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Pete:

The S2 firmware update process takes 3-5 minutes, so if it is only lasting a few seconds, it is possible that the firmware file itself is corrupt. I might try re-downloading it from Leica's website, re-formatting the memory card, and give the process another try.

Josh

David Farkas;599 wrote: Pete,

I alerted Leica to your problem (which we've never seen before, BTW). I just heard back that reloading the firmware will resolve the issue and that the technicians in Germany are looking for the underlying cause.

Hi David,

Thanks for your quick reply and your effort. I already tried to reload the…[Read more]

Pete Walentin;598 wrote: Everything was fine before. Just updated the firmware. Camera automatically turned off. I turned the camera on and now it has a nice black, shimmering line through the whole display. GREAT!

This is already my 2nd camera and I'm starting to really get annoyed.

Does anyone experienced the same problem or does…

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Roger,

In the current firmware, you can set the rear button to either AF-C or AF-S in MF mode. By default, a half-press and hold on the shutter release will act as an AE-L.

If you're used to using the rear button for focus, you may not want to confuse things by setting it to the shutter release. Muscle memory is a powerful force…[Read more]

Roger,
I would set up the custom functions with the settings that you want to use, exposure compensation, drive and AE/AF lock for your normal lens and wide. Ten set up one of the four buttons to access the custom functions when you change lenses. Save those to a card so that when you finish at the end of the day can be reset to the normal…[Read more]

Lucky you – well, luck probably had nothing to do with it.:) Anyway, I look forward to getting the split image screen myself.

From the mighty DL5

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Air in use:
So far very satisfied.
1.Tethering with LR3 is very nifty and fast.
Might be the best way to download images to the computer, skipping the SD slot, or CF external reader, until a CF thunderbolt reader is available. Any concerns?

2. For moving LR files/catalogs from the Air back to my iMac, I am using a 16 gig SD card for…[Read more]

mholtsberg;588 wrote: Just got my “new to me” M8. Black body with ugraded shutter and viewfinder. Love the feel of it.

Congratulations on the “new” kit! Coincidentally, my chrome M8 has the shutter and viewfinder upgrades too. I hope you'll enjoy yours as much as I like mine!

Marc:

Great to have you on board Red Dot Forum! Thrilled that we could find a combination of Leica gear that worked for you. I am looking forward to seeing some images from your M8/35 cron combo.

Enjoy!

Nick,

Thanks for posting this sample over here on Red Dot Forum. It is one of the best examples I've seen yet for detail and noise at 640 ISO.

I took a look at the metadata: 1/1000th at f/9.5. Easily hand-holdable shutter speed for the 120 with good depth of field as well. ISO 160 would have dropped you down to 1/250th, which should…[Read more]

Jack MacD;582 wrote:
BTW your choice of lenses 35 and 120 is all I have.

I have all four but seem to use the 35 and 120 all the time. You have made a good choice. Roll on the 30mm I say!

Nick,
I quite agree. There were so many early postings in 2010 by S2 triers, rather than S2 owners who set up the expectation that only ISO 160 was going to be any good with the S2. But as Leica has worked with Adobe LR, the facts come out that shooting at ISO 640 is no hardship. Next they will complain that there still is no ISO…[Read more]

Nick:

Great to have you as part of Red Dot! I will agree that my S2 presets have some added shadow contrast, this reflects both my preference for a bit of extra contrast and the reduction of the “blacks” slider in Lightroom to 2, which will inherently flatten out the image. Of course I provide these presets as a starting point not as a…[Read more]

I have the new split prism screen in my S2 and love it. Not sure when it's going to be available but it should be real soon now…three weeks ago I was told it would be announced ‘in a few weeks'!

Recommended.

Josh

David Farkas suggested I look at this forum after I posted an article on Luminous Landscape about the S2 as a travel camera. I have a question…

The tone curve in your presets tends to kill the shadow detail in my high ISO images – what is there a reason for this change? I can see no benefit. My ISO640 images look better without…[Read more]

Thanks Jack.

Stuart, no flash. I just made certain that I didn't shoot into the sun for once. 😉 The S2 worked great on AF-C. It was a very bright day, so no problem with shutter speed. The only issue was how bright the sky was to shoot against. Working with S2 files in such a scenario is great because of the ability to pull the subject back in raw.