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Thanks David, I'm happy for Leica that they were able to accumulate so much knowledge about building sensors that work quite well with their M lenses. I don't have an M anymore so I don't follow the M-line as closely as I did in the past, but I thought there are still some problems not completely solved with the CMOSIS sensor, like magenta corners…[Read more]

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…[Read more]

fotografz;8430 wrote: I'd still like to know how the S2 generates the redundant jpeg for the SD card.

My guess would be both the DNG and JPG are derived from the image in the buffer. It makes no sense to first write the DNG to the card, then read it again, let the image processor chew on it, and only then write the JPG.

Whether the…[Read more]

Thanks for that link Rob, interesting stuff. I passed it along to a friend of mine who's going to shoot his new film in 3D, next month. He'll be shooting on Reds, I guess IMAX 3D is going to be big budget Hollywood movies only.

Anyway, on a new Leica S, it's interesting that there are absolutely no rumours yet. With Photokina less then three…[Read more]

Very nice Jack, congrats!

Very nice rendering of the colors in both shots. The second photo, with the man on a bike, has an interesting 3D effect.
Thanks for sharing.

Very nice shots, Pete. Thanks for sharing!

Many thanks Jack and Marc,

I can see the points you both made. Maybe there isn't so much advantage in using a CS with a CMOS sensor. I guess I'll have to wait and see if and how Leica will implement this in a CMOS S.

I agree that no matter what, the use of a Mono-Pod or Tripod can really help getting the most out of the S system. I…[Read more]

Hi Jack,

I haven't had any vibration issues either, certainly did not mean to imply the system needs a leaf shutter for that.

The current S/S2 starts the exposure electronically once the FP shutter has opened. The central shutter, if it's in the lens and selected, stops the exposure.

All I'm saying/asking is that a hypothetical…[Read more]

Giving the CMOS S with CS a bit more thought, I guess in live-view mode the FP shutter would not come into play with shutter speeds up to 1/1000. This could make for a nice and quiet exposure without any vibration from the mirror and FP shutter.

You're right David, there probably should be some kind of message/warning that the focus limiter is on.

How about on the rear LCD in the camera quadrant something like this:

FL (Focus Limit) 3M

Rob, how does the Hassy do this?

+1

Very good idea, Rob. The focus hunt is my only complaint about this lens, though it's certainly not as bad as it sounds on some message boards around the net. I find that when focussing with AF it helps when I point the cross hairs at a contrasty point close to where I want actual focus and then activate AF again for the last bit.

I…[Read more]

Marc, it sounds like you've already decided to stick with your S2-P.

I wanted to reply on saturday, but a few things came up that had to be dealt with first. For what it's worth, here's my take on your dilemma:

Buying the S now would set you back about 7 or 8 thousand. I'm estimating you'd get 8 to 10k for your S2-P if you sell…[Read more]

That's a good start! I like the website, nice and clean. The portaits are interesting, nice light. Best of luck with her new career!

Thanks David, you're right, of course. I looked at the test shots again and indeed it was the ambient light that got darker as the shutter time got faster.

Well, I got this flash last week and after doing some tests I can confirm that this flash works like charm on my S2.

The CS works in sync, up to 1/1000. Of course at that speed there's not much flash light left, but envirenmental portraits at ~ 2.5 meters shouldn't be a problem at 1/250 – 1/500

Like Josh mentioned, the amount of flash…[Read more]

Short Leica promo:

http://blog.leica-camera.com/photography/s-system/h-w-briese-on-the-leica-elpro-s-180/

I'm considering this option. Maybe the SF24D would indeed make a nice lightweight fill flash on my S2. I wonder if this would work with higher shutter speeds and CS lenses?

Josh, did you try this set-up yet?

These are nice too 🙂

I like the way you chose to expose the last one. I find the withe balance in this picture well chosen also, nice highlights.

Kind regards,
Peter

Nice images, thanks for sharing.
The 30 mm is a lens I think I will skip, when I get my line up of S lenses together. I lust for the 24 mm and I think 30 mm would be too close, but these look great.
Oh, and best wishes to you and the red dot team!