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Shootout: Leica 50/2 APO-Summicron-SL vs Voigtlander 50/2 APO: Backyard (SL3)
This f/2 - f/8 series pits Leica SL3 + Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-SL ASPH against the Sony A7R V + Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical ("CV50/2") on a boring but highly revealing scene which displays fine-detail sharpness and zone of sharp focus exceedingly well.
I tried outdoor scenes, but the Leica SL3 autofocus cannot reliably center the zone of focus at distance*, nor can its 3rd-rate pixellated magnified Live View be used effectively. So I settled on this scene, and made sure I nailed focus for both.
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