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As I thought speed is more important than posting “nice” pictures: Here is one of the first pictures taken by me with the “new S” and the 30-90. Thought people will be interested in noise behavior. ISO 1600, 1/30s, f5.6@90mm, just anything I found on my desk after sticking the lense for the first time to the body… no editing, nothing, just the…[Read more]

If the 30-90mm lenses are shipping in Europe that's great news! Usually means the USA is not far behind. I'm definitely curious to hear your thoughts about the lens Alex. I have used the pre-production version and can attest to the weight, although the weight of the S system has never bothered me as I previously used a large Canon SLR with a 2.8…[Read more]

According to leica technical data the 35mm is approx. 930 / 1080 g (without / with central shutter) and the 30-90 is approx. 1275 / 1345 g
I have an S30mm here so i weighed it ..

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Today I got my S together with the 30-90. Although already used to a Nikon D4, I have to say that the weight of the 30-90 is something different…

I will post a few pictures as soon as I had the time (and wheather :p) to do a few proper ones.

As promised, here is a photo showing the changed remote release port on the S versus the S2. The S, on the left, has 7 pin connectors and the S2 on the right has only 5. Leica changed the associated connector color to blue (from red on the S2) so that there would be no confusion over the old and new accessories. The USB port (green) remains…[Read more]

Rewi, the new Image Shuttle isn't out yet, but I am very curious myself about the improvements. When the software is available I'll do a few quick tests and post results here.

Pete, the button has a very nice feel to it. For focusing, I haven't had any problems. What I have noticed is I have to remember not to press it in while I am…[Read more]

One of the constant themes in web discussions is that no-one can really get a sense of what images from cameras like the S-System actually look like. Web images are way too low-res.

If anyone wants to see a little more of Leica's image quality beyond that available on websites, I have a new (free) iPad app just released called Photique which…[Read more]

Brian that is a cool Christmas present. I am pretty sure Henry will make you very happy.

Enjoy.

Josh,

Please have a look how reliable the rear button is for focusing. The S2 the button has just one direction. So it works perfectly. How does this turns out now with a button having much more directions to use?

Thanks,
Pete

Pretty impressive that you were able to recover the shadows well enough to show the colors in the glass windows.

I'm keenly waiting on your review, I feel my resistance slowly slipping away, there may be the possibility of a new ‘S' in my life very soon

Its a short life,treat yourself…. 😉

Josh Lehrer;3970 wrote: If there are any particular requests for our comprehensive S review, let me know and we will work them in.

Would love to hear a review of the new Leica image shuttle software and if there are any tethered improvements?

I'm currently looking at a Desktop with maximum tethered speed & image processing in…[Read more]

A beautiful picture Josh.

I really get mad on the CS-lenses.

I gave my 120 to my dealer for the upgrade, but he didn't send it nowhere as he don't know nothing about the upgrade program (he asked me to joind the packing thought).

Same for my 70 that I finally canceled to upgrade for the same reason.

And not to speak for my Elpro, that was told to be in…[Read more]

Thanks a ton Josh. That worked perfectly. The piece I was missing was holding down the AF/AE button while turning the camera on. I really appreciate it.

First you want to make sure you have a fully charged battery in your S2. Then, format a CF card in the camera. Put the CF card in a reader into a computer, then copy the firmware (the .S2 file) to the memory card. Don't put it inside any folders, it goes in the root directory of the card. Once that's done, put the card in the camera (while the…[Read more]

Josh Lehrer;3902 wrote: This is the most recent update. Just a minor one this time.

Wonder if someone can help me with the updates. On the owners site for S2, the download instructions and the update are in German, a language I unfortunately do not understand. When I download the firmware update, it requires an application to open the file…[Read more]

A flock of pigs just buzzed our house! LOL Thank you for the info.

Ed, I haven't had too much time to inspect the pins yet but I will post a comparison photo here tomorrow.

Yes, you can adjust the direction of the control wheel. It is in the “click wheel” setting. David has a few photos of that adjustment screen in his Photokina coverage article here:

Photokina 2012: Day 2 – The Leica S (Part 1)