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the 50 summilux is very good

I'm impressed that Apple put i7 processors in the new MacBook Air.

Jack take a look here. You should be pretty good prepared with a new air.

Holy Bat-pano Robin.

Beautiful image David. Curious about your panning technique. I use the RRS pano kit and stitch in PT Gui Pro but it sounds like you're using CS5. I typically try to use as close to normal as I can lens wise. But the 35 cron seems to have done a wonderful job.

VERY NICE! Love the light.

Hi Mark,

I'm doing it the same way as you when shooting handheld. I do set the exposure by half pressing the shutter release, focus with the back button, compose the picture and fire.

Tripod is different. Before using the S2 I very often used the M Mode. But with the S2 I mostly use the exposure compensation.

I think the S2 really…[Read more]

I've been shooting mine recently and absolutely love it. And considering the price of used lenses these days… it's a relative bargain 🙂

I'm a matrix (multiple) metering/aperture priority shooter…at least for the most part. When I shoot Nikon D3S I've got the ev comp down pretty well and it's very simple to implement. On the M9 I find that auto exposure frequently results in overexposing highlights… at least in a lot of situations that I shoot, e.g. dappled sunlight in the…[Read more]

… but the S180 is sooooo SWEET!

-Marc

The silver 35 Cron ASPH is now back in stock!

This is a special advanced notice for Red Dot Forum members, as we haven't yet marked it in stock on our website.

Send me a PM if you're interested.

Agreed — a 1.4x makes perfect sense, as the lenses are so fast anyway, that losing one stop is not a barrier to a useful lens. Based on my experience with the 2x APO converter for the R system, I know they can make a tele-converter that does not seriously harm the optical performance. The 180mm Elmarit and 2x APO converter still performed…[Read more]

Doug,
Pike Place Market is my backyard so to speak, I enjoy going there mainly to do my grocery shopping and doing some people work. I am working on a project shooting the flowers in the market through the seasons.

If you are planning a trip to Seattle drop me a line and we can get together.

Al

The Leica price of $849 is more than the cost of adapters from other makers, but it isn't as much as I thought they would be when announced. I expect the Leica branded adapters will be better build quality than other available adapters so the small premium in price is quite reasonable.

Marc, I am with you on the 1.4x extender for the 180mm. I want one bad. However, I don't know the limits of the S2's autofocus limits so I don't know if/how well it will autofocus at approx. f5.6.

Jack, good luck with your Air! With the solid state drive, that should have really impressive input/output performance. And I hope its other attributes will suit you well.

I'm considering a MacBook Pro to replace my little 12″ G4 PowerBook, which is convenient for travel, and that's about all I use it for. Doesn't have the horsepower to run…[Read more]

Thanks for the update David.

Rather have an Elpro than tubes anyway … like the R100/2.8

The Zeiss CF120 would be okay, but the S120, is a better lens IMO and direct experience, and I never did like the OOF highlights looking like Chrysler logos : -)

I did a very complete test in studio, and my HC120/4 macro was better than the…[Read more]

I like this shot too… the close-of-day feeling, and the way the light works on the different surfaces.