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Arif;711 wrote: How fascinating! David, Will I have to do permanent changes to my APO-telyt or can I manage via an adapter?
Thanks for posting,
Arif

Arif,

I'll post all the details in my article, but no, this isn't done via an adapter. The lens has to be shortened to achieve infinity focus. This also involves moving the aperture…[Read more]

Another one, also shot wide-open…

1/350th @ f/4, ISO 320

One from yesterday's testing with the 400mm.

Leica S2 with 400mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R
1/350th @ f/4, ISO 320

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jrv;700 wrote: Are there any off-camera shoe extension cords that allow the SF-58 to be fully functional?

Yes. The Nikon SC-28 or SC-29 cable has the same pin locations that Leica uses. The SF-58 functions perfectly when used with the cable.

Arif;683 wrote: P.S. Not sure if it has been suggested but a dust off reference photo would also help in the field especially when traveling for a few weeks.

Great idea. Ever since accidentally scratching the the sensor in my S2 while cleaning, I have become very paranoid. A dust reference frame could be beneficial.

David Farkas;654 wrote: A while back, Eric wrote me this by email:
[INDENT]Regarding the sharpening settings: One of the things that has changed in PV 2010 is the effective Radius setting. Previously it was very difficult to extract the finest details (pixel-level details, like texture in bark, grass blades, fur, hair, etc.) even when the radius…

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ka7197;648 wrote: [QUOTE=David Farkas;643]The detail slider under the sharpening settings acts in this way:

0 = 100 % USM
50 = 50/50 USM + deconvolution
100 = 100 % deconvolution

Oops—David, I'm afraid now it's you who's being confused. In fact, the Detail slider in ACR's and Lightroom's sharpening group of controls acts like t…[Read more]

Thanks Phil.

Your friend can reach me at [email]jeff.plomley@sympatico.ca[/email]

I'd be happy to pass along any information I can. Having spent almost twenty years in pharmaceutical research, I have studied many different disease states so am quite familiar with a variety of pathogens. This one is particularly nasty because it is…[Read more]

I sent your E-mail on to my friend. Thanks for the info- ir sounds like you are wll informed.

The vertical plate on my RRS bracket is only about 1 inch in length and I can clamp along the entire length but the bracket is way off-set from the center of the clamp. It seems stable.

Thanks Phil. I tried that but with the Arca Swiss Z1 I can only clamp a portion of the plate before the cable becomes an impediment. I'll check out Kirk's solution. RRS does have spacers, but they are only 1.25 inches, which means I would have to stack spacers. A nuisance for sure, and at that point any extra stability gained from using an…[Read more]

Hi Jeff:

Very sorry to hear of your problem but you are forunate to have started treatment. THe son of a friend of mine waited too late and has really suffeed.

I use the RRS L plate and don't have any problems with the remote release so long as I position the camera at one end of the clamp. A extension spacer would be another solution -…[Read more]

melantye;684 wrote: Thanks David!

I'm a really lazy photographer:D Actually I've been thinking of using some kind of multi exposure with multi flash, to capture dancing steps. If the camera superimpose a single image for me, it would be much more convenient to check on site and make changes to setting errors.

For stacking double or more…

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David Farkas;682 wrote: There is no way to do multiple exposures in a single capture, but you can easily do this in Photoshop with layers, with far more control than doing so in-camera.

See the following thread for an example where multiple long exposures of fireflies were easily composited against a single…

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Mark Gowin;512 wrote: I was out shooting today and came across an instance where I needed to focus bracket shots to get the depth of field I wanted. That is when it occurred to me that a great firmware improvement would be have an auto focus bracketing feature.

Mark,
I agree with you on the usefulness of this one. I was trying to do a…[Read more]

melantye;681 wrote: Not sure if I missed this function in the menu or not… can we do multiple exposure?

There is no way to do multiple exposures in a single capture, but you can easily do this in Photoshop with layers, with far more control than doing so in-camera.

See the following thread for an example where multiple long exposures…[Read more]

Not sure if I missed this function in the menu or not… can we do multiple exposure?

Hi Stuart,
I think the best we can do as a loyal Leica camera user is to tell the factory what we need.
No matter how small the number of any specific pool of users, Leica can only improve their product line by listening to those who buy their cameras.
Bobby

Hi Stuart,

I think the most important of all is feedback from end users. No matter how small the number, a product can only improve and survive in the market through these practical feedback.
This is one of the reasons why I join this forum instead of the local ones in Hong Kong. There are too many Asian Leica owners bought their pieces…[Read more]

I have to agree with him. They can't even produce enough lenses to meet demand…the last thing they should be devoting resources to is something like a right angle finder, which will only appeal to a very small and specific set of users. I don't mean to offend either of you with that, but it is not an item that many people use on a regular…[Read more]