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nilsdecker

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Hey there,

 

I tried finding the info on the forum/ google search but was unfortunately unsuccessful. A friend of mine gave me his old S2 body (yes, very nice friend ;-)) as he bought the newer version. He also told me that he tried cleaning the sensor and it looks somewhat scratched. I have not yet been able to afford a lens for the cam so I'm not sure how bad this will affect images, but:

 

What is the (approximate) cost if I have to replace the sensor of my S2?

 

Thanks much,
Nils

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Hey there,

 

I tried finding the info on the forum/ google search but was unfortunately unsuccessful. A friend of mine gave me his old S2 body (yes, very nice friend ;-)) as he bought the newer version. He also told me that he tried cleaning the sensor and it looks somewhat scratched. I have not yet been able to afford a lens for the cam so I'm not sure how bad this will affect images, but:

 

What is the (approximate) cost if I have to replace the sensor of my S2?

 

Thanks much,

Nils

 

I think only Leica will be able to tell you ... if you're lucky and the Sensor already has corrosion it might even be free .. you might also be able to wait until it gets corrosion ... 

 

Anyhow ... go to a local dealer and try out an S lens ... or invest a little bit in a china adapter for pentax or mamiya 645 lenses and try these out. Shouldn't set you back more than $200-300

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The "china adapter" I know of is made by the Hong Kong-based Metabones, and it costs $300 new on its own. I had one and it had quite a bit of of play with the Mamiya lenses (45/80/150). In fact the 80/1.9 would simply twist off with some force.

 

Unless I just happened to get three bad copies, I also think Mamiya lenses are not worthwhile due to their poor image quality and the trouble of manual focusing (requiring a microprism screen that is itself very costly). The S is wasted on them.

 

I would rather save up for a used copy of the Summarit-S 70.

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I think only Leica will be able to tell you ... if you're lucky and the Sensor already has corrosion it might even be free .. you might also be able to wait until it gets corrosion ... 

 

Anyhow ... go to a local dealer and try out an S lens ... or invest a little bit in a china adapter for pentax or mamiya 645 lenses and try these out. Shouldn't set you back more than $200-300

 

Do the S sensors suffer from corrosion?

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The "china adapter" I know of is made by the Hong Kong-based Metabones, and it costs $300 new on its own. I had one and it had quite a bit of of play with the Mamiya lenses (45/80/150). In fact the 80/1.9 would simply twist off with some force.

 

Unless I just happened to get three bad copies, I also think Mamiya lenses are not worthwhile due to their poor image quality and the trouble of manual focusing (requiring a microprism screen that is itself very costly). The S is wasted on them.

 

I would rather save up for a used copy of the Summarit-S 70.

 

I did see some china adapters for around $120 on ebay ... however I can't find them right now... maybe they took them offline .. but they should exist.

 

I have the Metabones one, which I bought used for $150 .. I think it works rather well with the Mamiya lenses I bought .. although one of them is really quite loose. It seems to be an issue with well used lenses and not so smooth focussing. 

The nicer the lens, the better it works. 

 

I do have quite a collection of Mamiya lenses now, I got most of them very cheap ... most of them are actually pretty decent. No not comparable with the S lenses, especially wide open, but for the prices not bad.

 

So if you have a free S-2  and not too much money to spend I think you're well off with Mamiya lenses.   I did get a few below $50 with an adapter for $150.   So we are talking about $200 (with very good lens copies and the metabone adatper lets say $400) vs $2000 ... which I do think is quite a difference. 

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