Leica SL/SL2/SL3, any lens

Bingley said:
Wow! Thinking of selling my Hasselblad gear and moving to an SL or SL2s for landscape photography with vintage lenses. This photo tells me I may not be crazy to do so...
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I loved my old Hasselblad gear, especially the SWC. But I just don't shoot film any more.

The SL2 and SL2s both work wonderfully with old Leica, Canon and Nikkor M mount and screw mount lenses. Most outings, if I want to be prepared for whatever I encounter, I usually carry slower (f2 to f4), smaller and therefor more portable 35mm, 50mm, 90mm and sometimes 21mm and 135mm lenses. As I'm sure you're aware, the smaller, slower ones don't take up much space at all and I often prefer their image quality to that of their faster brethren.

The one modern lens I heartily recommend is the Art 24-70mm f2.8 zoom. It can be indispensable when needing to shoot fast or just wanting to compose more precisely in a hurry without fumbling around, changing lenses. In my experience it can handle 95%+ of everything.

For years I'd look at my images on this and other forums or on Flickr and think they were just not completely sharp when zoomed in. But a few months ago I printed quite a few of the Yosemite pics on a friends Epson printer and was amazed that the finest details were rendered with all the natural sharpness I could hope for.

Arches Nat'l Park -- Last week, SL2s Art 24-70mm
SL2S0020 by Brusby, on Flickr


For scale see trees at base
SL2S0107 by Brusby, on Flickr
 
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