AF doesn't seem to get the best overall focus. The spot where the AF point is will be in great focus, but many times in a scene like this where I am looking for a huge amount of DOF, I will manually check the shot as often a slight MF tweak, can bring the entire image into a better focus. This is the case with both zooms for me.
The Fuji 32-64 I will agree is a bit better and the corners may have been slightly better, but for me, not enough to not warrant carrying the Z7 in place of the 50S. The issues that Fuji never resolved around 100% view (Live View) and strange peaking many times make the Nikon system the camera I want to have. Both systems are great and compliment the P1 when I am using a tech setup.
Paul C