Activity

As long as the I.Q is up to scratch it won't matter too much where they source it but CMOSIS seems like the logical step given that they are already involved,I think another benefit could be that it helps Leica avoid a homogeneous look that could if three MF manufacturers use the same chip.

This would be my hope. With all the time they're putting into fine tuning the M240 chip why reinvent the wheel?

Richard

peterv;6001 wrote: 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,…

[Read more]

Rather than going with the same Sony 44×33 CMOS sensor, perhaps Leica will work with CMOSIS to develop their own in-house solution, as they did for the M240.

There hasn't been too much discussion around it, but the CMOSIS/Leica chip in the M is actually the most advanced CMOS sensor design to date. The pixel well depth is significantly…[Read more]

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]

Doug;5876 wrote: Good luck with the new lens, and I hope it will suit you well. I bought the 35 last year… found a nice used one at Dale… I'm pretty happy with it. But then I find it easy to adapt myself to different angles of view. Plus I have used the 45 and 55mm Pentax67 lenses, both f/4 so somewhat smaller and lighter, but manual focus and…

[Read more]

Thanks David, much appreciated.

Doug;5997 wrote: Pentax uses a 44×33 CCD from Kodak which has a 55 mm image circle. Our 30 x 45 CCD has a 54.1 mm circle. Not much difference.

Doug

Photokina is going to be interesting.. 😉

Although I would be more excited by a summicron portrait lens..

RVB;5996 wrote: Hi Jack

I wonder if the S image circle allows for 44×33 without cropping,I agree its likely that Sony offered them to Leica. …
Rob

Pentax uses a 44×33 CCD from Kodak which has a 55 mm image circle. Our 30 x 45 CCD has a 54.1 mm circle. Not much difference.

Doug

Jack MacD;5993 wrote: Marc,
Two points:
The Sony sensor is so close to the size of the S I assume they asked Leica if they would buy some. I suspect that the sensor is actually 45mm not 44. ( Worse case Leica does a 2% crop ) So then the issue is frame ratio. Leica stays 3×2 and the others closer to 4×5. The fact that the competition has gone…

[Read more]

fotografz;5992 wrote: 50 meg 1.3X crop frame MFD is now a reality. H and P1 have announced it. Others are sure to follow.

Personally, I'm firmly in the CCD camp, and really not all that interested in going beyond 40 meg.

It would be great if Leica were to produce a higher meg S camera for those that actually need it, while maintaining a…

[Read more]

Marc,
Two points:
The Sony sensor is so close to the size of the S I assume they asked Leica if they would buy some. I suspect that the sensor is actually 45mm not 44. ( Worse case Leica does a 2% crop ) So then the issue is frame ratio. Leica stays 3×2 and the others closer to 4×5. The fact that the competition has gone with a crop factor to…[Read more]

50 meg 1.3X crop frame MFD is now a reality. H and P1 have announced it. Others are sure to follow.

Personally, I'm firmly in the CCD camp, and really not all that interested in going beyond 40 meg.

It would be great if Leica were to produce a higher meg S camera for those that actually need it, while maintaining a more “usable” S camera…[Read more]

And no loss of light, like you would with an extension tube.

Hi Marc,

I have the Elpro and it performs fantastic. No noticeable loss of image quality!

-Derek

Thank you!

Looks like adding the Elpro doesn't take anything away from the S180, and allows closer work than possible without it.

– Marc

I like the abstracts, Jack.

The 150mm CFi should be a fine lens for portraiture on the S. And, yes, your best bet is to use the S Adapter V.

The medium format world has been given an injection of vitality in the last few days with the announcement from Hasselblad (and allegedly phase one too) that CMOS camera's are about to be released..

Lets see how Leica responds to this..

Short Leica promo:

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