Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, All the current crop of high pixel count DSLRs need a similar sort of shutter speed to capture sharp images hand held - in the new Nikons, for example, you can set "Minimum Shutter Speed" automatically upto 1/4x focal length as part of the Auto ISO settings, so the manufacturers realize that. That they are all good in low light situations makes it a more acceptable compromise. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 9:46 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information