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Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon
Leica M10 Monochrom

Leica M10 Monochrome Long Exposures at ISO 160

See also Leica M10-R long exposures.

This page assesses the long exposure performance of the Leica M10 Monochrom at ISO 160.

All frames used long exposure noise reduction (so a 16-minute exposure takes 32 minutes total), but no luminance noise reduction was used for raw conversion.

360 seconds (6 minutes)

Adobe Camera Raw 13.1.0.658. View ACR Settings. The Raw Digger histogram shows an optimal ETTR exposure, so this is a best-case performance. Temperature was also highly favorable to keeping sensor noise low, around freezing.

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f4 @ 360.0 sec, ISO 160; 2020-12-24 19:30:39
Leica M10 Monochrom + Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 4200 ft / 1280 m, 32°F / 0°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, +30 Whites, +30 Dehaze, +15 Clarity

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