Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH Aperture Series @ 30mm: 'Mossy Boulders in Pescadero Creek'
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This f/3.5 to f/16 aperture series evaluates the Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH on the 37-megapixel Leica S Typ 006.
Aperture Series @ 30mm: Mossy Boulders in Pescadero Creek
Includes entire-frame images up to 6048 pixels wide (24+ megapixels) as well as large crops across the aperture series.
Image below has been considerably improved from the dulling effects of diffraction by using the technique described in Mitigating Micro Contrast Losses from Diffraction Blur. As resolution increases, this technique is critical; Leica S images go visibly less crisp by f/9.5 due to diffraction, and f/11 on the image is greatly affected.
LEICA S (Typ 006) + Vario-Elmar 30-90 @ 30mm
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Steven K writes:
The Boulders in Pescadero Creek image to me just looks awesome; it has such a smooth tone. I am not sure if its the characteristic of the CCD sensor, Leica lens or both. Yet just comparing this image to others whether taken with the D810 or Sony, this S2 Image to me just melts on my display.
DIGLLOYD: Yes, the CCD sensor in the Leica S has a very nice feel to it, just velvety and luxurious. I had a similar sense of that with the Pentax 645D but the Pentax optics are not in the same league as Leica S lenses (and the price reflects that). I like the look of CCD sensors (though they have some clear limits on ISO and long exposures). It seems that CCD will soon pass away almost entirely, as CMOS takes over.
Full aperture series with up to 24MP images coming soon.
