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rudlinfineart replied to the topic S2 display at the new D.C. Leica store in the forum S2 14 years ago
The opening was indeed enjoyable and the Leica staff is to be complimented for making
each visitor feel welcome. The presentation was interesting and well received.Enjoyed seeing David and Josh who kindly introduced me to the leica staff.
I encouraged the Leica executives to have more activities for the S2 owners. I pointed
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Al Tanabe replied to the topic Sensor issue on M9 in the forum M9 14 years ago
“Pitted sensor” wow Josh, that is one strong Rocket blower! 😉 Or it must be from one of those gorgeous models burning a hole in your sensor, David.
I agree that Leica has been very good, no EXTREMELY good at service of late. My S2 AF was out of calibration and was confirmed by my S2 rep Ben Ross, a week later a UPS shipping label came my…[Read more]
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fotografz replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
🙂
-Marc
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aboudd replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
Marc,
This is a great suggestion. Thanks for the tip. I've been using MF almost all the time with the S2 because of its propensity to hunt. This should really help quite a bit.
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melantye replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
fotografz;2181 wrote: One wonders how all the wonderful photography was taken before the advent of automation … LOL!
Practice perhaps?
One thing of value when shooting wedding photography, is that it forces a relationship with any given camera. If you use a S2 for it's strengths, then you must practice techniques that mitigate any…
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ciracrowell replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
I will third that observation. The S2 does prefer background focus to an annoying degree and tends to “search” for the correct focus too long. When the camera gets stuck “searching” I switch to manual focus (which means the photo could be gone by then). I find myself toggling between focus modes often on single shoot, which is a problem.…[Read more]
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fotografz replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
One wonders how all the wonderful photography was taken before the advent of automation … LOL!
Practice perhaps?
One thing of value when shooting wedding photography, is that it forces a relationship with any given camera. If you use a S2 for it's strengths, then you must practice techniques that mitigate any weaknesses. Same for any…[Read more]
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andyc replied to the topic Suggestions for feature additions in future S2 firmware updates in the forum S2 14 years ago
just had this reply from Germany after finding a bug in the last firmware update that causes the OLED top cover to default to medium brightness with the Multifunction Grip attached
Dear Mr Cole,
Thank you very much for your message.Please be informed that our technical department was able to reproduce the issue as you…[Read more]
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andyc replied to the topic top cover OLED problems with grip attached in the forum S2 14 years ago
just had this reply from Germany 🙂
Dear Mr Cole,
Thank you very much for your message.
Please be informed that our technical department was able to reproduce the issue as you described.
It seems that this it is really an unreported bug. We thank you very much for your reporting.
Leica's…[Read more]
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Paratom replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
The only way I am successfull is to prefocus on a certain point where I expect the subject to come and then press the shutter once the subject reaches this point.
Its still a hit and miss.
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melantye replied to the topic Suggestions for feature additions in future S2 firmware updates in the forum S2 14 years ago
This post seems be abandoned for a while…
So users here really want 1-click zoom, which is yet to be implemented. Today I am thinking of the annoying way to pan/scroll when reviewing an image. Even after 6 months I still cannot get used to it, it's just not intuitive.
I have an idea: in review mode, we can use a long push on the 4…[Read more]
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andyc replied to the topic Weird power problem with my S2? in the forum S2 14 years ago
Josh Lehrer;2146 wrote: It sounds like you have a bad battery to me. That is a problem I have seen before, where the battery shows that it has some charge remaining but the camera refuses to stay on. At first I thought it was a camera issue but after trying a new battery, I realized it was a defective battery. Send it my way and I will replace…
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GMB replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
Thanks, Marc. I will try that. So far, I had it set to continuous focus.
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fotografz replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
RE: AF on a subject walking toward you at a normal pace:
Here is a technique you may want to try. I use it at every wedding where the Bride is being escorted down the aisle toward me. Oddly, this slow “processional” is one of the harder shots to get right every time, but it is a critical shot at every wedding. I often would get marginal…[Read more]
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melantye replied to the topic handle S2 in low light situations in the forum S2 14 years ago
fotografz;2167 wrote: There is a third option depending on the subject matter … use some flash.
I just finished a blog article on this subject, specifically referencing the S2.
It seems Leica users are inordinately against flash, and fear that “flashy” look. However, it really isn't that hard to employ the S2 for low light…
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aboudd wrote a new post, Leica S2 in Hawaii 14 years ago
I have been lusting after a Leica S2 since they were introduced. Two months ago I got it, just in time to learn how to handle it for a two week trip to two islands in Hawaii, the Big Island and Kauai. I'll be posting the images in chapters on my blog: http://www.everything-foto.blogspot.com for the next few weeks. As everything was done with the S2 it is only right to post some of the images here first. This is a bit of a tease of course, but if you happened to come across my blog before, you'll understand it is my nature. To get a taste of it, check out the April 1st posting revealing the Leica M10. ;-0
I'm starting with four b&w images – 3 weathered wood natural scenes and one entrepreneurial image.
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fotografz wrote a new post, handle S2 in low light situations 14 years ago
It seems Leica users are inordinately against flash, and fear that “flashy” look. However, it really isn't that hard to employ the S2 for low light photography without an obvious flash effect, once you get the hang of it.
The technique calls for use of a lower light technique known as “dragging the shutter”.
For example, if shooting ambient at ISO 640, f/2.5, and the shutter is to slow @ 1/25th … set the camera to manual exposure mode with a shutter speed of 1/40th and use the same aperture of f/2.5 … and a SF58 set to ETTL with a modifier mounted on it to somewhat soften the light.
This way you are almost correctly exposed for the ambient, so the background gets exposed fairly well. The foreground then gets the benefit of the additional light from the flash, and the flash duration “freezes” the subject … effectively eliminating hand shake, and in many cases will also freeze subject motion. (At f/2.5 the background won't be sharp anyway due to DOF, so any slight motion there is irrelevant).
Flash duration is how speed-lights and strobes control the level of light hitting the subject. In general, they ALWAYS fire at full power … it is how long they stay on that determines proper TTL exposure. The less additional light you need, the faster the duration is … so by letting in more ambient with a slower shutter speed, the duration of the flash becomes shorter. For example, a typical speed-light that only requires about 1/2 its full duration is 1/1000 of a second. At 1/8th its full duration, it is 1/3,700 of a second!
Try it, it's less disruptive than you may think … the amount of flash is pretty low compared to shooting at 1/125th and making the flash work harder to light the subject.
Again, depends on the subject matter, but this is a viable way to extend the S2 beyond its ISO limitations, and get very nicely exposed images.
Here are some extreme examples using different cameras, but the concept is the same regardless of camera. I chose shots done using low ISOs and very slow shutter speeds … dragging the shutter to simulate using the S2 at low ISOs to keep the noise low.
Color Lips shot: ISO 500 @ 1/25 shutter; Bride being dipped: ISO 200 @ 1/25th; Hands: ISO 200 @ 1/20th, outdoor couple dancing: ISO 100 @ 1/15th. All used flash combined with “dragging the shutter” to shoot where it would have been impossible to do using just ambient.
Marc
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fotografz replied to the topic handle S2 in low light situations in the forum S2 14 years ago
There is a third option depending on the subject matter … use some flash.
I just finished a blog article on this subject, specifically referencing the S2.
It seems Leica users are inordinately against flash, and fear that “flashy” look. However, it really isn't that hard to employ the S2 for low light photography without an obvious…[Read more]
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Roger replied to the topic handle S2 in low light situations in the forum S2 14 years ago
It hard to generalize without some assumptions . If the scene has a fairly smooth distribution of tones ..without “hot” highlights or deep shadows ….then I favor getting it properly exposed in the camera . At higher ISO s you lose DR and may not be able to pull back even -1EV without creating too much noise in the shadows . The normal rec…[Read more]
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Roger replied to the topic S2 shooting technique advice pleas in the forum S2 14 years ago
Last summer I took the S2 to the US Open Tennis. It is a wonderful event and place to fully understand your equipments strengths and weaknesses . I shot about 50% action and 50% the event/crowd(like street).
I found it frustrating to use AF in a tradition manner and went to a combination of manual and AF . I would pick the probably…[Read more]
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