This shot is part of series that I shot last spring. A fellow photographer and I found a fabulous deserted farm laden with lots of photo opportunities. I believe I shot this with my WATE (wide angle tri-elmar) Leica lens on my Leica M7, a 35 mm film camera. The WATE is a wonderful lens. One can frame an image at 16 mm, at 18 mm, or at 21mm, although it is not a zoom lens. This was shot at 16 mm, and note the lack of distortion, and the fact that all the corners are tack sharp, unlike a lot of zoom lenses. The only drawback, and a minor one, is that the lens is an f4, which is slow for a Leica lens, but I usually shoot on a tripod with a cable release, so it is not an issue with me. To top it off, the lens only weighs 11 1/2 ounces. It can be stored in a jacket pocket. That is the beauty of Leica equipment, that it is small and light weight. I will be returning to this location soon, after some of the snow melts, and then I will shoot some color shots there.
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