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I also got to shoot with the 30 and find it more to my liking than the 35 for my applications.

I have used quite a number of vests. I shoot with 2 m9 s mostly street and travel in cities. My favorites are the ex officio brand. The vests are light nylon fabric and have both small and large pockets. I have a very light version that i wear over a tee shirt in florida and a more complete version for carrying more.

The Filson travel…[Read more]

rudlinfineart;722 wrote: I am moving from 35mm to MF. It was recommended that I ask the members of reddotforum for their advice, comments and most importantly, their experience related to why they chose the S2 vs. the H4D-40, Pentax 645D and the Phase IQ140.

I would be particularly interested in comments from those that may have used these…

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I had the privilege of shooting with the new 30mm lens a little bit while in NYC. In my opinion, it handles just like the 35mm – the very small increase in length and weight were not noticeable. However, the extra 10 degrees field of view was more significant than I expected.

Matt:

The viewfinder of the S2 is very large and bright without a doubt, but it is also very color-neutral. My experience with some of the viewfinders on other brands of MF cameras has been that they often exhibit a slight green or yellow cast.

I frequently use non-Leica lenses on the S2 with the standard focusing screen, and find that…[Read more]

After using the 30mm a bit I can say that the FOV is noticeably wider, but not a huge amount. Really, it is what you'd expect to be a single-focal length difference.

I will be posting shots next week when I return home.

Marc, yes, the 24mm is planned for release next year. It will be the equivalent of a 19mm lens in 35mm terms. Much,…[Read more]

In a practical sense, there isn't a huge difference compared to the S35mm unless you are precisely utilizing the full 30mm FOV … but it also depends a lot on your subject matter and applications.

Normally my subject matter is overwhelmingly people, and the 35 (28mm in 135 terms) is as wide as I like to use for groups and environmental…[Read more]

This is my first post in this forum. Greetings!

I am looking at MF digital due to an interest in landscape and fond memories of MF film. What I like most about using the larger format is the ease of composition. With modern 35mm optical viewfinders, I can never see the entire frame and have to peer around the edges – with a Yashicamat or…[Read more]

Sandisk, Panasonic and Delkin all have 64GB UHS-1 SD cards rated at ~ 95 MB/s reads. The Panasonic is rated at 45 MB/s writes, Sandisk and Delkin ~ 90 MB/s.

Just how fast any of them really are I do not know

My S2 hasn't endangered my other cameras at all. In fact, they are much safer now that they never leave the house.

Actually the fastest CF card right now is San Disk Extreme Pro 128GB, a UDMA 7 card with 100MB/s.

I think S2 supports UDMA 6 cards, no idea about UDMA 7 though.

Dear all,

I know it is a bit stupid to introduce a Chinese language web blog to you guys.

http://www.photo-society.hk/?p=214

However, ths is the test I have made on the 180mm.

Pls note the size of the target with reference to the SD card below.

Athe closeup shot was the average result (sharp).

I have positioned the…[Read more]

The math is straight forward in that the difference between 35mm and the 30mm is the difference between a 28mm and a 24mm lens in a full frame DSLR. I have found that I often need a wider angle of view than the 35mm so I'm definitely ordering one. The real question for me is do I keep the 35mm particularly if they introduce a zoom.

How does this differ from the existing S 35mm f/2.5? In what circumstances would I use one instead of the other?

David Farkas;1053 wrote:
In SD, your best bet is a Class 10 SDHC card, but you'll be limited to download speeds of only about 30-40MB/s to your computer. Here, I find CF to be much, much faster.

SD cards with the UHS-1 spec should be as fast as the fastest CF cards, if the camera and card reader support UHS-1. Otherwise it will only do…[Read more]

I just started shooting with a M3, M4P and Zeiss Ikon. I've been educating myself about classic Leica lenses and trying to acquire them slowly. I'm broke.

Marc, I have similar thoughts. The world changes. Shortly after I got an M8, my local pro film lab closed its doors. Just like that, my world went digital, and I have rarely used any of my many film cameras since. Most should go to someone who will use them. Getting the S2, I sold nothing. I never used my Pentax dSLRs much, but now with the S2…[Read more]

Thanks!

I enjoy Silver Efex as well. Interesting that you started with Low Key and yet there is so
much terrific detail in the buildings, etc. A testament to the S2 and your skillful application
in Silver Efex.

Can you provide a “rule of thumb” for the amount of clarify, sharpness, etc. you typical
find necessary when you make…[Read more]

Guys,

Thanks for the feedback.

AM6;1082 wrote: Pete, great images – the 2nd and last really stand out for me.

We are totally on the same page. 😉

rudlinfineart;1085 wrote: Fantastic images, and in particular the last one with the billboard.

Would you kindly reveal your “secret”, i.e. which lens, and what were…

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Hi David,

Thanks for the great news. Knowing that you will test this new lens. I really would like to see if there are any visible distortion. Also concern about lens flare!

Looking forward to see your test images.

Thanks.

Bobby