dfarkas Posted May 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted May 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've put up a new blog post about shooting with the S2 as a travel camera in Savannah, GA with plenty of images. David Farkas Photography Blog: Using the Leica S2 at the LHSA Spring Shoot 2010 in Savannah, GA Feedback and comments are always welcome. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Hi dfarkas, Take a look here Shooting with the S2 in Savannah, GA. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Norwin Posted May 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted May 3, 2010 David's photo's are always terriific. In fact, I'd suggest you could hand David any camera, and he would produce the same high quality professional capture's...However, by placing a new Leica S2 in his hands you get breathtaking quality. Nonetheless, I would have wanted to see David making more use of his M9 so that we could have had a more balanced comparision. With my respects, Lee Grand Cayman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted May 4, 2010 Share #3 Posted May 4, 2010 Thanks for another great post Dave. The shot of the "Penniman" gravestone really blows me away in terms of depth of focus. I'm not talking about depth of field....I'm talking about the transitions between in-focus and out-of-focus parts of the image are some of the most film-like that I've ever seen come from a digital camera. It reminds me of the old days of viewing 4x5 film on a light box. If there is one thing that I've missed since the advent of digital it would be the super smooth focal plane transitions of film. The lack of filters on the S2 is really delivering this smooth film-like quality and it's wonderful. In my opinion, it's the number one or two reason to own the S2 . It's a personal prejudice so others are free to disagree, but I'm so sick of the schmeary mess that some of the "other" digital cameras produce in the transitions because of shooting through heavy filters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted May 4, 2010 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2010 Great Blog thanks for sharing it with us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted May 4, 2010 Share #5 Posted May 4, 2010 It's interesting that you never felt limited by the use of just the single 70mm lens. I've been thinking similar thoughts... that maybe it's only necessary to own the S2 and a single lens. 50mm was always my favorite focal length for 35mm. Any word on when the CS lenses may become available? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted May 4, 2010 It's interesting that you never felt limited by the use of just the single 70mm lens. I've been thinking similar thoughts... that maybe it's only necessary to own the S2 and a single lens. 50mm was always my favorite focal length for 35mm. Any word on when the CS lenses may become available? I didn't feel limited, though I would ideally like the 35 and 120mm lenses as well in order to cover a wider range. But, I would probably end up using the 70mm most frequently, as I am also a classic 50mm-shooter. All the CS lenses are slated to be released by July. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Villain Posted May 4, 2010 Share #7 Posted May 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sounds good... thanks David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMacD Posted May 5, 2010 Share #8 Posted May 5, 2010 As one who shot a 70mm twin lens rollie for a period of time, I can appreciate David's perspective of being just fine with one focal length. Having tested the S2 I can also appreciate how nice the viewfinder is. Well I would add, it could be considered addictive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted May 10, 2010 Share #9 Posted May 10, 2010 Thank you David! Great photos as always, great report as always! It shows what I know but always struggle to really believe - you just need a great camera with 1 lens (preferably standard focal length) and you are done. The M9 and the S2 are great tools! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogopix Posted May 14, 2010 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2010 Dear David, Impressive shots. I noticed you used 80 pull on the 8s f13 shot. Where does the noise creep in? That 100% was very clean and yet Phase backs at 100 (close) would have a lot more noise in the darker areas in a shot like that (full res, not Sensor+) It looks like a calm nite, but would still like to keep shots under 2s due to wind, ambient light from traffic etc., so wouldn' mind seeing low noise up to 320. (I am not interested in the ISO 64000 1/250 sec f16 shot! LOL ) Keep it up....I can almost believe we WILL have all lenses by end of summer! best regards Victor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted May 14, 2010 Dear David, Impressive shots. I noticed you used 80 pull on the 8s f13 shot. Where does the noise creep in? That 100% was very clean and yet Phase backs at 100 (close) would have a lot more noise in the darker areas in a shot like that (full res, not Sensor+) It looks like a calm nite, but would still like to keep shots under 2s due to wind, ambient light from traffic etc., so wouldn' mind seeing low noise up to 320. (I am not interested in the ISO 64000 1/250 sec f16 shot! LOL ) Keep it up....I can almost believe we WILL have all lenses by end of summer! best regards Victor Thanks. Yes, I used Pull 80 on that bridge shot because it wasn't quite dark yet and I wanted to soften the water as much as possible without going past f/13 (avoiding diffraction). I've been meaning to pick up the Singh-Ray Vari-ND filter in E82. That would give me between 2 and 8 stops of ND, which would solve the problem of aperture. I didn't see any ill effect with regards to noise at Pull 80. Likewise, going to 8, 12, 20 seconds, etc. didn't prove to introduce any noticeable noise. The dark-frame subtraction method works very well on the S2. Oh, and for that shot I had the S2 on a Leica table-top tripod on a piling on the pier, triggered with the 2 second self-timer. You can see some 100% crops from ISO 320 shots on my blog, which should demonstrated the noise characteristics. I've found ISO 320 to be very clean. In fact, I wish I had just left the camera on ISO 320 so that I could have gained a stop of shutter speed or more DOF, or half a stop of both. Next time, I suppose. Here is a 100% crop of ISO 320 with some dark areas and fine detail: The full image for reference: David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJohnE Posted May 18, 2010 Share #12 Posted May 18, 2010 It's not strictly on subject, but I have not yet seen any remarks re the mirror action (slap) of the S2. May I assume therefore, that it is negligible whether handheld at normal speeds, or tripod mounted? John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaS2 Posted May 18, 2010 Share #13 Posted May 18, 2010 I haven't done an exact comparison test, but it does not seem an issue from slap. it is well modulated. The bigger issue is how steady are you in hand holding such a camera? Your hand shaking will be visible faster than vibration from a mirror slap. Right David? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share #14 Posted May 18, 2010 I haven't done an exact comparison test, but it does not seem an issue from slap. it is well modulated. The bigger issue is how steady are you in hand holding such a camera? Your hand shaking will be visible faster than vibration from a mirror slap. Right David? Correct. Human movement is visible, mirror slap is insignificant. I shot many of the Savannah pictures on a Leica tabletop tripod with a 2 sec self-timer. The camera is very well damped. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJohnE Posted May 19, 2010 Share #15 Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks for that information. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanchoi Posted September 27, 2010 Share #16 Posted September 27, 2010 Hi David, I can't seem to download/see the photos in your blog? FYI, I have been reading up all your posts lately and great write-up from Photokina! Norman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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