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Aperture Series: View from Russian Ridge to South Bay (SL3)
Nothing beats a distance scene for showing lens problems. I wasn’t sure what was going on with the 50/2 APO in Deck and Roof, but this scene delivers the needed insights.
This f/2 - f/8 series looks at the Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH on a far distance scene and reveals a lens that is not feeling well.
Includes images up to full camera resolution, plus crops.
View from Russian Ridge to South Bay
Adobe Camera Raw 16.2.0.1763. View ACR Settings. Camera Profile = Adobe Color. Enhance Details. No lens corrections. Diffraction mitigating sharpening for f/8.
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