Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/26

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Subject: [Leica] I got to handle a S2
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:10:52 -0800
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On Nov 26, 2009, at 7:47 AM, red735i at earthlink.net wrote:

> I was/am in Austin where Precision Camera had a big camera fair. Leica was 
> there with an M7, a few lenses, and an s2 with a 70mm lens.
> I was allowed to use the camera but not take away any images. The FW is 
> not final and leica did not want any open (and factory uncontrlolled) 
> comments until final release. 
> The camera is very quiet. Remarkably so. 
> Size is comparable to my son's d700 with 24-120 lens. 
> Weight seemed more than the d700, but not substantially more. 
> I was surprised at the diameter of the lens mount. I would estimate larger 
> than a Hassy mount. With lots of electronic contacts. 
> This was one of 2 cameras in the USA.
> You cAn tell almost nothing about images on a small Lcd display so I will 
> say nothing about the most important issue: image performance. 
> The FW is not final and one item that I am sure will be addresses will be 
> the AF algorithm. The camera I used overshot focus. The damping constants 
> need tuning. 


an M7 and an S2?

sounds like one's too old and one's too new...

are planning to buy an S2?

Steve

> 
> Nothing more to add
> 
> Frank
> 
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