Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well you can I guess Mark and some people do. I don't want to carry a pro size Nikon or Canon or anything else around the street personally. But I have the M and great lenses anyway. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 21 July 2014 05:55, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I don't understand why you cant walk around shooting with an S2 its the > same > form follow function footprint basic size and shape and weight as a Canon > or > Nikon DSLR you could black tape the red dot and no one would be the wiser.. > You'd not make a S outa yourself... I would also shoot the camera with all > the auto controls I'm used to shooting with with my DSLR'S. Which is all > of > them. There is simply no reason not to. The film is bigger. That's all. > Oops > > I have thought of medium format being all about manual controll I started > out with Rollei and Hasselblad in the 70's but when the 645's hit, the > Mamiya 's and Pentaxes and Bronica'a came in in the 80's with full exposure > modes and then auto focus nobody turned them off to emulate shooting with a > Hasselblad. > But they didn't necessarily out shoot us either. > Us being die hard Hasselblad shooters. > > > On 7/20/14 12:01 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Every frame that I will shoot with it outside will be in manual focus > > though. That is the way that it is generally done in the medium format > > world, in my part of it anyway, learning from Hasselblad and Phase One > > using professionals. Yes it does lock extremely quickly in the well lit > > studio if that helps. I haven't tried it in low light at this stage where > > mt D600 would typically hunt around and struggle. > > > > It's hardly a walkaround camera though, or rather you need to be > dedicated > > to do that. Its the wrong tool for travel for example in my opinion. > > My studio stuff well stopped down won't tell you anything about focus > > accuracy. > > > > Outside especially at big apertures, in closer at least, I would > typically > > be looking to focus manually on the catchlight of the nearest eye. > > Eyelashes are not good enough (focussed manually or AF) > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 20 July 2014 13:54, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >