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Going Wide – Exploring the Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar M Wide-Angle Prime
This article was originally posted on Photofocus.com.
One of the biggest challenges for those who enjoy making landscape and architectural photographs is to locate and acquire the ideal wide-angle lens for the job. While no amount of gear is a replacement for experience and skill, we invariably learn as we go that certain projects will call for a solution beyond our existing means. Fortunately for photo-kind, powerful in-roads for testing and using specialized gear have surfaced to level the playing field, allowing photographers of all stripes full-access to the best tools and equipment available.
Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar M
If the idea of shedding pounds from your bag in exchange for a ton of quality resolution is appealing, the Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar M aspherical wide-angle prime is in a league of it’s own, especially when attached to the Sony Alpha A7R full-frame mirrorless body.
Here’s a quick look at the overview from the experts at LensRentals.com:
“The Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M is a relatively compact lens that features one aspherical element, offering high resolving power with wonderful image quality. While the f/3.8 aperture doesn’t allow for extreme low-light shooting, it does provide simple focusing due to its large depth of field. Despite being an 18mm, it has very little optical distortion, making it a great option for architectural and landscape photography. The retrofocus design allows for great corner sharpness at all apertures, as well as a limited amount of color shift. It does have Leica’s 6-bit coding that allows the M9 to correct for vignetting.
Please Note: To best make use of this lens, we suggest the use of an external viewfinder to aid in composing.”
Hotel Roanoke – Skywalk’s End
Late afternoon view of Hotel Roanoke as reflected in the downtown Skywalk Bridge, Roanoke VA.
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Sanctuary View at Historic St. Andrew’s
Sanctuary and altar view of historic St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roanoke VA.
Afternoon Arrival
Late afternoon arrivals on the upper-level gate concourse at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Roanoke VA.
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The River House
A newly-renovated property ideally situated along the Roanoke River Greenway, the River House is an historic structure and home to Read more
Dogwood Blooms, Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church
Built in 1902 after the High Victorian Gothic style, St. Andrew’s is a local icon here in Southwest Virginia. Prominently located atop a small rise overlooking downtown Roanoke City, visiting friends & family like to refer to the cathedral as the ‘Disneyland Castle’. This image was made in early spring as the Dogwoods were in full-bloom.
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