Jeffry Abt Posted September 9, 2015 Share #21 Posted September 9, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, I'd go with the M240 - I regularly take shots of my own oil paintings with one, now usually with a 75mm lens. As Steve says, a polarising filter is good, particularly with coarser canvases, where textural highlights can occur. cheers: Good advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pd100 Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted September 9, 2015 Moritz - they sat 5000 euros - which is much lower than twice what the dealer in London offered me. Any other thoughts, please? I'm a bit of a beginner at this. Where's the best and safest place to buy one in terms of price etc.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Posted September 9, 2015 Share #23 Posted September 9, 2015 Hi, you wrote 3k GBP, so i understood 3000 GBP which is 4116 EUR. So 5000 EUR is more than 4116 EUR. Maybe you should buy in London and if buy a new Leica S, they should give you more. Or you try ebay.com. Best Regards, Moritz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 9, 2015 Share #24 Posted September 9, 2015 You could wait to see what Leica is releasing later this year ... As for selling your black paint kit, go onto eBay and see if there are comparable cameras for sale. Also, have a look at Westlicht and the other specialty camera auction companies and see what they have and what prices they are generally getting - that will give you a good idea. You could sell here in the Classifieds, or contact the auction companies and see what they say. The S(007) looks like a fabulous camera, but it's huge and expensive. Something smaller might get more use ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynp Posted September 9, 2015 Share #25 Posted September 9, 2015 Moritz - they sat 5000 euros - which is much lower than twice what the dealer in London offered me. Any other thoughts, please? I'm a bit of a beginner at this. Where's the best and safest place to buy one in terms of price etc.?In February I sold my M6 BP TTL Lsha with the BP Summilux non-Asph lens for US$7,900. It was the private sale in Russia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd100 Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #26 Posted September 10, 2015 Ynp: Thanks; any tips on how to get a similar sale, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyj Posted September 10, 2015 Share #27 Posted September 10, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) pd100, I've done a significant amount of documentation work to include documenting artwork, some of which has appeared in publications. Some thoughts for you to consider if photographic fidelity is important: lens color fidelity and aberration correction lens flatness of field - i.e.: macro lens 90mm (you will need to work at a distance in order to produce even lighting across the artwork) shutter vibration, shutter release options, remote release options sensor color fidelity and resolution for up to at least 16X20 reproduction. Consider that all of your artwork may not fall into the normal 3:2 camera format and enlargement might be necessary to fill a certain publication format. flash synchronization capabilities full manual capability multiple strobes using remote on-camera trigger and modeling light capability optical view finder for the best setup verification Personally, I've only used Hasselblads and Leica SLRs with macro lenses for the task. In the lab I was using Sinar view cameras. B/r, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyj Posted September 10, 2015 Share #28 Posted September 10, 2015 pd100, Some other ancillary things to consider; heavy tripod soft-boxes for the strobes magnification capability for the viewfinder remote connectivity to a computer for critical viewing of the digital image flash meter for balancing the strobes RAW/DNG output from the camera John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd100 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share #29 Posted September 11, 2015 John Thanks - very helpful tips and things to consider. Really appreciate it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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