Member David Farkas

Jheroun;2503 wrote: I tried re-seating the screen and it seems to work properly now. It never occurred to me that it could come loose, but that appears to have worked.

Thanks for the tip David.

It isn't so much that the screen came loose, but rather that it may not have been seated 100% perfectly when it was installed.

GMB;2494 wrote: I intend to update over the weekend. Is there anything one needs to be aware of. The worst thing that I can imagine is that my catalogue of 30 k (not all S2 though) immages goes south or that the development settings are suddenly way off.

Thanks.

Georg

Georg,

I updated my entire catalog to LR4.1. No issues…[Read more]

Manilaman2001;2458 wrote: David,

Thank you for your reply. The operative phrase, ” This can manifest itself as a magenta cast on dark synthetic materials, especially in artificial light. ” -only dark synthetic materials only? And artificial lighting sources like incandescent and fluorescent, which I hope can be corrected with UV/IR or with…

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aboudd;2446 wrote: I normally shoot architectural assignments with the shift lenses on the Nikon, but as it was not necessary in this case I decided to use the S2 with the 35MM lens. The dynamic range with the resolution and color rendering was great for this image. Very little post-processing was necessary. Take that D800! 😎

Nice to…[Read more]

Manilaman2001;2453 wrote: Has the magenta hue prevalent in the M8 still present in the M8.2, or has that been corrected? I just got myself a pre-loved M8.2 and have been told by the former owner it still had that magenta hue on dark images, specially prevalent on evening shoots. I have not noticed it on my unit, but saw it on a friend's…

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Stephan Schulz;2437 wrote: It is always the battery with more remaining energy in charge of supplying the power. That means, at the end are both batteries empty, in the camera as well as in the handgrip.

But might be difficult to see that in real life, because S2 is running very long with 2 batteries…. 😀

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stephan;2423 wrote: I had no lock up either since then, so maybe it was something else.

Nevertheless, I have two other wishes for an eventual firmware-update:

1) Since the last firmware update, it appears that the lens goes back in the last position after shutting down the camera. What may look as a good idea first, brings some problems…

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leica liker;2394 wrote: Hi Everyone:
I just posted an inspirational interview with Craig Semetko, Los Angeles Street Photographer, Leica user and Leica Akademie Weekend Guest Instructor, on my blog.

http://www.leicaliker.com

Photo by Craig Semetko

Craig is a great guy and a wonderful photographer. I first met him in 2008 when he…[Read more]

Jack MacD;2410 wrote: A follow up to this shoot on TOP has Mike Johnson showing some of the same photos. Always interesting to see how iterations of resizing and downloading the same image may or may not change the presentation and color of a given…

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tinchohs;2399 wrote: I have shot mostly color in my M9. But lately, I've been considering working for a while exclusively in B&W. I'm curious if I can make it work for me.

With the arrival of the MM I am very tempted. And yet I wonder if for my scenario it's not better to buy an M6 and shoot film for B&W and wait for an M10 for my deep…

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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]