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Hi Josh –

My review wish list:

1) S dynamic range at ISO 100 vs the S2 at ISO 160
– How the highlights roll off
– Noise pitch in the shadows
– Noise pitch comparison in blue skies at base ISO

2) Color response
– Any changes in the Lightroom profile for the S2 vs the S
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Josh

Thanks for the heads-up on the UDMA7 1000x CF cards.

Ed

We have had our demo Leica S here for just a day or so and I have begun testing out every aspect of the camera. A full review will be posted in a few weeks! A few initial thoughts:

• The screen is GORGEOUS. So much clearer than the S2 screen. The menu system has had a minor cosmetic redesign but it's very similar, so I don't have to learn…

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constable;3965 wrote: Hi Arif

I'll post some that are “fair” to the camera. Most of what I have to date at ISO 1600 is with the Hassy 120 and I was a little too quick in stating that the adaptor worked better with the S. There is still an issue of recognising the lens.

Attached are some comparisons with the 30 mm S. Not world shattering…

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… and the GPS is the most accurate I have ever used. A great big plus to Solms here. Not sure about battery life yet

Ed

Arif;3960 wrote: Ed, Would love to see the higher ISO shots to be able to see if that will move me over. What is your thought on the AF?
Thank you!

Hi Arif

I'll post some that are “fair” to the camera. Most of what I have to date at ISO 1600 is with the Hassy 120 and I was a little too quick in stating that the adaptor worked better…[Read more]

Rolophoto;3956 wrote: You're not alone in that. 🙂

Sorry, mine's a new, old one. An S2.

Don't deserve to be posting on this ‘S' thread. The thread Title threw me.

Story of my life. 🙁

Roger;3962 wrote: So what happened to the promised upgrade program ?

I just asked my dealer the same question,and they still don't know,the leica rep (UK) is calling in in a week or so and that question will be top of the agenda,his best guess now is that they replace the non-CS lens with a CS lens and you pay the price difference.. but we…[Read more]

So what happened to the promised upgrade program ?

I have to echo what Jack said. Go and shoot more people in studio! With some decent lighting, you'll find it'll be easier to focus on posing and composition than fighting slow shutter speeds and limited DOF.

constable;3959 wrote: There are some very cool cables in the box. No more custom cables for Pocket Wizards and wireless remote. Hassy adaptor seems a bit more reliable too.

The new menu system seems reasonably clean.

ISO 1600 seems useable …. Maybe D800-like noise?

Old peeve STILL here … I want to choose the priority CF/SD but…

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There are some very cool cables in the box. No more custom cables for Pocket Wizards and wireless remote. Hassy adaptor seems a bit more reliable too.

The new menu system seems reasonably clean.

ISO 1600 seems useable …. Maybe D800-like noise?

Old peeve STILL here … I want to choose the priority CF/SD but cannot.

Will…[Read more]

Congratulations Constable and Rolophoto. I am still very happy with my S2, but I would love to get the new S. Leica did a great job with the improvements from the S2 to new S.

constable;3955 wrote: I have a big black box with the letter S on it sitting beside me! And a battery charging …… More later Ed

You're not alone in that. 🙂

I have a big black box with the letter S on it sitting beside me! And a battery charging ……

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Ed

Mine will be arriving this week- will test that. With the M9: shooting DNG+JPEG will slow things down dramatically. The M-Monochrom uses much of the same hardware/firmware. Try shooting DNG only, if you have JPEG enabled.

Black or Silver?

I think the challenge with the off-center auto-focus points is that the light gets diverted with a sub-mirror and that mirror is quite small, so light can be dispersed only so much, thus the “outer” focus points get very little light and do not perform as well. Assuming that AF point spread of something like the Canon 1Ds3 is about as wide as it…[Read more]