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Arif;711 wrote: How fascinating! David, Will I have to do permanent changes to my APO-telyt or can I manage via an adapter?
Thanks for posting,
Arif

Arif,

I'll post all the details in my article, but no, this isn't done via an adapter. The lens has to be shortened to achieve infinity focus. This also involves moving the aperture…[Read more]

Another one, also shot wide-open…

1/350th @ f/4, ISO 320

One from yesterday's testing with the 400mm.

Leica S2 with 400mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R
1/350th @ f/4, ISO 320

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jrv;700 wrote: Are there any off-camera shoe extension cords that allow the SF-58 to be fully functional?

Yes. The Nikon SC-28 or SC-29 cable has the same pin locations that Leica uses. The SF-58 functions perfectly when used with the cable.

melantye;684 wrote: Thanks David!

I'm a really lazy photographer:D Actually I've been thinking of using some kind of multi exposure with multi flash, to capture dancing steps. If the camera superimpose a single image for me, it would be much more convenient to check on site and make changes to setting errors.

For stacking double or more…

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melantye;681 wrote: Not sure if I missed this function in the menu or not… can we do multiple exposure?

There is no way to do multiple exposures in a single capture, but you can easily do this in Photoshop with layers, with far more control than doing so in-camera.

See the following thread for an example where multiple long exposures…[Read more]

Stuart Richardson;668 wrote: Just some questions out of curiosity, David…what is the widest lens you can focus to infinity with using this kind of setup? I suppose it would support basically any 4×5 lens as long as it was not too huge…
How do you synchronise the shutters in the S2 and the view camera? Just with a flash sync or something…

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Bobby,

Interesting test. I'm curious about your testing process. Assuming that the JPG for testing was generated from the DNG, how did you process the file?

If using LR, I'd strongly suggest lowering the Black Point from the default of 5 to 2. This alone will give you back some DR in the shadows that the software is clipping. In fact…[Read more]

Stuart Richardson;653 wrote: Thanks David,
I read that bit. I still think his advice probably applies more to standard cameras. Did he mention specifically that he was recommending high levels of detail for non-AA filtered cameras? Because if he is, I would still disagree with him! I certainly am not saying you cannot get decent results by…

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Stuart Richardson;650 wrote: And just another note — Eric Chan confirmed that the detail slider towards the higher side brings into play deconvolution sharpening — so that would mean that David has it right…
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=45038.0

Also, it would seem to make sense to me anyway as to why the…

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Roger;641 wrote: Thanks Josh

I know as you build an archive overtime that there is an advantage to having some consistency in rendering. For example when the pros look back at their life s work ..its nice that everything they shot on kodachrome or tri x has a similar look. For example look at the Leica video on Steve McCurry ….the…

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Roger:

I tend to add more shadow contrast to the S2 because the files tend to be a bit flatter out of camera due to the increased dynamic range that the files have compared to the M9, which I find has excellent contrast straight out of the camera. I always prefer slight overexposure when shooting with the S2, yet another reason for me to add…[Read more]

arminw;627 wrote: great review thanks for the link

Be sure to click the Member Blogs link in the navbar to check for new blog posts from members, as well as the News and Articles link to check for updates, articles and reviews from me and Josh.

Pete Walentin;615 wrote: Camera is on the way to Solms. Even if it is always a pain when those kind a things happen, the support from the community, especially David and Josh and from Leica is extraordinary. They really take care.

Thanks.

Pete

Pete,

Sorry we couldn't get you sorted out without a trip back to Solms. I'm sure…[Read more]

Nick Rains;612 wrote: From what I have been told by the Leica guys, the zoom will be actually much smaller than expected as there will be no CS version. I suspect it will be an f3.5 design but don't know for sure.

From my conversations with Stephan Shulz, the 30-90 should actually be roughly the same dimensions as the 35 f/2.5. The aperture…[Read more]

Nice shots. Looks like you are getting the hang of M photography pretty quickly.

There is a link to email me in my signature, please send me a message and I will send firmware your way.

Pete:

You are correct, I was mistaken, you cannot re-install the same version of the firmware on the S2 from my experience. Another option might be to downgrade the firmware to the previous version, then upgrade again. I can email you the previous version if you cannot find it online.

Pete:

The S2 firmware update process takes 3-5 minutes, so if it is only lasting a few seconds, it is possible that the firmware file itself is corrupt. I might try re-downloading it from Leica's website, re-formatting the memory card, and give the process another try.

Josh

Pete Walentin;598 wrote: Everything was fine before. Just updated the firmware. Camera automatically turned off. I turned the camera on and now it has a nice black, shimmering line through the whole display. GREAT!

This is already my 2nd camera and I'm starting to really get annoyed.

Does anyone experienced the same problem or does…

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