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I am confident that Leica will answer with a fair and thoughtful solution. They have proven to be responsive to the customer needs and have shown above and beyond support with the M8 IR issue and M9 cracked sensor problems.

I purchased my lenses after the deadline, registered online and was allowed to download CS lens vouchers. I also…[Read more]

Good work Mark…glad you had an opportunity to do this kind of shooting with some top notch models. You need to plan a trip to Florida when Roger is here and the three of us can go down to Andre's studio and shoot some models. Maybe even with CS lenses 🙂

Nicely done David…good to see you are still using the ND filters. I am too…

stephan;3719 wrote: sorry to say that, but in my opinion this is the worst of both worlds (exept you have still some R-glas and didn't find another way to use them).

If I see some (limited) use using longer R-lenses on the M, I really doubt if this makes a sense for wide angle and zooms (again, the longer zooms may be an option).

The M…

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Mark,

I saw you over there chatting up the models, stealing shots by window light. Your results are pretty amazing given the brief amounts of time and light you were dealing with.

I have to echo what Jack said. Go and shoot more people in studio! With some decent lighting, you'll find it'll be easier to focus on posing and composition…[Read more]

Hello Roger

I can't disagree more about point 2!

It should be possible for EVERY owner of a S-lens to upgrade before the date of first delivery of CS-lenses (something in autumn 2012). Why? Many of us bought standard S-lenses, new or second market, with the strong will (and no other option anyway) to upgrade later to CS-lenses.

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Here is my recommendation to Leica (for what its worth) .

1. Establish a clear cut off date for lenses that can be upgraded . (sometime in 2011). This should account for the delay in getting any S lens and can be done as an extension of of the OCT 2010 deadline . Lens purchased after the date aren t covered .

2. Would be desirable…[Read more]

As pointed out above Leica has gotten themselves into quite a jam with the delay of the CS lenses . If they provide the previously agreed upon trade in ..they will get a flood of new orders for the CS lenses . Would a good guess be one or two CS lenses for every S2 body sold? (this would also make the CS lenses essentially unavailable to any…[Read more]

Mark,
Forgive me for my delayed viewing of your three shots, but leave the landscape work for a week and just shoot some portraits.

You and I have shot landscape work together, so I know how excellent your landscape work always is, but….

You have a knack for studio shots that you should not ignore.
Privately you can link me to the…[Read more]

I still own the M and use it at least as much as the S.
Its not so much about the weight. It is more about the M being so un-obstrusive and draw near to no attention.
The other area where the M has big advantage is when the light is not bright.
Since I dont print as often big as I had planned I even wondered sometimes if the M could be all I…[Read more]

Thanks, Josh. Nice to know about the ease or use between the viewfinder options. And thanks for trying to find out a more specific arrival date than “early 2013.”

WOW…Now it's December? What happened to October 2012?

I've lost count of how many resets we have been given on the arrival of the CS lenses. Isn't it pointless to even give another “expected arrival date”?

I know that Leica feels that they have pacified the need for these by introducing the S-Hasselblad adapter but they are wrong. All…[Read more]

sorry to say that, but in my opinion this is the worst of both worlds (exept you have still some R-glas and didn't find another way to use them).

If I see some (limited) use using longer R-lenses on the M, I really doubt if this makes a sense for wide angle and zooms (again, the longer zooms may be an option).

The M is all about being compact.

David

I can t argue with the challenges to producing retina enabled images for general consumption . Both you and diglloyd have outlined many issues . These are from the perspective of providing content . My view is of course primarily from a consumer of content ..but I want to be able to show my work as well.

My POV is that the…[Read more]

Leica is probably struggling to figure out how to actually administer the program:

— What to do with the incoming inventory?
— What stays at the dealer level vs what comes back to Germany?
— Do lenses sent back to Germany get reconditioned and re-cert'd?
— What if the lens is in well-used condition?
— How fast can they liquidate…[Read more]

Roger;3709 wrote: David

I separate the work flow issues from the display . My focus is on the display as my work flow can be adjusted to a desktop environment with a large screen that displays near 100% RGB etc .

The retina display is how photographers will view my work . As I understand it the retina displays use 4 individual…

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Yes, the lenses exist and sync perfectly at 1/1000th. They haven't started shipping yet, but are expected to by December.

We are still trying to determine how Leica will carry out the upgrade program given the delays. I'm sorry we haven't been able to get a definitive answer yet.

Well, the lenses do physically exist – they are shown here in David's picture from PhotoPlus – Photo Plus Expo Post. I know that doesn't answer your question or resolve the situation, but it's something.

It could be fun to have a night light outside the tent or to mark the path to the outhouse or just for the comments it would get from other hikers.

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led outdoor lights
Flexible LED Strip Lights
12v led lighting

Nice stuff Mark! I feel like I've seen these before…. 😉