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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90 mm in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 6 months ago

    Andy, congratulations on getting the 30-90mm. That lens is at the top of my purchase list. It is a very flexible focal range and has the typical Leica S character – sharp with excellent OOF rendering.

    The little time I spent demoing the lens lead me to the conclusion that the lens hood may not be of much value when the lens is at the mid to…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Here are links to some early versions of my Lightroom 4 Leica S presets, one for each ISO:

    Dale_LR4_S_800_V1.lrtemplate
    Dale_LR4_S_100_V1.lrtemplate
    Dale_LR4_S_400_V1.lrtemplate
    Dale_LR4_S_200_V1.lrtemplate
    Dale_LR4_S_1600_V1.lrtemplate

    I am open to all suggestions of course so please download them and try them out. I…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    I will definitely be posting more ISO1600 samples as I use the camera more. To be honest, I had no trouble using the S2 at ISO1250. As long as you are careful not to under-expose the images were very usable, especially with a bit of processing. If I look through my database of S2 images, I would say 95% are at ISO320 or lower. When I work in low…[Read more]

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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Very nice image Joe. Congrats on getting the new S. I have seen your work on getDPI with other cameras in the past. You will do well with the S. I look forward to seeing more.

    Josh, please keep your thoughts and discoveries about the new S coming – even if it is a bit frustrating that I don't have one (yet).

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Very nice Joe! I am glad you were able to make use of the +0.5 EV technique. While the S puts out a great file from the camera, there is a lot of “potential” in the files that can be brought out with a combination of tone adjustment, sharpening, and noise reduction (for higher ISOs) within Lightroom 4. I have found that the S images can take…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic Firmware update 1.0.4.2 in the forum S2 12 years, 6 months ago

    Albert, as you know I emailed you about this but I want to put it here as well. With some firmware updates, the S2's settings may be reset, usually if there are major changes happening at lower levels of the camera's operating system. This is perfectly normal. I keep an SD card with my settings from the S2 saved on it in my camera bag, so that if…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    That is exciting news! I am looking forward to seeing some of your first images from the new S once your camera arrives.

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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic Monochrom in Miami in the forum M Monochrom 12 years, 6 months ago

    I had the pleasure of using a Mono for a couple of hours in NYC. I can imagine how much fun you had making these images. It is a remarkable camera and its high ISO performance creates image making possibilities that were previously not possible with a rangefinder.

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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic Leica S – Geotagging in Lightroom 4 in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    That is pretty cool. I can see that feature of the new S as being very beneficial. Of course there are a lot more improvements in the new S that are very beneficial. I wouldn't trade up for just the GPS, but the sum total of the new features makes it tempting.

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    That would be very cool, but in the case of the S it would not work. The camera only has a GPS receiver, not a transmitter, so there would be no way to track it.

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Agreed…definitely don't judge the high-ISO results of the S based on the LCD preview…it looks MUCH better when uploaded to a computer. I am working on getting some base settings for high ISO images on the S so I can make some presets. The S files can take a lot more sharpening and noise reduction as well. I am close to getting the perfect balance.

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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic Leica 30-90mm Specs? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 6 months ago

    Alex, thank you for sharing the images. ISO 1600 looks pretty good to me and cleans up nicely if desired. I look forward to seeing more images from the 30-90mm. I had a chance to try a prototype at PhotoPlus and I was impressed with the image quality and out of focus rendering of the few test shots I was able to get.

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic Leica 30-90mm Specs? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 6 months ago

    If the 30-90mm lenses are shipping in Europe that's great news! Usually means the USA is not far behind. I'm definitely curious to hear your thoughts about the lens Alex. I have used the pre-production version and can attest to the weight, although the weight of the S system has never bothered me as I previously used a large Canon SLR with a 2.8…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    As promised, here is a photo showing the changed remote release port on the S versus the S2. The S, on the left, has 7 pin connectors and the S2 on the right has only 5. Leica changed the associated connector color to blue (from red on the S2) so that there would be no confusion over the old and new accessories. The USB port (green) remains…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Rewi, the new Image Shuttle isn't out yet, but I am very curious myself about the improvements. When the software is available I'll do a few quick tests and post results here.

    Pete, the button has a very nice feel to it. For focusing, I haven't had any problems. What I have noticed is I have to remember not to press it in while I am…[Read more]

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    Mark Gowin replied to the topic Miami Beach with the D-Lux 6 in the forum D-Lux 12 years, 6 months ago

    Pretty impressive that you were able to recover the shadows well enough to show the colors in the glass windows.

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic Firmware update 1.0.4.2 in the forum S2 12 years, 6 months ago

    First you want to make sure you have a fully charged battery in your S2. Then, format a CF card in the camera. Put the CF card in a reader into a computer, then copy the firmware (the .S2 file) to the memory card. Don't put it inside any folders, it goes in the root directory of the card. Once that's done, put the card in the camera (while the…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Ed, I haven't had too much time to inspect the pins yet but I will post a comparison photo here tomorrow.

    Yes, you can adjust the direction of the control wheel. It is in the “click wheel” setting. David has a few photos of that adjustment screen in his Photokina coverage article here:

    Photokina 2012: Day 2 – The Leica S (Part 1)

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Ed:

    Leica changed the connector for the remote release port. It now pulls duty as both the remote release port and the flash sync port. The connector is new, it is still a LEMO-style connection but as you correctly noticed, has a different pin configuration. Leica makes a new remote release for the S: Leica Cable Release S

    If you have…[Read more]

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    Josh Lehrer replied to the topic Google: The Best Camera In The World in the forum Leica S 12 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for the link!

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