Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks John. I definitely understand scale, slowness and "thoughtfulness" as they relate to the use of different size camera systems. Do you find that the S2, while definitely not an R, is also not a 'blad with digital back. I'd assume that it lies somewhere between them; probably slightly closer to the 'blad in terms of longer focal length and slower lenses. I'd love to read the reviews you've mentioned a couple times if you can locate the links. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On May 19, 2010, at 6:48 PM, John Nebel wrote: > George, > > Yes, any camera requires quite a bit of thought, but one selects > the things that are worth thinking about. S2 makes the cut. > > I appreciate looking into a big photo and seeing lots of detail, > it's life. Howard's trolley picture comes to mind. > > Until recently that was more in the large format realm. > > The idea that a hand held camera can routinely do this is pretty > intriguing. One wants to use it like an R, but it is much slower to > work with, however, it doesn't require a Jeep load of equipment > like a P2. With thought and practice one could achieve some pretty > good flexibility with the S2. > > I did notice that two pros who wrote an S2 review used a tripod, so > I'm not going to feel too clumsy for being a slow learner. > > It is not a cheap camera, but given its possibilities it is not an > expensive camera. > > John > > Have you seen D. Medvedev's short presentation on photography? > > http://en.rian.ru/video/20100211/157843279.html > > > > George Lottermoser wrote: >> okay John, >> yet so were all the other Leicas. >> I assume you're having some fun with the question. >> Yet, I wonder if you find some of the daimons' design choices >> actually "?requires quite a bit of thought," >> compared to other cameras. >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> On May 18, 2010, at 5:47 PM, John Nebel wrote: >>> It was designed by camera daimons and one must think the way they >>> do to use it properly. >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information