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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Walk around shot with the S24mm .. First chance I've had to get it outdoors..

    Attached files

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4341 wrote: Rob,

    Thank you for the shots of the lens. Looks more compact than I expected it to be. Any sample image you could paste? I am waiting for the lens for a while and I am quite curious to see whether it was worth the waiting.

    Best regards, Alejandro

    Another thing I have learned is that it handle's backlighting…[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4341 wrote: Rob,

    Thank you for the shots of the lens. Looks more compact than I expected it to be. Any sample image you could paste? I am waiting for the lens for a while and I am quite curious to see whether it was worth the waiting.

    Best regards, Alejandro

    …[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4341 wrote: Rob,

    Thank you for the shots of the lens. Looks more compact than I expected it to be. Any sample image you could paste? I am waiting for the lens for a while and I am quite curious to see whether it was worth the waiting.

    Best regards, Alejandro

    And this is a handheld shot which is slightly…[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4341 wrote: Rob,

    Thank you for the shots of the lens. Looks more compact than I expected it to be. Any sample image you could paste? I am waiting for the lens for a while and I am quite curious to see whether it was worth the waiting.

    Best regards, Alejandro

    Hi Alejandro

    Here is a link for a quick comparison between…[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4330 wrote: And… how is it?

    Alex I will post a few DNG's asap.. it's about the same size as the 70mm but heavier,the image seems to have minimal distortion and it's a great F.O.V for landscapes and interior's..

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    Alex AR;4330 wrote: And… how is it?

    Alex,I am not at home at the moment so I wont get to try it out until the end of the week,But I will be happy to post DNG's as I soon as I have a chance to shoot with it.. It is the first to arrive of three lenses I ordered .. the other's being the 120CS and 180CS..

    Rob

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    RVB replied to the topic Next new S lens? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 7 months ago

    ddanois;4310 wrote: I have been told by Leica that the 24 will be shipping in March.

    My 24mm arrived last wednesday…:D

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    RVB replied to the topic 3rd Ward series in the forum Images to Share 12 years, 7 months ago

    Great shot and also a very good display of the quality of the 120mm…

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    RVB replied to the topic A Few Images with the new S in the forum Leica S 12 years, 9 months ago

    zoomstop;4151 wrote: Folks, took the new S for a test drive today. It has the same sensor as my existing S2-P, just a bit faster from a processing perspective, New menu system with a joystick for when you are viewing images, you can pan around. Additionally is has a built in GPS and a slightly different skin or finish (But smother the the S2). The…

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    RVB replied to the topic Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90 mm in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 9 months ago

    Can you shoot a wide open night shot that displays Bokeh?

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    RVB replied to the topic CS glass is shipping…. in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 9 months ago

    This arrived a few weeks ago,still waiting on a reply about the upgrade program..

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    RVB replied to the topic S2@everywhere in the forum Images to Share 12 years, 9 months ago

    Great shot's…

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    RVB replied to the topic Leica 30-90mm Specs? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 9 months ago

    Arif;4044 wrote: Thank you very much Rob for taking the time to visit. Great to meet another Mifune and Nakadai fan. Yabusame is thrilling to watch in person and the tension just goes higher and higher as the archer loads, shoots, loads, shoots, and loads again to shoot while riding full speed. Hope you can visit Japan some time and watch in…

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    RVB replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 9 months ago

    Happy new year everybody… 🙂

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    RVB replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 9 months ago

    Josh Lehrer;4037 wrote: That is exciting news! I am looking forward to seeing some of your first images from the new S once your camera arrives.

    Here is a few from the S2… I did'nt get a chance yo use it that much due to health problems.. (Motorcycle crash.. )

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    RVB replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 9 months ago

    Josh Lehrer;4032 wrote: 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.

    I hope Leica will consider it for the future Josh,I just had my 1DX stolen,it's a nasty feeling..
    I am collecting my new S in a few days.. I am really…[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic And here we go. The NEW S2! in the forum Leica S 12 years, 9 months ago

    Just wondering if the GPS could be used to track the camera if it was stolen??

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    RVB replied to the topic Leica 30-90mm Specs? in the forum S Lenses 12 years, 10 months ago

    Arif;4010 wrote: Thank you very much Alex. The file does look quite good and downsizing will help even more so quite workable. Please continue to advise of how you are finding the new S.
    Have a very happy holiday season,
    Arif

    Arif,I just had a look at your website,it's really good.I love the Samurai shot's..I am a big Mifune and Nakadai…[Read more]

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    RVB replied to the topic Favorite Tripod/Head for S2 in the forum Tripods, Monopods and Other Camera Supports 12 years, 10 months ago

    Arca Swiss cube with Arca Swiss universal L plate on a RRS verso tripod or a Gitzo 5 series tripod is hard to beat…

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