Member stephan

*finally* got mine, but didn't had much time to test it. Looks quite nicely built.

But there is a BIG fail: I mean this part isn't cheap, but why did nobody at LEICA had the idea to join A REAR LENS CAP? Or how do they think we will use this part?

So I have to order a rear lens cap separately from my dealer 😡

btw it's the same…[Read more]

it will be interesting what upgrade-options Leica will offer to existing customers, Hasselblad is very active in this regard.

Personally, I won't invest in a S3 anyway, not only because the price is somewhat to high to justify it, but also because I'm more than happy with the S2 (also compared to the newer Nikons).

What I could imagine,…[Read more]

(1) Improved processing speed for a shorter delay between shots

yes, why not, but it's not mandatory

(2) Significant leap in ISO range

would be nice, but I will not buy an S3 for this alone

(3) High-resolution fingerprint-resistant touchscreen retina LCD

hm ……… what for?

(4) Fast, convenient focus verification…[Read more]

@Brian

can't wait to read your experiences

@Bobby Lee

You are right, the only point is that where I live it is rather difficult to compare two cameras without buying them. The stores that sell Leica and Nikon at the same time AND have also such items as an MM AND a D800E in stock and are willing to let you make a comparison are rare…[Read more]

anyone tested the MM against the D800E in b&w?

I ordered a MM but got my D800E today and I'm very impressed about the high ISO – Qualities of the camera.

I suspekt the MM to be a bit better at 3200 ISO, but would really apreciate if someone made the test allready and can give me some advise.

Salut Sébastien 😉

Nice 😀

And what about a 70 mm? :p 😀

xx

you may wait for a mirrorless camera from Leica later, but it is at this time pure speculation if and when this will be on the market.

There are also some bodies (Ricoh, Sony, Fuji etc) that will give you the flexibility to youse your M-lenses as well as the R-Lenses.

And, as i said, in some situations, especially for…[Read more]

Yes, the Hasselblad sensor is bigger, I think the equivalent of the 210 lens should be something arround 150-170 mm or so for the S2.

can't wait to get my Hasselblad HC-Adapter ……. got the 150 HC allready and I'm looking for the 100 actually. (If someone needs a Hasselblad V adapter, I have one for sale).

I really like the new…[Read more]

what a beautiful photographer 🙂

this said, I like the rendering and bokeh of the hasselblad lens better, also the tones look a bit warmer, but all this may depend on the focal length ….

Now that they have taken the sync speed to 1/1000th, I'm converting all my lenses to CS.

make sure you bought your lenses early enough to qualitfy for the upgrade, as for actual lenses this is not possible any more 😡 I sold my 70 for buying a new one, and will not update my 180 🙁

also, for us here in Europe the upgrades will be…[Read more]

to be honest, I think this is not a very good idea (unless you use mainly wide-angle lenses stoped down). Focussing will be poor (reading from the scale) or absent.

Also, most R-Lenses are somewhat bigger than M-Lenses, so it is not that compact.

I would probably opt for a new DSLR or a recent mirrorles-camera.

There is an adapter…[Read more]

With the grip attached, the battery in the grip is drained first, not the other way around. This way, you can just change out the grip battery without having the remove the entire grip itself.

really??? Referring to the battery-indicator on the camera, it seams to be the other way round. Strange, but I will check again. This indicator is so…[Read more]

I had no lock up either since then, so maybe it was something else.

Nevertheless, I have two other wishes for an eventual firmware-update:

1) Since the last firmware update, it appears that the lens goes back in the last position after shutting down the camera. What may look as a good idea first, brings some problems for me: I have…[Read more]

do your S2 hang after the last firmware-update? I had this during a shooting but it was quickly resoved by removing the batteries (not so fast when the grip is used)

Some people don't want to spend all of their time in Photoshop to mimic the results of black and white film

To reduce the M-M to a camera that saves you just the time developping your b/w-pictures would be a real misunderstanding of this concept.

With the M-M you get (over a standard M9):

– Significant better ISO-performance (look…[Read more]

+ 2

I don't think they spent a lot of money to implement this b/w sensor. The changes to the sensor itself is minimal (just replace the bayerpattern) and some programming and there you go. Probably they spent more on marketing than in the technical improvement. it is probably the last kick of the M9-line before comming out with a M10.

The other…[Read more]

I second most of the wishes here, and I'm just courious to know why the CS-lenses took so long. I'm also interested to know why they changed their policy and do not allow the CS-upgrade for earlier lenses, as promised. You can also tell them, that if they don't rethink about this, I will buy Habla lenses instead (especially now with this adapter).

the MM is really an interesting product, and not that much more expensive than M9P, considering the software added (SE2).

The only point is, in my eyes, that once a M10 (with a higher resolution and maybe better ISO will arrive), the advantages of the MM will be somehow be smaller.

But for now, if you shoot BW in low light, actually…[Read more]