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And here are a few with Courtney and Roxy (who is a granddaughter of Secretariat)…

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Pete Walentin;1349 wrote:
Even it is somehow curious you do not know what kind of QC they are doing. I do not think that they have done 9k shutter releases to test if the camera is working properly. Maybe part of this is renaming of files as well.

Putting on my “Retired Computer Systems Designer” hat for a moment…

There are a lot…[Read more]

Hi all,

Many thanks for the information. In fact I did not look at the file number when I first received my S2 (my S2 file number start from L100068x). It is because the trading business is base on trust. But in certain area, Asia for example, buying expensive items need to pay extra attention. There are lots of authorized dealers selling…[Read more]

It is just about impossible to buy a new Leica camera with 0 shutter actuations, as Leica tests every body in their factory before it is shipped. While there is no way to verify the number of shots on an S2 body, I can say from experience that M9 cameras ship with between 50-150 shots already taken. Additionally, we (at Dale Photo & Digital) check…[Read more]

Hi Bobby,

I had a similar experience with my first S2 and verified this with my dealer and Leica directly as well. They both told me that the camera is brand new. For them it looks like that they forgot to reset the camera after quality control.

Even it is somehow curious you do not know what kind of QC they are doing. I do not think…[Read more]

Well after suggesting to myself that I should have shot the former stadium shot with the WATE on 16mm, I went back today and did just that.

In the future which lens should be used? Both are merges, one certainly lets me go wider with the same three shots. But I could have gone wider with the 28 if I had taken five shots. Worthwhile clicking…[Read more]

I purchased your S2 Grip and Handstrap on Ebay yesterday (11/18/2011). Please me when the items are shipped.

Thanks

Phil Lindsay

Guest;1332 wrote: Did I understand correctly…the others were taken with a 70 mm?

Thanks for posting these.

Yes… that is correct.

Andrew;1342 wrote: Everything works fine now that I made the right setting. Thanks David.

About that Kindle offer, Josh I'm ready to accept one as well, as you implied that it helps in reading/understanding the Leica Manuals! BTW, the flash manual is way better than the S2 manual. Lucky us, the S2 camera is easier to use than its…

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Everything works fine now that I made the right setting. Thanks David.

About that Kindle offer, Josh I'm ready to accept one as well, as you implied that it helps in reading/understanding the Leica Manuals! BTW, the flash manual is way better than the S2 manual. Lucky us, the S2 camera is easier to use than its manual.

Andrew

Not just that

Many of the new smaller format cameras from Sony, Ricoh, Oly, Pana and a couple more now have sufficiently short FFL's and adapters for M-lenses and the net camera blogs are touting the advantages that we long-time Leica uses know; NO ONE makes glass as Leica does.

So a whole new class of camera owners are now Leica lens users…

fotografz;1339 wrote: Interesting article in LFI on the new S30mm.

It appears that this 30mm will be the widest lens available as a CS lens. So, I may have to rethink my lens strategy … keep the 35, but get the CS version of the 30 when available. Then a 70CS and 120CS upgrade.

Here's a tech question for the Leica lads … if you use…

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Interesting article in LFI on the new S30mm.

It appears that this 30mm will be the widest lens available as a CS lens. So, I may have to rethink my lens strategy … keep the 35, but get the CS version of the 30 when available. Then a 70CS and 120CS upgrade.

Here's a tech question for the Leica lads … if you use a SF58 with a CS lens…[Read more]

Don't flame David. He did thereal hard work in finding therelevant part of the manual ….. Which is not the easiest job in the world.

I can confirm that it all works just like the book says.

Josh, I'll take you up on that Kindle:o !! Now if the HSS mode works at high shutter speeds, could I use the SF58 to trigger external strobes? Or does the HSS mode “strobe” short bursts during the exposure like HMI?

RGK, I think I am going to send you a Kindle loaded with ALL the Leica manuals for the holidays.

Mr. Farkas' response is brutal. The poor fellow just asked a question and Farkas instantly speared him with the hated manual. This could have been handled better. I'll never ask a question again.

David K;1264 wrote: …The sweatshirt shot and the running outfit were taken with the new 120mm…

Did I understand correctly…the others were taken with a 70 mm?

Thanks for posting these.

TTL-HSS is TTL on the S2. It just works at any and all shutter speeds up to 1/4000th. Set the camera to whatever exposure mode (M, P, A, or S) and settings you wish to shoot at, and the flash will adjust accordingly. Works remarkably well for me in both direct and bounce modes.

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sadly I quite agree!

my problem is that the flash seems to have a mind of its own and randomly flashes when it feels like it in what I would call “spasms” of flash.

would not mind it so much but;

1) sometimes the flash is recharging when I do want to take an image, and

2) someone will tell me, “…did you know your flash is…[Read more]