Member Peter Dooling

The longest possible exposure is at ISO 160. As the ISO increases, the maximum exposure time decreases. I don't think there is a way to get more light into sensor than 125 seconds at ISO 160 or the equivalent combination if time and ISO rating. Also, the resulting images look pretty much the same as far as noise goes – regardless whether it is…[Read more]

Pete,

This is really a striking photograph. Great job.

Roger;1791 wrote: David

I am a bit confused about the bulb settings. When I take a long exposure I generally am trying to keep my ISO at 160 or 320 to maintain maximum DR and color saturation . Your example implies that setting on B and using ISO 160 limits exposure to16 sec ? And that to get to 125 I would have to increase ISO .

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Deus_Ex_Mamiya;1781 wrote: Hi,

I've seen reference several times to plans/hopes to address both these issues. What is the current status regarding
(1) the longest exposure time possible on B? [and why isn't it arbitary/unlimited, as it is in the Pentax 645D with an almost identical sensor?];
(2) slowing down the readout speed in order to…

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Dan Sackheim;1772 wrote: This has been extremely informative. Thank you all.

Like Josh, I'm a new Lica user, having recently purchased an M9. I've been looking for a good price on a Elmarit f2.8 90mm, and I've been scratching my head, trying to reconcile what I've read on posts about fair prices being under $800 for a mint condition lens,…

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David K;1773 wrote: … Perhaps a triptych 🙂

I about spewed my drink when I read that. Good one David.

I like the drama of the B&W. I know we were there to capture fall colors, but in this case the B&W looks best to my eye.

Jack MacD;1770 wrote: It's winter and I have time to go back and work some shots again from the S2 New Hampshire trip. Unfortunately I was on the computer rather than Indianapolis.

These are a few versions of the same shot from Mirror Lake. Thanks to David Farkas who pointed out the shot to me.

I'd appreciate some suggestions as to which…

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This has to be the best “first post” I have ever seen in any forum. Your photos are exceptional. Each has their own feel and emotion and yet each are also technically excellent.

I am glad to see you finally made it to the Cavallino. It is an incredible event for those of us that appreciate exotic cars.

Wow. These are really amazing shots. Great storytelling, magical lighting and such a depth to the images.

Can't wait to see more!

Andy,

Those are some serious woes. I hate to hear about your misfortune. In my opinion, your note to Leica is very reasonable considering the extent of your problems. I wish you the best in getting the problems sorted out.

andyc;1738 wrote: I wonder if anyone has suffered these faults found on my S2 Bodies..

I will list the occurrences.

Andy,

We have a pretty large sample size as S Professional dealers. Here's our experience with each of your issues across a lot of S2s.

1 cracked Sensor filter

Yes, we've seen cracked sensors before. The…[Read more]

Great shots Mark! I'm impressed that you were able to get so close to get such good results using the 50mm.

I will be at the Cavallino Classic all day on Saturday, 10am-3:30pm. I will also be at the Supercar Show in West Palm Beach on Sunday. See you at the Breakers!

Nice. Seeing as how I only got to use the 30mm off a small balcony in NYC, your image really makes me want to go out for a “real” test. Hopefully, Leica will ramp up production soon.

Paratom;1723 wrote: 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

The matte area of the screen is the same as the standard screen, but I'd guess that the microprism circle is about a…[Read more]

We were told that the microprism screen would start shipping in January. It's January and I see that some of our European members have already received screens. The usual pattern is that the US is 3 weeks behind Europe in terms of new product deliveries. So, I'd expect to see pretty good quantities in 1-2 weeks.

Great stuff Kurt!

Hi Eric,

I had the same problem with my sensor and I pretty much just wrote off those images. Now that I know you have a software tool to correct the image I would like to go back through my affected images to see if if I have any I want to get you to fix for me if you don't mind.

Pesto;1671 wrote: Thanks for your reply Stephan. The delay that I am referring to is the time between pressing the shutter button and the opening of the shutter. In the “TTL-HSS” mode, my subjects are often in the next room by that time; I do however have some lovely, perfectly exposed images of walls and such which should lend nicely to the…

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