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The only way I am successfull is to prefocus on a certain point where I expect the subject to come and then press the shutter once the subject reaches this point.
Its still a hit and miss.
Some time ago I have used my D700 again and as much as I love the S2 for this type of images the continues AF of the Nikon is a releaf.

yes, my congrats as well Georg.

Just to follow up. I reinstalled twice and its the same problem.
Then I put in the old focusing screen and it turns out that it shows the same behaviour (just more difficult to realized because there is no split line)

What I allways thought would be an AF more precise than my eyes seems to be a screen holder which is not in its totally…[Read more]

Thanks David for the info. Sounds good. As soon as I find some time I will probably upgrade.

David K;1999 wrote: Just upgraded to the latest version and it seems to be a substantial improvement for both my Leica and Nikon files. Anybody else feel the same way?

David and Josh… your presets need to be reworked for this iteration of LR. The old ones give bizarre results.

substantial improvement in which regard?

Thanks David. I will re-install it.
Thanks for all the good info here.
Too bad I am living to far away to be your customer.
Tom

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.

I agree Kurt.
Specially the S-league -even though there are great images-they are all about the same theme (fashion) and thats why I find it pretty boaring and monotone after some time.

Hi Georh,
interesting- while you are going from carrying 3 ro carrying 4 lenses, I now often just bring 2 lenses with the S2 in a smaller backback. It is harder to decided which lenses to carry but in the end if seems to often work pretty good with just 2 lenses.
Let me know what you found!
Regards, Tom

Josh – I like youe article and the images.
Also I dont feel so bad anymore using the S2 as my family and vacation P&S.
Istnt it great how simple this camera works?
Regards, Tom

I would say the D800 doesnt change anything about the S2.

The D800 is great for Nikon users who like to print big or crop a lot.

I still expect the S2 to have a bigger viewfinder, the images to show more detail and micro detail, a different behaviour regarding DOF and transition between focus and oof areas, better tonality and “better”…[Read more]

I started with 35/70 and then asked myself the same question.
I then decided for the 120 but added the 180 not long ago.

I would say it really depends – the 120 offers even shallower DOF and has the 1:2 “Macro” capability.
BUT – the 180 adds that little bit more reach and telelook which sometimes really helps.

In my case I seem to…[Read more]

I only have experience the OLED problem and Leica has replaced mine for free.
While I would rate the Leica service overall very good and helpfull I have to agree that I find the quality control not allways sufficient and something Leica should work on IMO.
Regards and I hope your issued will be solved soon since the S2 is a terricic camera…[Read more]

Thank you -that sounds promising.
I have ordered one yesterday and this encourages me that it was the right decision.
I use AF a lot but sometimes correct manually, and insome scenery MF works better. It works well with the standard screen but I assume even better with the microprism.

Those who have tried it-how do you like the new Microprism focusing screen ?
Do you plan to constantly use it instead of the standard screen?
Is it brighter than the standard screen?
Thanks a lot, Tom

2 quick ones -the display of my laptop is bad-so no idea they are processed fine.

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Yes, me too rear buttom for AF.

thank you for the responses.
I have to say i finD the af slow but very accurate.
The Bokeh…I really like the one of the S2 but find the M-lenses bokeh at least as “good”-the S2 maybe a little more distingued, the M9 maybe a little more creamy (in case of the 50 Lux vs the 70mm S)
My favorite lens on the S2 is the 120 though-and yes, I…[Read more]

I have the original Leica grip but dont use it any more.
Maybe my hands are different but I can hold the M9 pretty good without any additional things – specially since I need 2 hands anyways (for focusing). Different with the x1 where I now use the grip all the time since I can hold it one handed if I want.

The magnifier 1.25 I had used a…[Read more]

fotografz;1456 wrote: It is a Camdapter handstrap:

http://camdapter.com

I use one on each different camera I have. They come in basic black leather as shown on my S2 above, or a choice of some fun finishes (I use a Python Grey one on my Hasselblad H camera, which is also grey :-).

The base I use is the Arca Neoprene Adapter ……

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