Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, Not a contest, just increasing my personal knowledge on how it might be useful to me. I am practical on my approach to kit, if I find something that will work for me, I would buy it. As the S2 has autofocus, it comes squarely into my usable zone. That is all the information I was after. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > Jayanand, from my perspective this isn't a contest with John and I trying > to make you want to buy a Leica Pro format camera. Nor do either of us feel > the need to justify why we are thrilled to have these for ourselves. > > Having said that there is a large difference in the output. Whether or not > that matters to you or anyone else for different output purposes or the > large cost is justified of course is entirely up to the individual > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 20 July 2014 13:35, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > >> John, >> That print size does not tax any DSLRs or Mirrorless sensors that I >> have used in the last 5 years, either, including Micro 4/3 - and I >> print a lot for print exchanges, in which I regularly (month in, month >> out) have been taking part for the best part of a decade. If it does >> not tax the M 240, why did you buy the S2 as well? Just curious to >> know where medium format output is truly useful, and where it fits in >> for hobbyist photographers like me. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:49 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >> wrote: >> > 12"x18" doesn't really tax the M either... >> > >> > john >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > >> > Jayanand you'll need a large print to appreciate. 12x18 in ? >> > >> > >> > Cheers >> > Geoff >> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> > >> > >> > On 20 July 2014 13:08, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Any S2 owner on the list interested in doing an one on one print >> >> exchange with me? I would really like to see the output in print! >> >> Cheers >> >> Jayanand >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:32 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Hardly surprising with a 1024 pixel JPEG ;-) Believe me there is a >> >> > huge >> >> difference when you see shots side by side... >> >> > >> >> > john >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj >> >> > >> >> > Geoff, >> >> > Very interesting, very well lit. I personally cannot make out which >> >> > are >> >> out of the S2 and which are out of the M 240! :-) Cheers Jayanand >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 6:20 AM, Geoff Hopkinson >> >> > <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> I've started this gallery with a series of portraits, mixed work >> >> >> from >> >> >> S2 and M (typ 240) There is zero retouching, just a very lovely >> >> >> model well prepared for camera and some beautiful studio lighting. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/cd >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Geoff >> >> >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information