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Examples: Alpine Creek (M9
These examples were taken locally near my home as I explored several lenses, not long after I first begain using the M9.
Aperture not recorded
All apertures are “best guess” from memory and the camera’s recorded guess— the M9 does not and cannot know the aperture at which the exposure is made. The notation ~f/8 means “f/8 or thereabouts”.
Creek-side trees
This example shows the color bokeh and blur characteristics of the 75/2 APO. It should not be judged for sharpness as it was shot handheld at 1/40 second.
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M9 Digital Camera + Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH
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