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Thanks for the details; I had run across these on Flickr. I am still wondering about what lens for half-length / full-length fashion…120mm or 70? Mostly from the standpoint of image quality or look. Maybe there is not so much of a difference, I don't know. Working distance I don't really care about.

Yes I saw this lens….But 5,6 aperture…but why not ! 😉
regards

David Farkas and Josh Leher brought along a Schneider 120mm tilt/shift lens on the S2 Fall Foliage trip. It was in Mamiya mount and attached to the S2 via adapter. I tried the lens a couple times. It is very well built, easy to use (once you learn how to use it), and it is a very good performer.

I am sure David or Josh can provide additional info.

Looks like you have started on an interesting and challenging project and i wish you the best of luck with it. Of the three shots you posted…I like the first two better than the last. The gilt ceiling shots on your link that you did not post are more pleasing to my eye. I think that's because the ceiling is inherently symmetrical where the…[Read more]

andyc;1555 wrote: .. the instructions state a file size of 7.9 Mb but the download only shows 7.55 Mb.

Different operating systems calculate Mb differently. Getting info on the firmware file shows it as 7927512 bytes. Traditionally, a Kb is 1024 bytes and a Mb is 1024 K, so dividing that number by 1024 and then 1024 again should reveal the file…[Read more]

Whew! I am glad you were able to update the firmware. Also, I am very impressed with your dealer taking care of you the way he did.

:DCheck this out…

https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1840&IID=9114

Schneider lenses for the iphone.

Perhaps the elfs in Wetzlar will fight back by adding a phone to the next M camera.

Update of Update
I have succeeded in updating the firmware by reloading everything and removing the multifunction Battery Grip beforehand.
I do not know if this Grip had anything to do with it or not but all is OK and I look forwards to a Merry Xmas, as I do to all the Members of this Forum.
good luck in 2012 as well.

Update
I now have both S2s back from Solms… each taking 8 days from collection to arrival at my excellent dealers Richard Caplan in St James's London.
both appear to function correctly but I have been left with a dread of changing the Batteries.. ha! ha!… only a joke… I hope ?
I was impressed with the priority service awarded to me and…[Read more]

My S2-P came with a displaced screen. Easy job to put it back in place with surgical tools. To avoid scratching I simply gave the tips of the tweezers a spray with Teflon before use.

If Solms will send me a micro prism screen I will repeat the exercise (hint!!! On order for a long time now :-))

Ed

Many thanks for all your answers.. very helpful as usual..glad that it is straightforward..
I will definitely wait for any Xmas ‘shakes' to subside before replacing the Screen.
……Seasons greetings to all and a great new year…..
Andy

It looks like it is just like the R9, only bigger. If that is the case, it is not too hard. You just need to be quite delicate and careful. The screen is usually a little easier to get out than to get in. The hardest part is generally releasing the new screen once it is in the proper place in the metal frame. You need to let go with the tweezers…[Read more]

Not difficult.
Just make sure you don't scrape the screen on the metal holder. It can scratch easily.
Also make sure you put it in with the right side up, or the holder will not close properly.
If you have to feel like you are forcing it to click closed, you are probably upside down.
Don't drink coffee before the move.

Josh says he is…[Read more]

i have the new Microprism Focusing Screen. I could not find the instructions to change so I just change it it was really very easy. it s/b standard equipment rather the an add on. Oh well i guess that's Leica

I use a GGS and it works fine.

Arif;1055 wrote: I use the AC Maxx and have had no issues so far (I don't mind the silver lining). I recently had my S2 Top LED upgraded and sent to Solms who removed the top AC Maxx protector without any issue so it seems they can be removed easily. The service from AC Maxx on ebay was very good as well.

I had mine replaced too and the AC…[Read more]

And here's a sample of the latest 55mm f/4 Pentax-67 lens. There were three different 55mm lenses, the earliest an f/3.5 Takumar using 100mm filters (!), and then two 55mm f/4, the first one on the market only a few years. The last one has one fewer element, and has the lens info printed on the beveled front edge of the focusing ring, typical of…[Read more]

Thanks for the comment, Ray… So far, with informal use, I have the impression that the 100mm Macro does the best on the S2. Not too surprising given that it's a slow macro and one of the final P67 lenses introduced.

The latest 200mm f/4 looks sharper to me than the 165mm f/4… here's a sample (click for larger):