- February 18, 2012 at 9:35 pm #1999Josh LehrerLegendary MemberJoin Date: Aug 2014Posts: 233Currently using:
Leica M, Leica S, Leica CompactOfflineA new article where we talk a bit about using the S2 as my every day point-and-shoot camera:
My Everyday Camera – The Leica S2
Enjoy!
- February 18, 2012 at 11:18 pm #2000
Thanks Josh!
What a great treat for me to look at your sunny pictures, bright colors and very cool cars while huddled indoors here in dull, cold Motown Michigan … where all I do now is fiddle around with studio lighting techniques and … of course … the S2.
Next year I will trek out to our big car shows here with the S2 … notably, the Woodward Dream cruise where a 10 mile stretch of our main drag is lined with exotics, vintage vehicles and hotrods cruising up and down for days on end. Very festive event.
The bi-product of really getting used to the S2 and all it can do is that my poor Sony A900 system now just sits in its bag unused.
-Marc
- February 19, 2012 at 12:07 am #2001
It must be exhilarating to see all those exotic cars in person!
How far were you typically from the car that you appear to have
achieved considerable DOF with a f/5.6 and 35 mm lens. I do not
seem to achieve such. Also, my S2 does not seem to nail the autofocus
as you imply yours does. I always have to tweek the focus slightly,
especially as the distance approaches “infinity”. Did you adjust or fine
tune the autofocus?Thanks
- February 19, 2012 at 3:58 am #2002
Josh, your photos of the Palm Beach Cavallino are torture for me. I am glad you made up to the show, but I hate I missed it this year. It is a humbling experience for us mere mortals (financially challenged).
- February 19, 2012 at 4:09 am #2004Josh LehrerLegendary MemberJoin Date: Aug 2014Posts: 233Currently using:
Leica M, Leica S, Leica CompactOfflineI was relatively close to most of the cars, no more than 6-8 feet away. I have had very good results using the S2’s auto focus. A trick I often use (in combination with rear-button focusing) is to de-focus the lens slightly using the focus ring then allow the camera to refocus. My in-focus rate for the type of photography I talk about in this post is extremely high, usually 100% or near it.
- February 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm #2010
Josh – I like youe article and the images.
Also I dont feel so bad anymore using the S2 as my family and vacation P&S.
Istnt it great how simple this camera works?
Regards, Tom
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