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WPalank;8629 wrote:

Enter the Filson Magnum Collection recently released. Unfortunately, the line is not carried at the present moment by our friends in Miami. The San Francisco counterpart tells me they have tried, but the folks at Filson (or their distributor), do not seem to want to return calls.

William,

Leica Store Miami is now a Filson dealer!

We should be receiving our first delivery soon.

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I agree that this seems an obvious product introduction at Photokina, since it was already released as part of the 100 Edition M set in May.

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GMB;8540 wrote: David, do you know whther the sSchneider filters fit into the Lee holder? Thanks

Nope. The stock Lee holder is designed for resin filters, so there are three narrow tracks. Schneider modifies the filter holder so that two, thicker glass filters can be accommodated.

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peterv;8441 wrote: Yes, Sony said some time ago that they wanted to be disruptive and innovative. I welcome that, but for us poor guys and girls who've invested in an interchangeable lens system, a curved sensor is most likely not going to be in the cards. Though I wouldn't mind a pocket-sized MF RX1 😎

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/06/sonys-curved-cmos-sensor-sharper-faster-lenses/?hvid=6rKd5

The other day I red – I think it must have been on some Leica forum – that CMOSIS makes ‘better' sensors than Sony. I find that hard to believe. Especially given the R&D budgets of these respective companies. And what means ‘better'? For us S users what matters most is the look and quality of the file the camera system produces.

Fingers crossed for a new and popular S, because I wouldn't mind if the S system became a bit more widely used. A broader user base would make me feel more secure about the longevity of the system. Especially with technology moving forward so fast.

Peter,

I think the “better” terminology is referring to the more modern CMOS design that Leica and CMOSIS employed in making the MaxCMOS sensor for the M (Typ 240). It has a much shallower pixel well depth as well as a new microlens shape that negates any ill effects of high incidence angle lenses. I recall reading an article in a semiconductor industry magazine that the CMOSIS sensor in the M is the thinnest CMOS ever made by any company.

As can be seen in the many user reports of putting anything wider than a 35mm M lens on a Sony A7r, high incidence angle (non-retrofocus) lenses have serious when used with Sony's sensor. The sensor was designed to be used in DSLRs like the D800 with highly telecentric retro-focus designs, not a short throw mirror-less system. Yes, Sony's own lenses have a more tele-centric light path and/or correction algorithms that work around this design limitation. This is little consolation to those that figured the A7r would be a great platform to use wide angle M lenses.

Leica often gets credit for making stellar lenses, but few acknowledge how advanced they have become in digital technology. Leica co-designed the MaxCMOS chip with CMOSIS, wanting to control the process – something that wouldn't happen if they had just used an off-the shelf sensor. If a CMOS sensor does make its way into an S camera, I'm sure that Leica will go their own way, which is a good thing.

Standard CMOS sensor

Leica MaxCMOS sensor

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bobtetreault;8390 wrote: David

Do you use a thumb rule for the hyperfocal distance at different apertures? It is on the M lenses but absent from the S lenses.

Bob

Bob,

I found a good hyperfocal position with some experimentation. Generally, when shooting landscape on a tripod, I'm almost always shooting at f/11 or f/13 for maximum DOF. Any more stopped down and diffraction would start to become an issue.

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I'd add that when I use wide angle S lenses at infinity, I almost never allow the camera to auto focus focus to infinity. In my mind, doing so effectively discards a large portion of my usable DOF. I usually set the hyperfocal position manually and just shoot everything at this setting. Then, on a 30mm, I can get DOF on everything from 3ft to infinity. Why just get infinty when you could have almost the entire scene sharp?

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dalethorn;8357 wrote: Excellent all!! The colors seem especially vibrant and saturated. Any special settings?

Thanks.

Nothing special, just started with my standard T preset in LR then made small tweaks.

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Mark Gowin;6340 wrote: Hi David, I notice that the majority of the images you posted are from the zoom and only one from the 23mm. The zoom looks to be really good. So much so, the main reason for getting the 23mm would be for speed and smaller size. Of course, I bet the IQ of the 23mm is better than the zoom, but maybe not by a whole lot. What are your thoughts.

Mark,

They were both great. You'll see a higher percentage of shots from the 23mm in my review. These images were ones that just didn't fit. At a certain point, I have to cap the amount of images in a review.

The 18-56mm is just very flexible and easy for almost every scenario, while the 23mm is more fun. It focuses faster, is smaller, lighter, and yes, a little better optically. I liked having them both.

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Nice images, Al!

It's great that Leica brought along a T so everyone on the workshop could try it out.

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Absolutely stunning images.

Sounds like getting these was quite the challenge though. I wonder if the results would be different with the 400 f/2.8 non-modular, 400 f/2.8 modular or 400 f/4 modular, as you probably wouldn't need to stop down as much, which solves some of the handling issues.

The lens we adapted to S mount was the 400 f/4 modular and the results were pretty good, even wide-open. DOF and shake were the constant battles, but a 5-series Gitzo and hydraulic ball head solved the shake issue for the most part. Also, you may want to try using a gimbaled head like a Wimberley or similar.

Anyway, this images rock!

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LeicaClark;6284 wrote: No way, haha. Nice coincidence.

Would you mind posting some pictures of the T with those lenses?

I wouldn't mind, except I only took one shot with the 50 Lux (the vertical of my daughter Sophia in a magenta hat in my review) and didn't use the 35 cron at all. I brought all the M lenses on my trip with the best of intentions, but ultimately the T lenses won me over for the sake of convenience and quality.

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LeicaClark;6282 wrote: Wow, fantastic!

I'm super excited about the T. I just can't believe Leica isn't going to have silver lenses.

What would be your suggestion for the best silver Leica lense to use with the T?

Well, the only two M lenses that Leica makes these days are the 35mm Summicorn-M ASPH and the 50mm Summilux-M ASPH – yes the lenses I posted DNG files for above. Coincidence?…. 😀

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Jesus Alonso;6213 wrote: Hello!

I am new Leica S owner and I am absolutely happy with the camera, it is exactly what I expected!!!

I just missed something about rear display… The color temperature of the display is not optimized, I realized that every picture showed on the display is blueish , whatever white balance settings are.

I already updated the firmware to the latest version and I read in the Leica Owners Area:

“Optimized color temperature of the white point of the display.”

I am a bit confused…

Thank you!!!

Jesus,

Glad you are enjoying the new S.

The color temperature of the rear display does run a bit cool. There is currently no way to adjust this.

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Dear all

After many attempts, I have finally got a ring flash system working for the kind of macro work that I like to do (insects, field). I spent some time working with the Metz Mecablitz 15 MS-1 to see if I can get it to fire and give good results with the S System. Success with a normal Pc flash synchro cable. Working with shutter speeds of up to 1/500 seems OK with my favoured Hasselblad 120 macro (this is a 1:1 lens compared to the Leica 120). If anyone else is thinking of trying this DO NOT do it with the Leica lens. The front element retracts sufficiently far into the barrel that the mounted flash prevents retraction (= whirring and unhappy motor!).

These are work in progress and just indicating that it is possible .. more to follow as I work out the limitations.

Ed

Ed,

Cool stuff, indeed.

One note on the Leica 120mm APO: you are absolutely correct about the retraction of the lens at infinity. This can also pose an issue when using a 4″ filter carrier. Our workaround is a simple, inexpensive and low-tech one. We took a cheap 72mm UV filter and knocked the glass out of it, providing just a spacer ring. You may wish to try this with your ring flash setup.

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Paratom;6200 wrote: David,
one thing I allways wonder: When I activate the AF with the shutter release button in S-AF mode the camera will not “fire” before accurate focus is achieved. So I know it is focus priority.

However when I use the rear button to activate AF I do not know if the camera is done with fine focus. So it is kind of “shutter priority”. Of course I can see if the camera has focused, but I can not see if it has “fine” focused/is 100% ready/accurate.
What do you think?

If you have the acoustic signal turned on, you'll hear a soft beep when the camera locks on. You can also see the focus confirmation dot in the viewfinder.

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