S2 in Milwaukee

[troyfreund]

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I recently got to spend a little time with a fellow Leica Forum member and his S2, in downtown Milwaukee. Not many photos to show, but a few snapshots if you're interested. See 'em here: Leica S2 sighting: Milwaukee

[kidigital]

Troy,

 

Thanks for posting the pictures. It's especially interesting to note the difference in size between the S2 and the DMR. Those that are/were comfortable carting the DMR around for a day should find the ergonomics of the S2 quite nice. There is a difference in size, though, between R lenses and S lenses.

 

Also, Jack's producing some very nice images with the S2.

 

Kurt

[mhoersch]

Those that are/were comfortable carting the DMR around for a day should find the ergonomics of the S2 quite nice.

 

My personal experience was quite different. With the M9/DMR I can easily shoot all day, with the S2 I felt uncomfortable after five minutes.

 

There is a difference in size, though, between R lenses and S lenses.

 

Yes, indeed!

[JMacD]

mhoersch,

Compared to an M, neither the DMR or the S2 is not a vacation travel camera unless you are David Farkas in Germany.

 

The lenses on the DMR are much smaller than the S2 lenses, but going back 5 years I was lugging around a Canon 24-70 2.8 zoom, and that lens is big too. It is the price of auto-focus and provision for a shutter in the lens.

 

As far as weight, If you combine the weight of the lens, camera, and ones wallet, the S2 is the lightest, after my wallet was lightened.

 

On a different subject than weight, The new LR3.2 allows for fast easy processing of the S2 files. Much better, faster, and easier than LR2. Glad to hear that Leica is working closely with Adobe. I wasn't sure Adobe would even care, given the limited number of users, but glad they do.

[paulmoore]

My personal experience was quite different. With the M9/DMR I can easily shoot all day, with the S2 I felt uncomfortable after five minutes.

 

 

 

Yes, indeed!

 

my five year anniversary with the dmr is coming up and while I am "use" to its feel and weight, it always has an added-on feel about it.. the back causes the viewfinder to be set to far forward.. The S2 feels as though it was designed to fit the hands as is.. no afterthoughts here. The S2 lenses are larger but not proportionally heavier than the r lenses at least not the summiluxes.. after shooting with the s2 my r9/dmr just seems clunky.

[dfarkas]

Troy,

 

Thanks for posting the pictures. It's especially interesting to note the difference in size between the S2 and the DMR. Those that are/were comfortable carting the DMR around for a day should find the ergonomics of the S2 quite nice. There is a difference in size, though, between R lenses and S lenses.

 

Also, Jack's producing some very nice images with the S2.

 

Kurt

 

Agreed. I just got back from Germany (actually on a short layover in JFK right now). On my trip I used the S2 as my primary travel camera. Carried the S2 and three lenses (35, 70 and 180) in a Crumpler 7 million dollar home. Total weight is 11lbs 7oz., which was totally manageable. Last night, heading in to Frankfurt's old town, I also added an M9 and 50 Lux ASPH for after dark handheld shooting. Worked out great. I never feel tired holding the S2 all day and often just carry the camera in my hand without the strap.

 

Also agree on Jack's images with the S2.

 

David

[Arif]

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Agreed. I just got back from Germany (actually on a short layover in JFK right now). On my trip I used the S2 as my primary travel camera. Carried the S2 and three lenses (35, 70 and 180) in a Crumpler 7 million dollar home. Total weight is 11lbs 7oz., which was totally manageable. Last night, heading in to Frankfurt's old town, I also added an M9 and 50 Lux ASPH for after dark handheld shooting. Worked out great. I never feel tired holding the S2 all day and often just carry the camera in my hand without the strap.

 

Also agree on Jack's images with the S2.

 

David

 

I also add a SF-58 and a remote trigger to my travel kit and it fits the same bag which in the past carried my D3x, 70-200, 14-24 and the 24-70, SU-800 plus the SB-900. I totally agree that carrying the S2 all day long is not tiring at all.

 

David, thanks for your wonderful blogs from Photokina which were a delight to read.