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I agree with you Al.
I had the privilege of shooting with the new 30mm lens a little bit while in NYC. In my opinion, it handles just like the 35mm – the very small increase in length and weight were not noticeable. However, the extra 10 degrees field of view was more significant than I expected.
Pete, I enjoyed your NYC photos posted here and on your blog. I am on my way to NYC tomorrow. Your photos have me thinking of image possibilities. I have been busy shooting fall landscapes in the mountains the last 2-3 weeks so it will be a big change being in NYC.
Hey Al, It will be great to see you again. I plan on going to Photo Plus and Leica's S studio event.
David K;1008 wrote: The location for this shot was the roadside waterfall not far from the hotel. Since all the good spots at the roadside were taken…I climbed up the mountain to where the waterfall fed the pond. The good news is that I was out of the frame for all the roadside shooters. As you may recall…it was pretty much dark out when this shot was taken.
Edit: I think this might have been from the day before. It was on the corrupted CF card that Josh rescued for me so it doesn't have any exif info.
HaHa! You are partly correct. It was pretty dark, but you are not out of the frame. Also, you were doing more than making photos.:D
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Josh, David, and Jack,
Thank you for the sRGB advice. I have been exporting in sRGB color space and only recently noticed an issue. Perhaps my export preset got inadvertently changed. I will check.
Jack, your photos posted in this thread have good pop to them. Also, my ugly mug is proof that someone my age and stature should not be in front of an S2. But, there were way to many S2s on this trip to avoid it.
You are correct Arif, it was a great time. We had a great bunch of people on the trip. Would love you have you join us next time wherever that will be.
Wow! Great photos everyone. I wish I had time to post my photos much earlier. It is tough to follow such good photos. Like David I will try to post some different views.
S2, Leica 400mm APO-Telyt-Modular R lens converted to S mount, ISO pull 80, 1/3 sec, f8.0 (estimated)
S2, 70mm, ISO 640, 1/90 sec, f8.0
For some reason my photo attachments are much more subdued than when viewed in Lightroom. If anyone has any ideas on how to correct that, I would appreciate it.
I will be there from Oct 26 – 30th. I will definitely meet up with you and Josh sometime during that period.
Arif;683 wrote: P.S. Not sure if it has been suggested but a dust off reference photo would also help in the field especially when traveling for a few weeks.
Great idea. Ever since accidentally scratching the the sensor in my S2 while cleaning, I have become very paranoid. A dust reference frame could be beneficial.
That looks awesome. I can't imagine a focusing screen that appears brighter than the current matte screen. Plus you get the microprisim. Sign me up. This should become the default screen that ships with new S2s.
Arif, your composition is excellent in this photo. I like the interesting clouds and vastness of space they lend to the image. Also, I took another look at your Myanmar photos on your website and they are very impressive.
Pete, I hate to hear about the problem with your S2. That is an odd one. However, it's great to hear you are getting great support for David, Josh, and Leica. Hopefully, your S2 will get turned around quickly.
Roger, you should consider using manual mode. I have been trying out a third party lens which requires manual mode and, as a result, I have become very comfortable with manual mode. The S2 shutter speed and aperture controls are perfectly placed with a tactile feel that inspires confidence. Also, the controls are such that it is easy to make exposure adjustments without removing your eye from the viewfinder. In relatively stable lighting conditions I believe it is faster and easier to make minor exposure adjustments using manual mode than it is to fiddle with exposure compensation in auto exposure mode.
For shooting tennis, I think manual mode would work great unless you have partly cloudy skies where the exposure is changing rapidly due to changing cloudy / sunny conditions.
Lucky you – well, luck probably had nothing to do with it.:) Anyway, I look forward to getting the split image screen myself.
