Leica M Typ 240 Compared To Full Frame Cameras
Relative sharpness and performance across cameras..
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2024-03-08 Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14-24mm f/2.8 ASPH
2023-05-23 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH: Examples, Neighborhood (Leica M11 Monochrom)
2023-05-05 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Deck and Roof (Leica M11 Monochrom)
2022-01-24 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)
2022-01-24 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)
2021-12-20 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon Creekbed (Leica SL2)
2021-12-19 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon (Leica SL2)
2021-01-10 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Sunstar Over as yet Unfrozen Beaver Pond (Leica M1-R)
2021-01-01 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Black Pumice on Sand Moonscape (Leica M10 Monochrom)
2019-04-25 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Elmarit-SL ASPH: Severe Flare Issues on Panasonic S1R
2019-04-22 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 35mm: Bikes and Tower at Dusk
2019-04-22 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 35mm: Mosaic
2019-04-20 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 16mm: Mosaic
2019-04-20 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 16mm: Pescadero Creek, Upstream
2019-04-12 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Mosaic (Panasonic S1R)
2018-03-13 Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
2017-07-12 Leica M10 Examples with 18/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Dana Lakes Hike
2017-07-05 Leica M10 Examples with 18/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Saddlebag Lake
Relative sharpness and performance across cameras..
With Live View and EVF, non-M-mount lenses become feasible..
How good is Leica quality control?.
Leica’s ultra wide angle zoom lens..
Leica’s widest prime lens..
Leica’s best-performing 21mm..
A discontinued but excellent 24mm..
Leica’s best-performing 24mm, and with a flat field..
Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..
Tweaked 2016 redesign of Leica’s petite performer..
Leica’s smallest and lightest M lens with superlative performance..
Diminutive telephoto and macro lens..
Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..
Fast short wide angle lens for L-Mount cameras..
Ultra wide angle premium zoom lens relying on distortion correction..
Ultra wide angle premium zoom lens relying on distortion correction..
All-arounder zoom with dubious optical compromises..
Nikon’s pro-body high speed low light wonder..
Telephoto with world-class chromatic correction..
Escape the banale postcard look by shooting landscapes at f/1.4 or f/0.95..
Explores options for 180mm lenses on the Nikon D3x, including the Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R in Nikon mount, Nikon 180/2.8 ED, Nikon 70-200/2.8 VR, Nikon 70-300/4.5-5.6 VR, and Tamron 70-200/2.8. Updated: now includes the Voigtlander 180/4 APO!.
Understanding resolution and contrast graphs..
Illuminating examples of lens behavior..
Examples and comparison from the various lenses.
Lenses for the Leica S2 (original Leica S2 material).
Extreme wide angle with ultra high performance..
All-arounder zoom for Leica S.
King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..
Miscellaneous reviews..
Blurry lenses right out of the box..
Questions and answers on photography and computers and more..
Leica S2 37.5 megapixel DSLR and its lenses..
Lenses for Leica M cameras, especially the M9.
A7R II modified sensor cover glass for Leica M lens performance..
Does pricey M glass deliver on mirrorless?.
Ultra high performance zoom lens..
A macro lens with high performance..
Compact wide angle equivalent to 16-36mm..
A fast and lovely 'normal' lens (50mm equiv) for Micro 4/3..
High performance super telephoto..
2024-03-08 Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14-24mm f/2.8 ASPH
2023-05-23 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH: Examples, Neighborhood (Leica M11 Monochrom)
2023-05-05 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Deck and Roof (Leica M11 Monochrom)
2022-01-24 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)
2022-01-24 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)
2021-12-20 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon Creekbed (Leica SL2)
2021-12-19 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Tenaya Canyon (Leica SL2)
2021-01-10 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Sunstar Over as yet Unfrozen Beaver Pond (Leica M1-R)
2021-01-01 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Black Pumice on Sand Moonscape (Leica M10 Monochrom)
2019-04-25 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Elmarit-SL ASPH: Severe Flare Issues on Panasonic S1R
2019-04-22 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 35mm: Bikes and Tower at Dusk
2019-04-22 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 35mm: Mosaic
2019-04-20 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 16mm: Mosaic
2019-04-20 Leica 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Super-Vario-Elmar-SL ASPH Aperture Series @ 16mm: Pescadero Creek, Upstream
2019-04-12 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Mosaic (Panasonic S1R)
2018-03-13 Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
2017-07-12 Leica M10 Examples with 18/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Dana Lakes Hike
2017-07-05 Leica M10 Examples with 18/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Saddlebag Lake
2017-07-04 Leica M10 Examples with 18/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH and Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Saddlebag Lake
2016-07-23 New Coverage of Leica SL, Leica 24-90mm Vario-Elmarit-SL ASPH, Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon
2016-07-08 Reviewed: Leica 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar-M
2016-06-02 Leica 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar-M
2016-02-08 Leica v2016 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH Assessment of Focus Shift at MOD
2016-01-26 Leica Updates the 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH and 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH
2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Snow-Covered Bare Aspen (A7R II)
2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Pines in Heavy Snowstorm (A7R II)
2016-01-03 Leica SL: Evaluation of Focus Shift at 49mm for Leica 24-90mm f/2.8-4 Vario-Elmarit-SL
2016-01-03 Leica SL: Evaluation of Focus Shift at 90mm for Leica 24-90mm f/2.8-4 Vario-Elmarit-SL
2015-10-25 Reviewed: Kolarivision-Modified Sony A7R II with Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2015-08-06 Leica 24mm f/3.5 Super-Elmar-S ASPH Aperture Series: Lower Conness Lake
2015-08-06 Leica 45mm f/2.8 Elmarit-S ASPH Aperture Series: Striped Glacial Erratic
2015-08-05 Leica 24mm f/3.5 Super-Elmar-S ASPH Aperture Series: Lower Conness Lake
2015-07-31 Leica 45mm f/2.8 Elmarit-S ASPH Aperture Series: Dana Glacier, Moraine, Lake
2015-05-21 Leica S with the Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH @ 30mm: Aperture Series 'Rushing Water'
2015-04-30 Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH Aperture Series @ 51mm: 'Pescadero Creek Pool'
2015-04-29 Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH Aperture Series @ 90mm: 'Grass Clumps in Boulder'
2015-04-21 Leica S with the Leica 30-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-S ASPH
2015-01-27 Sony Kolarivision A7R.MOD: Performance with Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2015-01-22 Sony Kolarivision A7R.MOD: Performance with Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH
2015-01-18 Sony Kolarivision A7R.MOD: Performance with Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH
2015-01-18 Sony Kolarivision A7R.MOD: Performance with Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2014-11-06 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin Exterior
2014-11-04 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin Exterior
2014-05-01 Compared: Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH vs 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH: Pescadero Creek
2014-03-29 Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Poppies and Pots (Sony A7R)
2014-03-26 Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH: Flare Assessment
2014-03-26 Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH: Field of View, Distortion, MTF
2014-03-26 Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Tan Water Tank (Leica M240)
2014-03-25 Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Cattle Chute at Sunset (Leica M240)
2014-03-20 Leica 16/18/21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar M
2014-03-11 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH
2014-03-10 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH
2014-03-08 Leica 28m f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH: Death Valley Examples
2014-03-05 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Juniper Tree Sky View At Dusk
2014-03-04 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH: Aperture Series 'Aspen Sunstar'
2014-03-03 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Aperture Series 'DeChambeau Ranch House
2014-03-03 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH: Aperture Series 'Beaver Pond Meadow'
2014-03-02 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Aperture Series 'DeChambeau Yellow Wagon'
2014-03-01 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Aperture Series 'Glistening Rocks Waterfall'
2014-02-28 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH: Flare Behavior over Aperture Range
2014-02-06 Guide to Leica: Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240 (Electrical Substation)
2014-02-04 Guide to Leica: Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Leica M240
2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH on Leica M Typ 240
2014-01-30 Guide to Leica: Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH on Sony A7
2013-12-14 Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH vs 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH on Sony A7R (Pescadero Creek)
2013-12-13 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH on Sony A7R (Pescadero Creek)
2013-12-13 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH on Sony A7R (Pescadero Creek)
2013-11-20 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series (M240, Lundy Canyon Sunstar)
2013-11-11 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series (M240, Beaver Pond in Lundy Canyon)
2013-11-09 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2013-10-28 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)
2013-09-16 Aperture Series: Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH on Leica M Typ 240 (Cell Towers)
2013-09-03 Compared: Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH
2013-07-13 Lens 'Presence' with Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar and Leica M 24/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH
2013-07-07 Does the Leica M Typ 240 Deliver More Detail than the Leica M9? (24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH)
2013-07-05 Does the Leica M Typ 240 Deliver More Detail than the Leica M9? (21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH)
2013-06-08 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH: Is Stopping Down Needed?
2013-04-19 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240
2013-03-30 Compared at Distance: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
2013-03-23 Apochromatic: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
2012-10-20 Shootout: Olympus SHG 14-35mm f/2 ED vs Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2012-08-27 Panasonic Leica 45mm f/2.8 Macro-Elmarit ASPH Examples on Olympus OM-D E-M5
2012-05-27 Nikon D4 with Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R (+ comments on Nikon 200/2 VR II)
2012-03-12 Compared: Leica 21/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH (Ashford Mill Ruins)
2012-03-11 Compared: Leica 21/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH (Water Tank)
2012-03-11 Compared: Leica 21/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH (Cottonwood Canyon Marble)
2012-03-10 Which 28mm Leica M Lens is Best? 28/2.8 Elmarit or 28/2 Summicron?
2012-03-10 Compared: Leica 21/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH (Leadville Shack Interior)
2012-02-19 Guide to Leica: Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series
2012-02-18 Guide to Leica: Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH Aperture Series
2012-01-23 Color Shading & Vignetting for Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH and 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH
2012-01-18 Leica Guide: 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH Comparison f/4 - f/11
2012-01-16 Leica Guide: 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH
2012-01-14 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Examples in White Mountains
2012-01-13 Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH for Leica M9 Reviewed
2012-01-12 Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH First Impressions on Leica M9
2011-12-17 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH — Best Leica M Wide Ever?
2011-12-05 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Examples and Flare
2011-11-29 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series — Perfect Wide Angle?
2011-11-29 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series — Aspen
2011-11-28 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series — Ranchers’s Cabin
2011-11-27 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series — Miner’s Cabin Interior
2011-11-26 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Color Uniformity
2011-11-25 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Examples Published
2011-11-12 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH vs 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2011-11-11 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M Aperture Series for Landscape
2011-11-05 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M— Outstanding Sharpness with Finesse
2011-11-03 Off to the Mountains with the Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon and Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2011-11-01 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH for Leica M9 On The Way For Testing
2011-10-27 Leica 30mm f/2.8 Elmarit-S ASPH for Leica S2 Medium Format
2011-07-17 Examples for Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH on Leica M9
2011-06-23 Leica M9: Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH or Zeiss ZM 21/2.8 Biogon?
2011-06-21 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH
2011-06-20 Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH for Leica M9
2010-08-04 Leica S 180mm f/3.5 APO-Elmar-S update
2010-08-01 Sticking aperture blades on Leica 180mm f/3.5 APO-Elmar-S
2010-07-31 Leica 180mm f/3.4 APO-Elmar-S — Asymmetry problem
2010-05-20 Comparing Leica 24/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH to 24/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH
2010-04-19 Leica 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH review published
2010-04-18 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M review published
2009-07-15 Leica 19mm Elmarit-R vs Zeiss ZF 21/2.8 Distagon
2009-02-26 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-macro-Elmarit-R on Canon 5D Mark II
2007-11-26 Followup on Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
2007-11-19 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Canon