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David K;8488 wrote: And while I'm not thrilled about having a nearly new lens fail there's still no other camera system, irrespective of cost, that I'd rather have.
The same goes for me, David. I just downloaded 125 new photos I took with the 70 mm (the only lens I have now that the 120 is back to Leica for repair) and the IQ is just so good. I saved up for this system and I'm very satisfied with the results I get.
I just hope that everything will keep working a few more years, once the warranty has expired.
Interesting find! I would have thought there'd be a CS version too, especially at this (portrait) focal length.
Photokina only 2 months away 🙂
noctilux and rudlinfineart, what can I say? When I started this thread I was hoping for maybe a tip from someone how to reset the lens or something. I certainly did not expect to hear from five different people who have encountered this same issue within just one week. Especially not on a forum like this, which is a nice place, but does not have that many active members. The failure rate of AF seems to be rather high indeed.
I've sent the lens in for repair and I hope it's not going to take 6-8 weeks because I payed so much money for it less than three months ago. I really need it now as I do most of my shooting during the summer months.
I hope we'll all get our lenses back soon and that the issue will be solved permanently. How can we know this will not happen again next year when the warranty has expired?
Thanks Rudolf, I just hope it won't take too long the get the lens back. Six weeks sounds like a long repair time.
David, thanks for sharing. I hope you'll soon get your lens back.
Thanks Arif, today I sent the lens to the dealer and they will forward it to Leica. Fingers crossed it will be repaired quickly. Too bad this has happened, it is my most used lens at the moment.
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 with some wide angles and the Italian flag phenomenon.
Why people ‘blame' the sensor in the Sony A7 series for not working optimally with Leica M lenses, is beyond me.
Better is all relative of course, but I'm sure you're right that the design that Leica and CMOSIS employed is a better solution for M lenses.
Whether they can make a new sensor for the next S that would come out with better test results (color response, signal/noise ratio, etc.) than the Sony MF sensor, we'll find out sooner or later. I still have my doubts and I just hope for the sake of the S system, Leica makes the right choice.
I understand of course that test results don't tell the whole story and that look and feel of the photo is what it's all about. We'll have to wait and see.
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 😎
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/06/sonys-curved-cmos-sensor-sharper-faster-lenses/?hvid=6rKd5
The other day I red – I think it must have been on some Leica forum – that CMOSIS makes ‘better' sensors than Sony. I find that hard to believe. Especially given the R&D budgets of these respective companies. And what means ‘better'? For us S users what matters most is the look and quality of the file the camera system produces.
Fingers crossed for a new and popular S, because I wouldn't mind if the S system became a bit more widely used. A broader user base would make me feel more secure about the longevity of the system. Especially with technology moving forward so fast.
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 DNG/CF or the JPG/SD are written simultaneously or one by one, I don't know. But it seems logical, given the processing power of the S2 that the internal pipeline handels only one file at a time.
I'm very happy for you that your important photos could be saved.
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 months away, all we have is our own speculations. Either Leica and beta-testers are very tight lipped, or perhaps the new S is not ready for presentation in september. But then, why the $5.000 rebate?
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 would't be surprised if a new CMOS S would have electronic connections in the hot shoe for an optional EVF, so that using live view handheld would not have to be at arms lenght.
FWIW, I've listened carefully at the sound the CS makes, and it certainly is very well audible, nothing like an RX1 for example. So it remains to be seen if and how a CMOS S would benefit from CS lenses in the future, apart from the advantages that are already there.
Marc,
I understand your thoughts about the look of the current CCD. I've worked with the M8 extensively and then the A900. When I go back in my archive and I see my M8 files, I feel there's nothing quite like it, except for my S2. (and the M9, which I didn't own)
Did you see the interview with Mr. Stephan Daniel, in which he states that it just electronics and that Leica feels there is no difference between CMOS and CCD, or words to that effect?
Thanks again,
Peter
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 CMOS S could perhaps with shutter speeds up to 1/1000 do a complete exposure cycle without the focal plane shutter.
Of course the CS would stay closed for the sensor read-out, after which it would open again, and the camera would return to live-view.
There are other applications for live-view besides focus check for landscape on a tripod. I'm sure many would welcome a camera that is as quiet as possible for the shooting of live on stage events, performances, weddings, documentary work, etc.
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.
