Member fotografz

One wonders how all the wonderful photography was taken before the advent of automation … LOL!

Practice perhaps?

One thing of value when shooting wedding photography, is that it forces a relationship with any given camera. If you use a S2 for it's strengths, then you must practice techniques that mitigate any weaknesses. Same for any…[Read more]

RE: AF on a subject walking toward you at a normal pace:

Here is a technique you may want to try. I use it at every wedding where the Bride is being escorted down the aisle toward me. Oddly, this slow “processional” is one of the harder shots to get right every time, but it is a critical shot at every wedding. I often would get marginal…[Read more]

There is a third option depending on the subject matter … use some flash.

I just finished a blog article on this subject, specifically referencing the S2.

It seems Leica users are inordinately against flash, and fear that “flashy” look. However, it really isn't that hard to employ the S2 for low light photography without an obvious…[Read more]

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,…[Read more]

To be honest, if it is a debate in your mind, then just get the Nikon.

Either you get what the S2 is about, know how it fits your needs, and what it can or cannot do, or you don't. Upwards of $40,000. for a basic S2 kit is a major commitment to be making if you “aren't sure”.

I waited over a year after first testing the S2 … waited for…[Read more]

Are you fellows using the rear button to AF with?

-Marc

You have perfectly described why you need both : -)

-Marc

B&H Joe,

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/605593-REG/Kirk_AG_1_AG_1_Action_Grip_for.html

You'll need a ARCA type quick release plate in the camera … or the dual lug ARCA version available on the Camadapter site.

-Marc

Personally moving shot for me. Thank you for posting this.

Not long ago, my Father was buried in a similar place with full military honors … the Great Lakes National Memorial Cemetery. When we were driving through this massive place to the point of ceremony, every single military person along the way snapped to attention and saluted as we…[Read more]

Oops! Sorry.

I posted the wrong link for the Really Right Stuff solution, here's the correct one.

http://reallyrightstuff.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=B87-QR

-Marc

Just curious, why a little ring-light?

Ring-lights produce flat results, flat as a pancake.

Big Ring-light strobes produce a shadowless effect often used for fashion, but for macro I've never understood the concept of dead-on flat light (except maybe for scientific recording where art, or modeling the shape of the subject, isn't the…[Read more]

stephan;1500 wrote: what i really need is a more intuitive way to select the ISO-setting

and another suggestion (even if probably complicated to implement):

I need a limitiation of the focus-range for the 120 macro. As the lens don't have such a limitiation, it screws all the way through the focal range, which takes much time. So a…

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Sorry, it seems like a lame excuse regarding the finer ISO selections.

The M8 has the same ones as the S2, then the M9 added more, making the M9 much easier to refine metering while adding the least amount of noise possible for each exposure need.

-Marc

vintola;1441 wrote: Fotografz, I didn't find the answer about the handstrap. I am probably going to buy S2 and very interested about this handstrap. Is it Leica's or some third parties strap? – vintola –

It is a Camdapter handstrap:

http://camdapter.com

I use one on each different camera I have. They come in basic black…[Read more]

stephan;1450 wrote: well, yes

but let it put into another perspective: One of the S2 selling arguments is the ease of use and weather sealing.

Unluckily, I work in the norther hemisphère, where light is going off qulickly in the evening. Also, I love to shoot in dark places, just yesterday in a cosy Café, where you cannot bring big f…

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To add to what David said … we all choke at the price of S lenses … but they were also made from the ground up to perform on a high resolution digital camera and will remain so for a very long time.

In comparison, the lenses for both the Hasselblad H and Phase One cameras have had to be upgraded to keep pace with improved digital sensors.…[Read more]

stephan;1435 wrote: so true!

I'm courious to hear what you suggest as solution for an available-light-look-alike lighting for the S2

Knowledge is the solution.

True understanding of the qualities of available light before you try to mimic it. For a simple example: if you want to mimic a portrait taken near a large north light…[Read more]

David K;1418 wrote: I've come to the same conclusion regarding the impact of good lighting (which includes the proper selection of modifiers, gels, etc.). I'm fortunate to have a friend who's top notch in this regard and has helped me along the way. It's not an easy thing to learn on your own. And lighting can get pretty expensive pretty…

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GMB;1415 wrote: Dear all,

First of all, a big THANK YOU for the very helpful advice and your time. I very much appreciate that.

I have played around with the S2 and the SF58 this weekend, using David's advice of manual setting, and was quite pleased with the results. Will try next weekend with even lower shutter speeds. Also, I am…

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