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  • #1997
    Pete Walentin

    Iceandfire;1856 wrote: Really good Lens, I love it !:cool:

    Then just show us some other shots with the lens. 🙂

  • #1980
    Pete Walentin

    Thanks Eric. Great work.

  • #1950
    Pete Walentin

    Thanks. 🙂

    Roger;1792 wrote:
    Could you tell us how you sized it for the web and what approach you used for downsizing and output sharpening .

    I have sharpened the original file very strong with Nik's Sharpener Pro 3.0 (output sharpening) as I knew that I will downsize it massivly in Photoshop for the web. So first is sharpening and then downsizing. For print I use less sharpening, but it all depends on the size, whether for print or for web. Hope that helps.

    Cheers,
    Pete

  • #1898
    Pete Walentin

    OMG. I already commented on the pictures you posted at GetDPI but you make me with every new picture completely speechless. These pictures are unbelievable good. You could be really proud about your work.

  • #1888
    Pete Walentin

    Andrew, I think the words you have used in your letter are the right ones. It seems you had really bad luck with your camera. I had two issues with my body as well and found the people from Leica very dedicated to help me. I hope Leica will react to you and your issues accordingly and this means, beside giving you a working system, to communicate with you. This is what I think is important, just to know that someone really cares.

    Pete

  • #1886
    Pete Walentin

    David K;1735 wrote: It's a beautiful shot Pete…well done, and the colors are fabulous. Also like the way the clouds over the mountains add some balance to the image. If it were mine I'd probably clone out the black wire… but I realize that's a matter of individual taste and philosophy.

    Thanks. Re the wire: I thought about it but CS5s Content Aware wasn't able to do it quickly so I decided to leave it as is but in general I agree. 😉

    rgk;1736 wrote: wonderful photo, please tell where the church is located

    Thanks. The church is in New Zealand, South Island at Lake Tekapo. It is THE tourist spot in this area and it was pure luck, after finding the right spot during the day, to come back later that day and after another one to two hours of waiting I got the church without any human being. 😉

  • #1883
    Pete Walentin

    Thanks for the feedback.

  • #1873
    Pete Walentin

    I can't remember the difference in terms of brightness but I do know that I will never ever use the standard screen again. Manual focus is pretty easy.

  • #1871
    Pete Walentin

    Kurt Kamka;1720 wrote: Gorgeous, Pete. What do you think of the 30mm?

    Thanks Kurt.

    Re the 30mm: I love it!

    Think about the 35mm, add some minor weight, size and distortion and you have it. But you could ignore the last point as you have your lens profile in LR.

    For me it is the Wide-angle focal length to go. I do need nothing with a greater FOV. In other words: I am pretty happy. :rolleyes:

  • #1846
    Pete Walentin

    Kurt, some really nice pictures. For some of them I needed a second look to get their story. Pretty cool. Cant decide which is my favorite, but I guess the first one.

  • #1816
    Pete Walentin

    Cam Garner;1664 wrote: Does anybody know if they are shipping the 30mm yet? If so, are there any initial impressions. Thanks

    They do. Even this Thread is German you may can read the pictures.

  • #1614
    Pete Walentin

    Sweet. 😀

  • #1613
    Pete Walentin

    I heard a lot of good things about the Upstrap as well. I am currently using the Sniper-Strap for my S2 if using a strap at all.

  • #1563
    Pete Walentin

    Really nice. Love especially the sunset ones where you see the huge DR.

  • #1561
    Pete Walentin

    This is a question covering a lot of aspects. Maybe I can cover a few of them.

    First there will be always at one point a system that is better then the one you have. Waiting for this system will lead to never ever have a system.

    Second what is your expectation of a system? What are your requirements? Do you need a weather sealed system, would you like to have the DSLR form factor? How important is it for you to have an easy to handle system wherever you are and whatever you do? If these aspects are not important there are other Medium Format cameras worth to take a look.

    Rearding the future of the S System it is like with every system hard to tell. Take a look at the R system owners, they were not amused that Leica did not continued the system and instead released the S2. But this is part of the digital revolution and it will continue to whatever extend. And of course there will be a S3 at some point.

    BUT take a look at the current S System. The camera is super easy to handle and to use. It is a pleasure being with the camera. I love the system because of the limited amount of functions it offers, because these functions are all you need. I had a Canon 1D Mark IV and I really do not want to have a camera with so many options and buttons anymore. I love to concentrate on the essential stuff and this is making great pictures instead of running through menus and navigating hundreds of buttons on your camera. (Btw the 1D is a great camera but not for me anymore.)

    Coming back to the S2. The size of the sensor in combination with maybe the best lenses available out there giving you striking image quality and size for your prints. You could print huge and this is the point where the camera really shows his strength.

    My personal opinion is, that the S2 is the best system for my needs I ever had and the best system which is available out there. (And I really spent a lot of thoughts in deciding between the S system and a Phase One.) I could imagine that the S system is the system I could stay with for the rest of my life as I do not need more convinient features, the image size is big enough, the quality of images, the camera and the lenses are breathtaking.

    AND it is such a cool Gadget 😎

    There are of course even more aspects but now it is time for me to go to my Gaggia and making my wife and myself the usual Latte Macchiato.

    Cheers.

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