Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon Creekbed Pool (Leica SL2)

2021-12-21 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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Can a 34mm rangefinder lens deliver solid results on the Leica SL2? Let’s put what I consider the finest-available Leica M-Mount lens to the test, the Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon.

This aperture series from f/1.4 through f/11 looks at near-far and across-the-frame sharpness on the 47MP Leica SL2, using the Leica M-Adapter-L. As well as field curvature and focus shift.

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Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon Creekbed Pool

Includes images up to full camera resolution from f/1.4 to f/11, plus crops

Tenaya Canyon Creekbed Pool

f1.4 @ 1/80 sec electronic shutter, ISO 100; 2021-09-16 18:34:24
LEICA SL2 + Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon
ENV: Tenaya Canyon, altitude 7500 ft / 2286 m, 55°F / 12°C
RAW: LACA corrected, vignetting corrected, pull 0.33 stops, +19 Shadows, +20 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +20 Clarity

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