Member David Farkas

Georg,

I'm a little late to the party (I'm 6 hours behind here in the US), but I would have said it was the battery not holding a charge.

When you see the CF card light turn red for a moment, go off, then nothing else works… 99% of the time it indicates a dead battery. Over the last couple years with the S2, we've seen this a handful…[Read more]

I think this is pretty interesting too:

http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/04/new-color-fringe-correction-controls.html

LR4.1 will introduce entirely new CA and fringing controls. I haven't tried it yet as I am skipping the RC (Release Candidate) and waiting for the full release. My entire catalog is in LR4 and I don't risk…[Read more]

gdb;2357 wrote: Hi Pebbleplace,

The purple CA I posted came right after processing the original DNG in Capture One Pro.

I quite agree with your opinion Adobe's CA removal. Actually, I am a long time user of Capture One Pro, which I find the best (by far) for sharpness rendition and moiré correction. This was the time I used the R9/DMR…

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PebblePlace;2352 wrote: Hi David –

It's been a frustrating day… I've been using flashes on Canon gear for 10 years and feel competent with flashes. After 100 clicks and no joy with TTL and the S2 I was thoroughly stumped.

Perhaps I missed it, but I've read the S2 manual 2X, the SF-58 (found no mention of the S2 anywhere) and went to…

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fotografz;2338 wrote: Be quick about it David … we are on the edge of our seats! 😀

Thanks for all your efforts!

-Marc

Marc,

I'm working on it. In addition to the update on S System, I'm also working on a full review of the M Monochrom, a full review of the X2 and a little something extra…. 😀

PebblePlace;2326 wrote: Was there write-up summarizing the meeting? I would like know the next lenses are expected and what firmware features we may see.

I just returned from Germany the day before yesterday and will be posting several articles, one of them an update on the S System.

Thanks for your interest.

tllabron;2320 wrote: Stuart,

You are right, I have CS3 on most of my computers and it does not have Leica info on it, but I have a 64bit copy of Photoshop from CS5 and Leica is listed, but my copy on listed three lenses, the 120mm, 70mm, and 35mm.

Tom L.L.

Tom,

The 180mm doesn't have any corrections because it doesn't need…[Read more]

If you are still having issues getting shutter count, try downloading the M8 Info program. There is also an M9 Info program here as well. Very easy.

Yes, Leica is committed to providing continuing updates for S2 firmware. I was told that many of the feature enhancements Stephan and I discussed back in October will come, but that with all the activity running up to May 10 resources for firmware development had to be shifted elsewhere. Rest assured, Leica is committed to long term support for the S2.

Atanabe;2270 wrote: David,
With the new H lens adapter, I guess there are a lot of new “S/H” lenses. The CS lenses in October now??? I would like to hear what you think of the H lens AF and handling on the S in the coming weeks.

-Al

Al,

I just played with an S2 and HCD 35-90 earlier today. AF speed is pretty good, maybe a touch…[Read more]

rudlinfineart;2262 wrote: Even given my reservations as noted in the reply above, I can see one potential benefit of
the adapter —

IF the adapter will allow the use of the H tilt-shift adapter, then S owners would finally have
a Tilt-Shift lens capability.

Do you know if the leica H adapter will accommodate the H tilt-shift…

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Atanabe;2215 wrote: George,
The choice really depends on what you shoot, the 24 will be and I don't think the overall size would be conducive to people-street photography. But if landscape is what you are after, wait for the 24. The 30-90 zoom will be a variable aperture lens and slower than the primes from what I hear. However a perfect set…

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mbarzegar;2204 wrote: I am looking at buying a used M8 and need to determine the shutter count. The seller does not know as he bought it used. The latest picture shot on the camera was assigned L9997077.jpg by the camera. I am having a hard time determining which part of this file name is the folder name and which part is the hexadecimal number…

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Atanabe;2195 wrote: Got up this morning for the moonset, caught the Space Needle with it. Shot with Hasselblad 350 F4 FE + 1.4x extender.

Al,

This is other-worldly. Awesome shot. Did you shoot multiple exposures to get the moon and the Space Needle balanced?

justingiritlian;2135 wrote: Hi Everyone,

I was wondering how often anyone rents either Leica M9s and/or lenses.

I come from the film industry where obviously we pretty much only rent bodies and lenses and I am excited to soon hopefully be apart of the Leica family, but I am curious how popular it is to rent for Leica, whether it is for…

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hmarkweidman;2139 wrote: Thanks for the link Jack, I just read through all the old posts about this topic. I assumed it was too obscure of a problem for previous discussion, which clearly was a mistake. At best I now at least feel a little better learning my M9P is not malfunctioning.

Mark

Mark,

Just to add to what Jack already…[Read more]

amoebahydra;2102 wrote: I tried to use the Hasselblad 350 SA with automatic exposure on S2, but most of the time I got serious over-exposure in images obtained. Has anybody experience similar problem and how to encounter it ?

The best approach to getting proper exposure using alternative lenses on the S2 is to first mount an S lens on the…[Read more]

Ornello;2081 wrote: Where do you get the idea that a tripod is necessary for a camera such as the S2?

While I certainly use my S2 hand-held most of the time, a tripod is an essential tool for my photography (and most photographers). It's necessary when using ND filters, shooting stopped down for maximum depth of field, shooting night scenes,…[Read more]

IceMan;2074 wrote: Dear all
Since the front element of the 120mm moves, can you mount a 4″ Filter system on it? If yes with which filter diameter? 72mm or do I need a different setup?

Side question: Anybody have experience with variable neutral density filters (rotate to make darker / lighter? How do they compare quality-wise with the…

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Okay, so I did a little bit more testing. First I took a batch of ten S2 files (all different real-life images) and processed them in LR 3.6 with my standard S2 preset. Ten images exported to 1000px wide JPG, quality 90 with screen sharpening took 38 seconds. I then ran the exact same images through LR4 two ways. The first was without adjustments,…[Read more]