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I'd sure like to see a lower base ISO too, even 35 as in the IQ180. Shooting with the S lenses wide open often requires an ND filter at ISO 160 because of their superb speed — definitely an annoyance for landscape work. As broad an ISO range as is practically possible would be great!

Dave

I want to see Leica stop boosting the base ISO. The TrueSense (formerly Kodak) and Dalsa sensors typically have a base ISO of 50 or 100, so when Leica starts the ISO at 160, the sensor is already amplified 1 to 2 stops. The S2's quality at ISO 160 does not come close to the file quality of my Phase One P65 at its base ISO (50). If I shot the…[Read more]

Somewhere down the road I hope to see a mirrorless S body with a somewhat smaller form factor. No mirror slap, enabling sharper images with long lenses such as 350mm and no advantage for a CS lens. Right now, it'd likely take a major feature such as that to have me set aside the S2 and lay out the required funds for a new body…

Dave

Unfortunately Leica s product decisions are being driven as much by “what can we deliver” than by customer requirements /desires . In the short term (before the new plant) Leica is capacity constrained especially on lenses . This will not change until at least this time next year .

We debated at some length whether Leica would int…[Read more]

Given Leica's history with the S system (i.e. Introducing the CS lenses years ago and actually upgrading their specs prior to actual release), I suppose it is actually possible the they could announce an S3 with some new specs but not deliver it for a year to take advantage of some new tech. I find the “announce and deliver in a year” process…[Read more]

it will be interesting what upgrade-options Leica will offer to existing customers, Hasselblad is very active in this regard.

Personally, I won't invest in a S3 anyway, not only because the price is somewhat to high to justify it, but also because I'm more than happy with the S2 (also compared to the newer Nikons).

What I could imagine,…[Read more]

Hello,
the 55 is sell…

45 2,8… : 250 euros.
150 3,5 : 200 euros
210 F4 : 150 euros
300 F 5,6 : 250 euros
doubleur X2 VIVITAR : 80 euros
Ring macro Mamiya 1,2 et 3 : 40 euros each
ring Mamiya / EOS with chips for AF confirm : 85 euros
thanks !

Totally agree with Jack.

I heard some S3 rumors for quite some time now, but I did not heard anything which will let me spent money for a S3. Only minor improvements and therefore I'm not that sure that there will be a S3 in the next couple of months.

When I bought the S2 I was sure that this is the camera I could work with for the rest…[Read more]

First, I would not like an S3 introduced for at least another year. Let's let technology in sensors and hardware do a bit of a leapfrog. Otherwise, i will wait for an S4.

So my first feature request is DELAY.

I would like more ISO sure, and a better bigger buffer would occasionally be more useful. I would like an electronic ND filter,…[Read more]

Having recently purchased an 800E my views have changed as to what I would want in an S3. There is the only one thing that would interest me in buying an S3.

-More pixels (I’m sure I’m in the minority on this one)– I never thought I would say that but I’m printing very large images now and I would like more megapixels if they are of the sam…[Read more]

Dear all

Very hard to say.

The real need is high ISO, but the reality is that the S2/3 will never challenge the D800E or the D4.

Long lenses? But again, MF will never really come into competition with 35 mm.

For me the killer development would be a genuine 1:1 macro lens. I bought into the system inter alia for the macro…[Read more]

Higher ISO would be nice to 2500 – but a new noise algorithm for the S2 would be even better!

Double tap on the scroll wheel for 100% mag – could be a software upgrade for the S2

Higher res screen would be nice, not that important to me.

Faster buffer = higher frame rate

Basically happy with the output and feature set of the…[Read more]

(1) Improved processing speed for a shorter delay between shots

yes, why not, but it's not mandatory

(2) Significant leap in ISO range

would be nice, but I will not buy an S3 for this alone

(3) High-resolution fingerprint-resistant touchscreen retina LCD

hm ……… what for?

(4) Fast, convenient focus verification…[Read more]

Yeah Mark, I'm not sure what I'm seeing either … LOL!

It really is two different looks and feels to a similar subject partially driven by the ability of the cameras as they now compare. When I get the leaf-shutter S lenses, they will be much closer in ability to work with lighting.

I am also dying to get my hands on the H to S adapter…[Read more]

Worked perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion.

John

David Farkas;2657 wrote: Pete,

In order to properly display on iPads (yes even Retina iPads) and other mobile devices, I recently changed Red Dot Forum to a fixed width layout.

If you upload to the site using the Manage Attachments button, the software will generate a 550px wide image for your post and link to the full-size original in…

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Pete Walentin;2642 wrote: Thanks guys.

Jack, you got me. 😉

BTW are you seeing only a part of the image and have to scroll to see the rest? I thought linking to a picture will extend the post width? But it does not here. Next time I will upload them again.

Pete,

In order to properly display on iPads (yes even Retina iPads)…[Read more]

I also visited your blog and had the pleasure of seeing more of your photos.

I've seen a number of people wanting to compare the D800e with the Monochrome M9.

For work in the Lab- I bought one of each of Nikon's Micro-Nikkors with the D1x and Nikon E3. Great for close-up, technical documentation work. I'll use the same lenses with the D800e.

For the M9 Monochrome- especially for a fine-art application in…[Read more]

Hi Stephan,

One thing for sure the D800E can make larger output (prints) because of its resolution.

Bobby