Member Mark Gowin

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,

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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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Ornello, as someone who went through an excellent photography program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, I can say that none of my professors were “techno-files”, they were talented, working photographers in a wide variety of fields, from photojournalism to high-end commercial photography. From my experience, many photography professors are…[Read more]

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]

David K;2044 wrote: Al, the performance issues for LR 4 are apparently very common. I'm sure that Adobe will address them…just a question of how soon. You can download the free trial and see if you have problems on your machine. I'm still using it for adjustments but the slowness in exports is annoying. And I don't need any excuses to enjoy a…

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rudlinfineart;2004 wrote: I read that the EYE-FI PRO X2 card (specifically that model) will transfer raw files.
But, I was just told that it would NOT work with the S2 because the metal body
blocked the signal. While I am pleased to hear that the body is that “solid”, I am
disappointed that this is not a convenient way to connect the S2…

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Paratom;1994 wrote: I just received my microprism screen , installed it right away… and found out that focusing with the screen leads to very slight backfocus while the AF works fine.
Any recommandations? Anybody with the same problem?
I can not really say how accurate manual focus worked before with the old screen.

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I used the Kenko NDX Variable ND filter on our New England Fall Foliage workshop with excellent results. Check out this thread for a few images.

GMB;1967 wrote: Any suggestions for a backpack that can take the S2, 4 lenses, flash, and a bit of other stuff. Should also hold a tripod for hikes. thanks for any recommendations. Georg

Georg,

I use the Kata 222-UL Bumblebee ultralight backpack. It holds the S2 and 4 lenses in the bottom section and all my Schneider 4″ filters in the…[Read more]

Leica Guy;1943 wrote: David,

Thanks for the quick answer. If it has to be sent in, is this something covered under warranty? (My first thought is no, but thought I'd ask.)

Not a big deal, but just like to know before I decide to buy. The camera still has 8 months of warranty left on it.

Dust in the prism or viewfinder assembly…[Read more]

Leica Guy;1940 wrote: A potential seller has given me an S2 to try out for a day or two before I decide to buy. I don't want to do anything intrusive with the camera until I tell him we have a deal. There is a faint dust speck in the viewfinder that doesn't appear in the photos. Is that just a matter of cleaning the focusing screen? It's not a big…

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arminw;1931 wrote: Sorry to jump into this thread with another question , because I am also deciding wether to get the 120 or 180 but can't make up my mind in regards of which one would be wise to get the CS versions or not . My guts tell me to get the CS versions, but then again it's another waiting time and also I don't think Leica is holding on…

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fotografz;1917 wrote: Interesting read from a good friend of mine:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3214761610/leica-s2-against-megapixel-arms-race

-Marc

Marc,

Thanks for the link. Very interesting test. The S2 performed very well under a wide range of conditions. Not sure what was up with the color bleed on the the Aptus,…[Read more]

I was relatively close to most of the cars, no more than 6-8 feet away. I have had very good results using the S2's auto focus. A trick I often use (in combination with rear-button focusing) is to de-focus the lens slightly using the focus ring then allow the camera to refocus. My in-focus rate for the type of photography I talk about in this post…[Read more]

Dan Sackheim;1810 wrote: At the risk of seeming like an idiot, can anyone tell me how to identify the ASPH version of the 35MM Summicron vs the non-ASPH version?

Dan

Dan,

All ASPH lenses are marked as such on the front of the lens.

albireo_double;1804 wrote: I am also very much interested in using the Contax 645 lenses on the S2 and wondering why no adapter exists (is it physically not possible to make one or are marketing reasons at play?). I'd love to use the 120 Apo Makro in particular – I had great results with it on the Contax 645 body with a Sinar eMotion 75LV…

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Pete,

This is really a striking photograph. Great job.