Member David Farkas

bobtetreault;8390 wrote: David

Do you use a thumb rule for the hyperfocal distance at different apertures? It is on the M lenses but absent from the S lenses.

Bob

Bob,

I found a good hyperfocal position with some experimentation. Generally, when shooting landscape on a tripod, I'm almost always shooting at f/11 or…[Read more]

I'd add that when I use wide angle S lenses at infinity, I almost never allow the camera to auto focus focus to infinity. In my mind, doing so effectively discards a large portion of my usable DOF. I usually set the hyperfocal position manually and just shoot everything at this setting. Then, on a 30mm, I can get DOF on everything from 3ft to…[Read more]

dalethorn;8357 wrote: Excellent all!! The colors seem especially vibrant and saturated. Any special settings?

Thanks.

Nothing special, just started with my standard T preset in LR then made small tweaks.

Mark Gowin;6340 wrote: Hi David, I notice that the majority of the images you posted are from the zoom and only one from the 23mm. The zoom looks to be really good. So much so, the main reason for getting the 23mm would be for speed and smaller size. Of course, I bet the IQ of the 23mm is better than the zoom, but maybe not by a whole lot. What…

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Nice images, Al!

It's great that Leica brought along a T so everyone on the workshop could try it out.

Absolutely stunning images.

Sounds like getting these was quite the challenge though. I wonder if the results would be different with the 400 f/2.8 non-modular, 400 f/2.8 modular or 400 f/4 modular, as you probably wouldn't need to stop down as much, which solves some of the handling issues.

The lens we adapted to S mount was the…[Read more]

LeicaClark;6284 wrote: No way, haha. Nice coincidence.

Would you mind posting some pictures of the T with those lenses?

I wouldn't mind, except I only took one shot with the 50 Lux (the vertical of my daughter Sophia in a magenta hat in my review) and didn't use the 35 cron at all. I brought all the M lenses on my trip with the best of…[Read more]

LeicaClark;6282 wrote: Wow, fantastic!

I'm super excited about the T. I just can't believe Leica isn't going to have silver lenses.

What would be your suggestion for the best silver Leica lense to use with the T?

Well, the only two M lenses that Leica makes these days are the 35mm Summicorn-M ASPH and the 50mm Summilux-M ASPH -…[Read more]

Jesus Alonso;6213 wrote: Hello!

I am new Leica S owner and I am absolutely happy with the camera, it is exactly what I expected!!!

I just missed something about rear display… The color temperature of the display is not optimized, I realized that every picture showed on the display is blueish , whatever white balance settings…

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constable;6207 wrote: Dear all

After many attempts, I have finally got a ring flash system working for the kind of macro work that I like to do (insects, field). I spent some time working with the Metz Mecablitz 15 MS-1 to see if I can get it to fire and give good results with the S System. Success with a normal Pc flash synchro…

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Paratom;6200 wrote: David,
one thing I allways wonder: When I activate the AF with the shutter release button in S-AF mode the camera will not “fire” before accurate focus is achieved. So I know it is focus priority.

However when I use the rear button to activate AF I do not know if the camera is done with fine focus. So it is kind of…

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We always recommend using the rear button set to AF-S and the focus mode set to MF. Works great for hand-held work to lock on then shoot as well as tripod-mounted work where you are trying maximize DOF by manually setting to hyperfocal. When you press the shutter, the camera doesn't try to auto focus between shots.

fotografz;6177 wrote: Thank you for doing that David.

I will try your suggestion tonight and report back.

I am also in contact with Leica USA … but will try this first.

Again, thank you!

– Marc

Any luck, Marc?

fotografz;6174 wrote: Update:

Fiddling with the set-up, I pressed the two outer buttons to reset the SF58 … but held them down … reset flashed 3 times and then went out. I was then able to see TTL-HSS in the menu selection and select it.

Sounds good until I saw that the lens f/stop was still not matching that of the camera nor the ISO…

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fotografz;6167 wrote: Thanks for answering David.

Yes, I know it is supposed to only work on TTL-HSS … and that is the way it worked before.

Suddenly, TTL-HSS is not available at all in the SF58 selection menu, but TTL is there … then, the camera and flash will fire in just TTL up to 1/4000 in CS mode and up to 1/125 in FP mod…

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Interesting approach. I'm trying to think about how this could be implemented without creating a possible stumbling block. Imagine you pick up the camera, forget to change the focus zone and end up either thinking the lens is broken or missing a shot because you were fumbling with the menus.

Any thoughts?

fotografz;6164 wrote: I have two SF58s that worked fine all last year.

Now neither seems to be communicating with the camera correctly.

The ISO on the flash's LCD doesn't match that set on the S2. I cannot set ETTL in the mode selection … only TTL, A, M and pulse is available … BUT, the flash does fire in TTL. The flash fires in TTL wit…

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Jack MacD;6147 wrote: David,

There are no Contax 350mm for sale that I can find.
But according to this blog from Sept. 2008 the Leica S 350 will be available years ago.
I will wait.
Interesting that the list was pretty accurate on what was coming, just not when. The 45mm S was never…

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Jack MacD;6140 wrote: David
Your answer on the S vs S2 thread reminded me that I still have that Pentax 6×7 400 mm with some strange outer flanges that won't fit your adaptor. If I sent you the 400 and the body, perhaps your machinist can invent an adaptor that can do the job. My alternative is to buy a Contax 350 used and a Contax to S adaptor,…

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Bob Moore;6138 wrote: David,

I apologize for mentioning another site for trades…hesitated but assumed that your interest in non-Leica stuff might be limited.

Marc is aware and for those who are not let me agree that you and Josh have been a wonderful source of S Leica information and support…I had one of you original P67 adapters…

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