Member Kirsten Vignes

I'm impressed that Apple put i7 processors in the new MacBook Air.

The silver 35 Cron ASPH is now back in stock!

This is a special advanced notice for Red Dot Forum members, as we haven't yet marked it in stock on our website.

Send me a PM if you're interested.

fotografz;281 wrote: I want/need/desire/beg-for … a 1.4XAPO extender for the 180, and a 1:1 Elpro for the 120.

Most important of all, where are the CS lenses? I specifically want the CS versions of the 35mm and 120 which I use the most with strobes for outdoor portraits and commercial applications (the SF58 do NOT cut it for this type of…

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Doug;274 wrote:
The first lens tried was the 100mm f/4 Macro, and I forgot the advice I saw posted to set the Summarit wide open manually before mounting an adapted lens… I think this was in the context of using the 110mm f/2 Hasselblad lens. Anyway, the camera “thought” the Macro lens was f/6.8 and all the exposures were about 1.5 stops…

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Mark Gowin;255 wrote: I agree Jack. I saw this image through sleepy eyes last night on my laptop and was impressed. Today, I tried to view it on my iPad and I was let down that I couldn't see all of the image. Bummer!

The best way to upload images on the site is to just use the standard Insert Image or Manage Attachment options. The site…[Read more]

David,
So you want USB 3.0 on your Mac? So would we all. Stay with your PC, as 3.0 is going to be added to a Mac right after Jobs adds Blue Ray disk readers and writers, and you know it.

Since I want to use a MacBook Air for photo travel, I would have been happy if it had FireWire 800, but that's not going to happen. Nor is 3.0. So…[Read more]

You got to the right place at the right time! With the right equipment for what can be a huge enlargement.
I initially viewed this on an iPhone, and it improperly cropped the shot. Sort of a joke to view on an iPhone, but the elements of design are always visible, unless it gives one an unintended crop. Then I looked at it on my iPad and it…[Read more]

Stuart Richardson;233 wrote: Yes, agreed! But did you watch that interview with Peter Karbe on Luminous Landscape? I liked the part where he suggested the performance of the 120mm at infinity would be on par with 280mm. It must be a staggeringly good lens…

I was sitting in the room during the interview. I am the voice to the right of…[Read more]

Stuart,

Welcome to Red Dot Forum.

As Josh said, we've used the Microprism screen and it is very nice and bright. Unfortunately, Leica hasn't started shipping the screen and hasn't given a specific delivery date yet. Here are some images from Photokina of the screen and looking through the viewfinder:

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Stuart:

The split image focusing screen has been announced by Leica but has not yet started shipping. David and I had the chance to preview this focusing screen at Photo Plus Expo in New York last Fall, and needless to say it is very impressive. The focusing area is incredibly bright and will be especially useful for using non-Leica, manual…[Read more]

Jack MacD;228 wrote: With huge photo files the norm with either the M9 or S2 I look forward to seeing more options for external hard drives that connect with thunderbolt. Even the connection cords are rare so far. Does anyone have any experience with thunderbolt yet?

Jack,

Perhaps the better question is why 2011 Macs don't come standard…[Read more]

For a shot with that much range of focus depth, I would reccommend focus stacking. Got to have zero wind on the flower, and a tripod
helical makes great software to do it and you can get a free trial.

http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html

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Just a quick note to let everyone know that deliveries of the M9-P in the US have started. We expect to receive our first shipment from Leica on Monday, July 10.

Gorgeous! Love the water and richness of the greens.

David K;216 wrote: I haven't seen Marc post here yet so I'll take the liberty of passing along a comment he made on another forum relating to ISO settings. He feels, and I agree, that having more ISO settings would be a good thing. Something in between the existing options. This would be even more useful if the noise reduction firmware…

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Mark I love this shot! Nice work.

David the noise option would be very cool.
There are times when a high frame rate is no big deal, so the optional tradeoff would be very nice. Glad to hear it can be done if Leica wants to do so.

I also agree on wanting the option to switch the direction of setting f stop. My brain is programed the opposite direction, and there is no…[Read more]

Okay, here is a big one I left off that I've written about before…

Dr. Zimmer, head of digital R&D, explained that noise could be reduced by either dropping the sensor readout from 24Mhz to 12Mhz or by using a dual readout vs. a quad readout from the sensor. Either of these options would cut the continous frame rate in half and double the…[Read more]

f11 gives a bit of depth. If it doesn't, there is always focus stacking. Didn't need it this time, but it's always a nice option.
The 120mm does not allow you to get 1:1. Cropping does. That affects perceived depth of focus. Haven't tried a close up filter yet. That for sure would require focus stacking.

David put me onto the Elincrom Ranger QUadra. It's a battery powered light weight 400ws portable strobe. I use a single head firing through a diffusing umbrella to avoid harsh shadows, also allows for a high f stop. Pretty easy set up.