Using DxO Photo Lab 9 to ensure peak optical correction, the color comes directly from the glass. Zeiss utilizes its T *coating to deliver a level of color purity that is, in many ways, more honest than the competition. It avoids the warm bias of Leica glass, instead offering a neutral, high contrast canvas.

On the M11, this results in incredible subject separation. Again, I hate to use this word so often. But, the contrast is so high that even at f/2, the files possess a quality where colors feel separated by depth, not just hue