Member Peter Dooling

For what it's worth, Leica has new version of its shuttle software for shooting tethered which should be released soon. I saw it in action at the Leica studio event at PhotoPlus about a month ago. I don't know when it will be available for S2 owners to download and I don't know if it offers any performance improvement over the current version.…[Read more]

I agree Stuart. Leica has always handled my few equipment issues very fairly. I can honestly say, I will continue to be a Leica customer largely because the manner in which they have resolved issues and treated me over the years. A company can make the best products in the world, but that is worthless to me if they don't stand behind it.…[Read more]

erlingmm;3796 wrote: I contacted Leica Norway, and they advised me to try M, but could not give a detailed answer. But if you have one SF58 you can test if it fires in TTL mode? Mine does not.

This is correct. The SF 58 won't fire in TTL on the S2, only TTL-HSS.

Have you tried A mode yet? I'm not sure if each flash will self-meter, but…[Read more]

I will add that as the ISO is increased the max shutter speed decreases.

Leica Guy;3765 wrote: What's the S2's longest exposure time with the current firmware update?

125 Seconds.

Set the shutter speed dial to B, then depress the thumb wheel. All the times will show on the screen.

Great images – 1 and 6 are my favorites.

Monochrom's are coming in, just very slowly. Demand is still extremely high which is great, but it will probably be a number of months before us dealers are caught up on our lists. Everyone I know that's received one absolutely loves it, and having some brief time to test it myself recently, I can confirm that there is no other camera like it that…[Read more]

Gorgeous images! I've always been a Porsche enthusiast. Did they have any 959's there?

Thank you all for the kind words. I must admit I really enjoyed my brief time photographing the models and would like to do more of it. I think most of the talent showing in theses photos is from the model. I didn't have to do anything but compose and fire shutter.

Jack, the first photo is my favorite as well and I do want to print it large…[Read more]

stephan;3719 wrote: sorry to say that, but in my opinion this is the worst of both worlds (exept you have still some R-glas and didn't find another way to use them).

If I see some (limited) use using longer R-lenses on the M, I really doubt if this makes a sense for wide angle and zooms (again, the longer zooms may be an option).

The M…

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Mark,

I saw you over there chatting up the models, stealing shots by window light. Your results are pretty amazing given the brief amounts of time and light you were dealing with.

I have to echo what Jack said. Go and shoot more people in studio! With some decent lighting, you'll find it'll be easier to focus on posing and composition…[Read more]

Roger;3709 wrote: David

I separate the work flow issues from the display . My focus is on the display as my work flow can be adjusted to a desktop environment with a large screen that displays near 100% RGB etc .

The retina display is how photographers will view my work . As I understand it the retina displays use 4 individual…

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Yes, the lenses exist and sync perfectly at 1/1000th. They haven't started shipping yet, but are expected to by December.

We are still trying to determine how Leica will carry out the upgrade program given the delays. I'm sorry we haven't been able to get a definitive answer yet.

Nice stuff Mark! I feel like I've seen these before…. 😉

Roger;3705 wrote: David

While I understand the issue ….the results I have seen on any retina aware application are nothing short of amazing and frankly blow away the NEC display . (for rendering of fine detail ..but I get the RGB issue ).

I have the NEC display you speak of ,the new MBP retina and the iPad retina . Each requires a…

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As a follow-up to this thread, I recently found myself in need of a new laptop. Mine had a little fall while traveling to Photokina and the lower left hand corner of my screen now has a very strong red cast. 🙁

So, I visited the Apple store upon my return home and played with a rMBP for a good hour plus. Unfortunately, my concerns over pixel…[Read more]

Given Leica's drive to deliver the absolute best image quality through the entire imaging chain from lens to file, it is not surprising that they would go the extra kilometer to have the most advanced sensor on the market. They've really come a long way in the last few years, with almost all digital R&D being brought in-house.

I don't know how old the news is, but I definitely see it as good news. I am glad to see Leica on the forefront of this technology. I handled the new M at PhotoPlus last week and to no surprise it felt exactly like an M which is a great thing.

I can't wait to see the image quality from this new sensor. Hopefully, we won't have to wait too…[Read more]

That was a close call. Thanks for sharing this info so the rest of us can learn from it.

I love the M9 for it's versatility and small size, but the S2 is simply great for almost everything. I use it as a walk-around camera. Yes, it's bigger than the M, but I spent few years lugging around a Canon 1D with a 24-70mm so the S2 is small in comparison to that. Plus auto-focus is nice to have.