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Jack MacD;5993 wrote: Marc,
Two points:
The Sony sensor is so close to the size of the S I assume they asked Leica if they would buy some. I suspect that the sensor is actually 45mm not 44. ( Worse case Leica does a 2% crop ) So then the issue is frame ratio. Leica stays 3×2 and the others closer to 4×5. The fact that the competition has gone…

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I only have the 35 & 70, plus a clutch of Hasselblad lenses. Never used the 45mm.

I have tested my two S lenses against each other and found that my 35mm has far greater resolution compared to my 70mm. Not saying this will be true for everybody. What I am saying is that the 35mm is a very fine lens indeed.

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I was reading the strobist today and saw a comment about the usefulness of three faster primes, and one slightly slower zoom:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/12/without-reservation-recommended-gear.html

“If you date cameras, you most certainly marry your lenses. Buy them as if you plan to keep them for 10-20 years or more, as…[Read more]

This is pretty useful for pano work… http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8872/.f

The colors look a bit strange in that last shot because it is in profotoRGB.. it would look better on a good monitor and color space aware browser like safari.

S45mm early this morning…at f8,32sec and iso100…

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It is possible (and perhaps sensible) that Leica would consider having two versions of the S camera, one with Cmos sensor and the other with CCD on it… This could provide a better alternative to the high end FF DSLRs where people pay much of attention at higher Iso performance (Cmos), while the other (CCD) could possibly compete best with the t…[Read more]

Hi, my first post here.

As I can see there are also several camera hoppers here as well.

Same for me, sold the Vario las week, but still have the M240 with Nocti.
Until now no regret that I sold the Vario but nose I want to sell M stuff to get an second hand S2.

John

RVB;6021 wrote: A quick shot from the S45mm at f5.6… nothing to get excited about but gives some indication of the performance…

When I get a chance I'll get dome decent shots…

looks very good flare resistance. Thanks-please keep them coming.

A quick shot from the S45mm at f5.6… nothing to get excited about but gives some indication of the performance…

When I get a chance I'll get dome decent shots…

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Paratom;6000 wrote: I am also interested. what surprizes me is that the wider lens (35) is lighter, hass less elements and a closer focusing distance. Normally I would expect it the othr way around.
I have the 35 but thinking to replace it with the 45, because I find 70 indoors to long sometimes and 35 slightly too wide.
But then for outdoors…

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Great to hear the S2 is in high favor and helping you be creative! I'm fond of mine as well, and the new grip is helping keep a steady hold in the cold. I have a project going, but slowly until it warms up some.

Doug

Thanks David, you're right, of course. I looked at the test shots again and indeed it was the ambient light that got darker as the shutter time got faster.

As long as the I.Q is up to scratch it won't matter too much where they source it but CMOSIS seems like the logical step given that they are already involved,I think another benefit could be that it helps Leica avoid a homogeneous look that could if three MF manufacturers use the same chip.

This would be my hope. With all the time they're putting into fine tuning the M240 chip why reinvent the wheel?

Richard

peterv;6001 wrote: Well, I got this flash last week and after doing some tests I can confirm that this flash works like charm on my S2.

The CS works in sync, up to 1/1000. Of course at that speed there's not much flash light left, but envirenmental portraits at ~ 2.5 meters shouldn't be a problem at 1/250 – 1/500

Like Josh mentioned,…

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Rather than going with the same Sony 44×33 CMOS sensor, perhaps Leica will work with CMOSIS to develop their own in-house solution, as they did for the M240.

There hasn't been too much discussion around it, but the CMOSIS/Leica chip in the M is actually the most advanced CMOS sensor design to date. The pixel well depth is significantly…[Read more]

Well, I got this flash last week and after doing some tests I can confirm that this flash works like charm on my S2.

The CS works in sync, up to 1/1000. Of course at that speed there's not much flash light left, but envirenmental portraits at ~ 2.5 meters shouldn't be a problem at 1/250 – 1/500

Like Josh mentioned, the amount of flash…[Read more]

Doug;5876 wrote: Good luck with the new lens, and I hope it will suit you well. I bought the 35 last year… found a nice used one at Dale… I'm pretty happy with it. But then I find it easy to adapt myself to different angles of view. Plus I have used the 45 and 55mm Pentax67 lenses, both f/4 so somewhat smaller and lighter, but manual focus and…

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Thanks David, much appreciated.