Tag: zoom

Choosing the right L-Mount lens: Range versus aperture, that is the question

What is more important for a zoom lens: range or aperture? Read a few answers to these old questions - and a suggestion that opens even more options...

Digital Zooming Part I: Purist and pragmatist perspectives on the Leica Q2

Love it or hate it, digital zooming is an integral feature of the Leica Q-series cameras. Are you a...

Leica Tri-Elmar lenses and the cancelled M Vario: All good things come in… twos

Leica released two lenses for M Mount with a variable focal length. One other did not make it past prototype stage. This article reviews the Tri-Elmar 16-18-21 and the Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 in practical use on M rangefinder cameras.