Member Peter Dooling

great article on the new BEAST

David,

I really enjoyed your writings on your Iceland trip. It brought back many old and good memories. When I was there I had only a Leicaflex SL and a Leica and a series of lenses 19 to 400mm. but I got great shots. I also lugged around my Linhof Master Technika on which i used mostly my 6X7 super Rollex backs. It was just too hard to work with 4X5 plate holders in the cold and dampness. Golfuss (sp) has changed a lot since I was there, for it was much more dramatic in its cascades, but that is what happens with waterfalls and the subsequent erosion of the cliff face from which it fell. By chance, did you get to hike up behind Golfuss (sp), the vista is just breath taking?

When you spoke of you counter clockwise planned trip of 9 days, I am sorry to say, and sat back and chuckled to myself, saying, there is no way he is going to do that trip in 9 days. j used my Leicas a lot while I was there. It is too bad you did make it to, or knew of Thorsmark (a beautiful island in the middle of huge, hard running glacier river on the south coast of the country. I was there for a year stationed at the NATO air base in Keflivik. When I was there in the towns the homes were mostly just white washed, but ever home had beautifully strong colored door and window boxes. The contrasts were remarkable. My pics of the Icelandic ponies were during a late summer in an early blizzard. Did you try and get any pics of the geysers while you were there????

In any event, thanks for the trip through Iceland again with the S-007.

Tom

Thanks for sharing. Iceland has come a long way from my days there in 1979-82. The waterfalls appear to have not changed in the slightest. What? No Blue Lagoon shots?

Great review! Does it have a maximum exposure time? I found the maximum on the S006 limiting for nighttime/tripod photography.

Great pictures.
After doing the New England trip this fall, you should schedule a group trip to Iceland.

Thanks for your good work on the review. You have previously put the sensor resolution question to bed. This time to put the removable back issue to bed too.

The DOF readout was good news for me.
Jack

The review was terrific. I would like to see a comparison with the 006 in terms of rendering, etc. like you did with the M9 and M240.

Great review. I second Peter's request above, for a comparison between 006 and 007 — not can they be made the same, but how are the starting points different?

But I had to laugh when I saw the map of your intended route around Iceland. I did that route two summers ago, staying indoors, with family of four and less time devoted to photography (except where there are puffins, which we all joined in to do). It took us 14 days, and we had to skip a few things.

scott

Great Review David! Always enjoy hearing what your thoughts are…

Thanks for the comprehensive review!
Sounds like a great camera, truly an upgrade to the 006.
And now I want a 45mm lens…

Thanks for the interesting review! Great images!

A great report, David. Many thanks.

I'm contemplating a similar trip and like your accommodation solution. How did the Land Rover Discovery space work out for gear stowage, sleeping and eating ? I'm 6 ft and had doubted that a comfortable nights sleep could be had. Be great to hear your views on this.

Where did you hire the LR4 from ?

Regards

Thanks David. This is a fantastic review, and wow the pictures! It seemed most photos were taken last September in Iceland, am I right? I was there in the same time frame. I compared my M9 photos with yours, it seemed the S typ7's colors were more vivid and saturated. How much PS have you done with yours? And if so, what?

For working professionals, tools of the trade are offset by income. For amateurs, we all have our passions and priorities. Many people will spend much more than this on cars, motorcycles, musical instruments, cruises, ski vacations, fishing boats, etc. For those who love photography and appreciate top quality gear, the Leica S is an amazing tool that produces incredible results.