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*Leica* 21mm elmarit asph or super-elmar ?

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1 hour ago, phototrope said:

Maybe the confusion arose because I should have been more specific and spoke about microcontrast whereas @pgk seems to be talking about local contrast, and I certainly wasn't talking about global contrast.

They are all interlinked. Veiling flare affects all.

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J.Nordvik
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Everyone should have a 21mm SEM. It is by far the best lens for value of Leica lenses today.

a.noctilux
a.noctilux

Phototrope, - I use one Elmarit-M 21mm asph. for decades and never need to "upgrade" (to one the "best" like the SEM 😇 ). - as I like different lenses, I have over years other 20/21mm lenses

pgk
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Think about this. Lower contrast is a physical phenomenon and can be explained in technical terms. It does NOT equate to greater tonal graduation. What happens is that the deep shadows are contaminate

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