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Jack MacD replied to the topic Looking at a new laptop in the forum Computers and Technology 15 years ago

David,
You could buy this:
http://gizmodo.com/5807015/asus-ux21-matches-macbook-airs-sizes-and-scorches-its-specs
Al Tanabe replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

David,
Thank you for doing the test and damn you – now I lust for the 35 😡 Very impressive performance even without the corrections. Overall, the entire stable of S lenses have far exceeded my expectations.

-Al
Jack MacD replied to the topic Looking at a new laptop in the forum Computers and Technology 15 years ago

If you use your laptop as your desktop I give you a pass on my weightlifting crack.

I think Dell is terrific, there are dell products that are as light as the Air, not as well promoted, but excellent choices. A Latitude E6320 is a nice…[Read more]
David Farkas replied to the topic Looking at a new laptop in the forum Computers and Technology 15 years ago

Jack MacD;543 wrote: Mark,
I think David wants to do weightlifting. Since he is both his own very good IT dept. and Dale has an IT dept. he can work very well with a PC. Apple is a good choice for those of us without those skills and departments.

So if he was willing to give up 8 to 16 Gig RAM capabilities with all the rest that he needs…

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Jack MacD replied to the topic Looking at a new laptop in the forum Computers and Technology 15 years ago

Mark,
I think David wants to do weightlifting. Since he is both his own very good IT dept. and Dale has an IT dept. he can work very well with a PC. Apple is a good choice for those of us without those skills and departments.

So if he was willing to give up 8 to 16 Gig RAM capabilities with all the rest that he needs to have with him at…[Read more]
Riccis replied to the topic Will Leica start making more silver chrome lenses again? in the forum M Lenses 15 years ago

I would be all over a chrome 90 Summicron.
Mark Gowin replied to the topic Looking at a new laptop in the forum Computers and Technology 15 years ago

The Dell M4600 you spec'd out sounds awesome. However, I would probably consider a 13″ Macbook Air (very small) for on the road image review and new loaded desktop with large display for image processing and editing. I see value in your thinking to get a fast laptop with 100% RGB display so you can process images while on the road and, frankly, I…[Read more]
Mark Gowin replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to do this test. I am very impressed with the lens performance without the profile, but your test goes to show how much improved the LightRoom processing has become since the S2 came out.
David Farkas replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

Pete,

Ask and you shall receive. I went out today with the S2 and 35mm Summarit-S around noon when the South Florida light is at its most harsh and direct. I headed for a polished stainless steel sculpture in nearby Greenbelt park as I figured it to be the toughest test of CA within driving distance.

The files here were processed in LR…[Read more]
Josh Lehrer replied to the topic Maximizing High ISO Performance on the Leica S2 in the forum S2 15 years ago

Andrew:

The Lightroom preset cannot be directly imported into Adobe Camera Raw, but the settings are identical, so it would be simple to create a Camera Raw preset using the same settings that are used in my Lightroom presets.
Andrew replied to the topic Maximizing High ISO Performance on the Leica S2 in the forum S2 15 years ago

Josh,

Could those presets be used or adapted for use in PS CS5?

Thanks.

Andrew
Pete Myers replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

It would be nice to see whether those Adobe profiles are working as planned. Perhaps an end-user of this lens can provide a demonstration of the lens correction in ACR on and off, and how it well it works?

It should be interesting to see if it works well. My experience with ACR lens correction has been mixed at best, but that has been with…[Read more]
ka7197 replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

Pete Myers;529 wrote: … I took a look at some full size images from this lens over here:
http://www.lenstip.com/1835-news-Leica_Summarit-S_35_mm_f_2.5_ASPH._-_sample_images.html

I found it astonishing how much chromatic aberration was present in the images presented. I am not sure how to account for it …

Well—I don't have an S2, m…[Read more]
Pete Myers replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

Hi David:

I certainly read your review, and enjoyed it very much—beautiful images!

But after reading your review, I took a look at some full size images from this lens over here:
http://www.lenstip.com/1835-news-Leica_Summarit-S_35_mm_f_2.5_ASPH._-_sample_images.html

I found it astonishing how much CA was present in the images…[Read more]
David Farkas replied to the topic Any CA seen with the 35mm? in the forum S Lenses 15 years ago

Pete Myers;526 wrote: Dear S2 Users:

For those of you that own and shoot the 35mm FL lens, would you comment on the amount of chromatic aberration seen in, and at the extremes of the images produced? I have been unable to locate any Imatest data on the lens.

Better yet, some corner examples at a few significant F-Stops would be real…

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Al Tanabe replied to the topic Glamour shot with the Noct in the forum Images to Share 15 years ago

Nice capture, I do like the contrasty lighting on her face.
David Farkas replied to the topic Venice of the north in the forum Images to Share 15 years ago

Pete,

Love these. My favorites are 1, 6, 7 and 8. B&W really works well here.
fotografz wrote a new post 15 years ago

While I've posted this content on GetDpi in a shorter form, I thought to expand on my comments and provide more detail.

This is my first season using the S2 for professional wedding photography. I've been using it for portraits and some commercial photography as well as personal work since getting it, but this blog is specifically about on-going experiences shooting weddings with a S2 and all four currently available Leica S optics.

Initially, I viewed the S2 as the “go to solution” for the more controlled parts of a wedding shoot, the so called fashion/portrait portions that are more likely to be printed large and framed. While my primary wedding style is photojournalist which is usually done with either a Leica M9 and/or a Sony A900, in my market it is inevitable that I must take at least some posed or structured images. Previously, I had occasionally taken a Hassedlblad H kit with me for this more formal shooting … and can say with certainly that the S2 promotes “take with” more readily than the more bulky H system does.

Shown are typical posed portraits as done with the S2, which is NOT specifically what sells my approach to weddings, but is what I call a necessary evil in order to get the job in the first place. It isn't a reason to select me over other shooters, but without these samples it is a reason to not select me … again, in this market.

Specifically, I use the S2 for “environmental type portraits” which fare best when printed larger … 17″ X 22″ or larger. NO screen view can do justice to how detail and tonally rich these S2 images are when printed. The shots shown here where the environmental surroundings is the dominate element are examples of this.

After a few weddings I ventured out into more spontaneous candid type shots that define my style, and will continue to do so as I become faster and more versed with using the camera while shooting in such a hectic, “you get one chance” environment that the typical wedding represents. Most of my weddings include multiple locations and everything is on crushing schedule. If something doesn't work then and there without fussing with it, it gets an immediate vacation in the SUV in lieu of something else.

So far, the S2 seems up to the task, and my goal will be to shoot primarily with the S2 and M9 which IMO produce very similar looking files and assures a certain continuity to the look and feel of the over-all client wedding portfolio.

At each wedding I take three S lenses, one on the camera and two in a Think Tank Lens bag. This keeps me mobile while moving from one “environmental” location to the next. Typically it is the 35, 70 and either the 120 or 180 depending on where we will be shooting. The most used lens is the 35mm for groups and for shots that include a lot of the place we are at. The next most lens is probably the S120 macro … the ring shot shown was done with the 120, and it should be noted that this was not staged but real time during a ceremony … you step in, Bam! and get out. The 120 focused quick enough to get this shot.

I have experienced some perplexing AF situations that I am trying to track down before my next wedding shoot. Some images shot at more of a distance with the 35mm using quite high shutter speeds and even stopped down to 5.6 or 8 are inexplicably soft.

So, the point of this blog is to report the progress I'm making in slowly bringing the S2 on-line as the main shooting cam. It took me a whole season of weddings to swap over from Nikon to Sony before trusting the Sony as the solo camera system. Obviously, the S2 will have to be backed up by something else … for now that is a Sony A900. It is far to expensive to back-up the S2 with another S2.

NOTES: For me it is VERY important that Leica alter the ISO choices on the S2 to allow more refined selections … jumping from 320 to 640 to 1250 limits the ability to select what is needed and not any higher than needed.
Pete Walentin replied to the topic Testing the Pentax 105mm f/2.4 vs. the Leica 120mm f/2.5 APO in the forum Alternative Lenses 15 years ago

Nice article. Thanks for all the work.
Doug replied to the topic Testing the Pentax 105mm f/2.4 vs. the Leica 120mm f/2.5 APO in the forum Alternative Lenses 15 years ago

David Farkas;517 wrote: I just posted a new comparison article on fast aperture short tele lens options for the S2. Lots of samples and 100% crops.

Anyone else tried the Pentax 105?

I have not tried it, but probably will. I have two of them, the old Takumar like the one in your test came with a used non-MLU P6x7 in 1976. The newer…[Read more]
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