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Aperture Series: Setting Sunstar Over Snowy Beaver Pond (Leica M10-R)
This aperture series from f/4 through f/11 looks at near-to-far and across-the-frame sharpness for the Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH on the 40MP Leica M10-R.
Includes images at up to full camera resolution from f/4 to f/11.
Setting Sunstar Over Snowy Beaver Pond
Adobe Camera Raw 13.1.0.658. View ACR Settings. Vignetting correction. Diffraction mitigating sharpening for f/11.
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