Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Its autofocus is quite fast (120mm macro can hunt) and VERY accurate, main thing is that I think you need at least 1/3x focal length to get a sharp handheld shot and DoF is shallower. This makes it a bright light or tripod/static subject sort of camera. john -----Original Message----- 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 > >> >> >>