Member Kirsten Vignes

Marc,
Two points:
The Sony sensor is so close to the size of the S I assume they asked Leica if they would buy some. I suspect that the sensor is actually 45mm not 44. ( Worse case Leica does a 2% crop ) So then the issue is frame ratio. Leica stays 3×2 and the others closer to 4×5. The fact that the competition has gone with a crop factor to…[Read more]

And no loss of light, like you would with an extension tube.

I like the abstracts, Jack.

The 150mm CFi should be a fine lens for portraiture on the S. And, yes, your best bet is to use the S Adapter V.

Same shoot as above. 20 degrees.
Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90 mm

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:eek:There are other subjects in the cold.
30-90 zoom, abstract of metal and snow

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Thank you Josh, the zoom arrived.

David convinced me that this would be a good addition for times when one is in conditions where changing lenses is a challenge. I shoot in snow and rain and dust a fair amount and changing lenses can be a challenge. My work around is to shoot a scene with all shots with the 120 and then go back again with the…[Read more]

gm22;5947 wrote: Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the hasselblad 1.7x convert on the Leica S? I own the Hasselblad 300mm f4.5 and the Leica S Hasselblad adapter and when I connect the 1.7x converter it will not show the aperture for the 300mm lens and creates green lines in the picture. Just trying to find out if…

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David K,
The last photograph is the one that sold, twice now.
Once in a B&W enlarged to 5 feet by 7.5 feet. and installed above a living room so the looking up is actually looking up. The photo is by the client just after installation before the lights were adjusted.

A second sale was in color 24″x36″ is installed in an office in San…[Read more]

Correction.
I forgot this was an M shot, so it was with the WATE set at 16mm.

I used my 24mm.
I find that I am either shooting with the 24 or the 120.

Wonderful shot.
Joe Donovan should be proud of how well you learned from him, as did I.

OK, I realize this is not from the roof, it is from behind the bench and the temp is a cool 22 degrees, but fortunately little wind down on the field.
The bench is heated, and the capes they wear on the bench are very warm.
Frankly, I over dressed for this assignment. I was too warm at times, as moving around keeps you pretty warm.
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I'd love to see a CMOS with live view and video capability, but currently there are no medium format sized CMOS sensors. Imagine the sensor performance of the M 240 with the resolution and lenses of the S…

Bobby,

You raise good points about plug placement. Another option for shooting would be to use the EVF, which is how I'd probably shoot the M240 in a studio environment. With the EVF you can use it in waist-level orientation and see the exact framing and effect of lighting.

I was in room 4507 in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Not inexpensive as you might guess. Third highest building in San Francisco. Glad the day was sunny. The windows open just enough to slip a 120 out the side. Another room wouldn't have allowed for that particular angle out the open window. The views through the windows were of both bridges, but I…[Read more]

Nice. What building/floor were you in to get this perspective?

RVB;5731 wrote: 90-250 would be great,good for portrait's too as long as focus speed is fast,would probably be quite heavy but it wouldn't matter too much as landscape shooters would use it on a tripod and it would replace a few lenses in the bag.

I think the fast prime for portraiture is essential to the system,D.O.F would be thin at 1.8 but…

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I think a 90-250mm zoom (70-200 equiv) would be a great companion to the 30-90. I don't think it needs to be a constant aperture. In fact, f/4-5.6 would be totally fine. A lens like this would be great for landscape, travel, or in studio.

I'd also welcome an f/2 or f/1.8 lens, although DOF would be crazy thin, especially on a short-to-medium…[Read more]

Enjoy it. You have a lens that is still in short supply. Where did you get it?