Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]First off, the images shown are truly beautiful and the pet shots are great.... . but........ Doug.. assuming you had more patience than I, what 2 different tasks did you ascertain from the comments? I sort of get the feeling that there is a portrait combo and a walk around the town combo... but even after reading (?) 5 pages out of 13, I can not figure out which is better for what.... I don't know why anyone would compare images in 2 shots, done with 2 different scenes, from JPG files, of size 600x9000 pixels, from different users. I won't mention different lenses...of different focal lengths.... No less make comments on comparative quality. No less spend $30-50 Grand based upon those kinds of comparisons..... And let's not forget that a techie comparison has no room for comments like... Nice composition Beautiful light Wonderful hair Pretty girl Etc. What the pages I read smack of is... "If you use this camera, your images will be as wonderful as these".... which of course, is pure rubbish....but some of the respondents are actually making buying decisions based upon both the images as well as the comments.... That's the problem ... someone has to take the time to actually use proper scientific technique. BTW, I did pick up that there are Hassy V series to S2 lens adapters.... A proper test would end the sensor comparison wars... same lens, different sensor.... Oh for the days of Modern Photography and their mind numbing testing..... or Erwin Puts....who at least it pretty anal about using scientific technique in his testing. BTW, anyone wonder why Erwin has not done this comparison? Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Doug Herr Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:31 AM To: lug at leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] Another shot across the S2 Bow... H4D-31 Frank Filippone wrote: >>> I went looking for a comparison study of these 2 fine cameras and their lenses and their outputs. Could not find something that was really done objectively or on equal terms. <<< It's not entirely objective, but there's a thread on GetDPI.com's forum where a wide variety of S2 users - professional and amateur - are showing what kind of photos they're making with the S2. One (who appears to be thoughtful, intelligent and as skilled with words as he is with images) is using the S2 along with his Hasselblad digital system, and he's using them for different tasks. It seems to me that comparing them on equal terms is a non sequitur. IMHO it's best to figure out what tasks you're likely to demand of the camera, then choose the tool best suited to the job. Either one will produce outstanding results when used where it's at its best. The thread (it's long and pixel-intensive) is at http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21559 Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information