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Thanks for the input guys.

I guess the thing I keep reading is S is not MF it's just 35mm on steroids.

Will I see the quality difference from a D800?

I have the Pentax 67 45mm 100 macro 165 f2.8 and the 300mm so great news on the testing. Thanks for input keep it coming.

I guess that the form factor and style of the S makes…[Read more]

“… especially the 120 macro which is the fastest production macro I know of. Plus, like many Leica lenses, they are stellar performers even when shot wide open.”

There is a faster macro,The Zeiss 100mm F2 ,of course this is not in medium format but both are similar in that they have 1:2 magnification…although the S lenses has the…[Read more]

I'm with Josh on this one.

For a similar field-of-view to what you use now, the S70/2.5 ASPH and S120/2.5 APO macro would seem to be ideal. These are lenses optimized for this camera system.

Both lenses offer a very bright viewfinder experience due to the relatively fast maximum aperture for Medium Format lenses … especially the 120…[Read more]

Hi Antony — I've been gradually trying some of my P67 lenses on the S2. While they're made for a film camera, obviously, some do better on the digital S2 than others. I've been very pleased with the Pentax 100/4 Macro and later 200/4, while the Leaf Shutter 165/4 doesn't seem very sharp. One can expect some color aberrations especially in the…[Read more]

Thanks, David! Josh's additional commentary is helpful.
At least on the surface, it appears none of the changes relate to my use of the camera.

Doug

proenca;3882 wrote: Correct me if Im wrong, but when I shot Hasselblad in a studio tethered, I could “live view” in BW what the camera could see and I could point where the camere woud focus in the image, from the computer.

With the LIS, I can only put + or – in the scale for focusing. I dont see a live image of what the camera is…

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Per the Pentax lenses, I think this post on Red Dot Forum should answer a few of your questions:

http://www.reddotforum.com/content.php/172-Testing-the-Pentax-105mm-f-2.4-vs.-the-Leica-120mm-f-2.5-APO-on-the-Leica-S2

In short, the Leica S lenses are far superior. Not only in quality, but you gain auto focus, electronic aperture control,…[Read more]

Hi Antony

Nice gallery. Your work looks ideal for MF and the S2 to me. Big animals that you would not be needing 600 mm + for on a 35 mm are what the S system is for. It will never be a platform for birding though …. it is surprisingly good for insect macro in the field.

Ed

The update installs with no issues as far as I am concerned. Still no improvement on the recognition of the Hassy adaptor which is still a little bit hit and miss …

Ed

Always happy to save someone from having a $5-7000 lens hit the floor, much less a lake.
I'm curious what drew your attention to this post? I tried to make it attention getting but perhaps I could do better?

So now tell us your 35mm story please

Jack

Being a new S2 owner, lots of stuff is new to me.

Friend this weekend loaned me his 35mm lens * big mistake, but thats another story * and when I put again my 70mm , this triangle appeared. Though it was the exposure comp triangle, but this blinked.

All was pretty much normal until I came to the forum to well, procastrinate a bit eheheh…[Read more]

Also, with LIS and USB, the image takes longer to get to the computer than Hasselblad & Firewire but then again, Its purely a port speed thing.

Some people moan about it but I find it acceptable / find it strange if Leica in the new S wants to keep the USB but didnt updated the port to USB3, but Leica have their own schedules when it comes to…[Read more]

Josh Lehrer;3873 wrote: Leica's Image Shuttle software offers complete control over all the S2's settings including focus, not only can you activate the camera's auto focus, you can type in a physical distance and the lens will focus there. You can also fine-tune the focus in small or large increments. All without touching the camera.

Could…

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Michael Zeleny;3878 wrote: Is it for sale?

Michael,

Sorry, this is my lens and not currently for sale. 😀

Doug;3879 wrote: And intriguingly (from the email): “Additionally, this latest update also optimises the shutter priority exposure mode (T) and includes an improved communication of white balance values from the camera to Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom®.”

Something more specific would be interesting…

Doug,

We covered the details he…[Read more]

And intriguingly (from the email): “Additionally, this latest update also optimises the shutter priority exposure mode (T) and includes an improved communication of white balance values from the camera to Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom®.”

Something more specific would be interesting…

Josh Lehrer;3703 wrote: Leica Vario-Elmarit-R 35-70mm f2.8 ASPH we have here in the store.

Is it for sale?

Maybe he's referring to Live View.

Leica's Image Shuttle software offers complete control over all the S2's settings including focus, not only can you activate the camera's auto focus, you can type in a physical distance and the lens will focus there. You can also fine-tune the focus in small or large increments. All without touching the camera.

Could you clarify what you…[Read more]