Is TL 11-23mm being suitable for architectural photography

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Is TL 11-23mm being suitable for architectural photography ( I am aware of built-in lens corrections in the DNG file but don't how good is the built-in lens correction )?

Thank you in advance to those sharing their experience in using this lens and image process of the respective DNG file.

[LocalHero1953]

There is distortion at the edges, especially at the widest end, but there is a Flat-Field plugin for Lightroom that helps. I don't do architectural photography, but I took a group photo in a small room once where Flat-Field saved me (the people at the edges were a bit 'wider' than real life). It's a bit fiddly, but a shallower learning curve than the Photoshop options (though I'm sure the latter are fine once you know how to use them).

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This is more of a quick snap than a well thought out architectural photograph. The 11-23 set at 17mm f5.6, looking at the semicircle roof features of the adjoining building there seems to be very little distortion,a littlelossof sharpness in that corner, but it is quite a distance from the focal point. 

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[HuntingSand]

Absolutely! It's not a hyper-corrected T/S lens, but it does perform at a very high level (think 21mm Super-Elmar for example). One of my favorite L mount lenses, and extremely versatile, too. Some samples:

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Last one...
Anyway, as you can see, it is possible to cover a lot of ground (not only physical, but subjects etc.) with this one lens. It's sharp edge to edge, small(ish) and portable, balances well on the T and CL bodies, and is just a pleasure to use all around.

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Thank you very much to localhero, tommonego and huntingsand in sharing your thoughts and pictures 🙏🏻

Yes it isn’t a T/S lens moreover it seems built-in lens correction in DNG file has been doing a good job.  Yes, portability is a big attractive reason to use this lens.

 Thank you again for all your inputs and pictures which are very well composed 🙏🏻

[wsself]

I thought you'd be interested to see what 'maximum distortion' looks like using this lens, so here's three examples.

Each image was captures using my Leica CL, the 11-23 Vario at the 11mm focal length, and of course I shot them from a looking upward perspective to bring out that converging lines look in each image. 

 I nearly sold this lens about a year ago, but I'm happy that I've held on to it. It's incredibly sharp and versatile. 

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On 9/24/2021 at 1:18 AM, HuntingSand said:

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That’s an interesting erection. What’s the story behind it? 

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vor 2 Stunden schrieb rtai:

That’s an interesting erection. What’s the story behind it? 

It’s a loudspeaker camouflaged as a stone on a pole. French design, this.