Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks John. I'd read those reviews back when they first posted them. Yet, happy to review them again. 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 7:39 PM, John Nebel wrote: > Here is the link: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12243 > > George Lottermoser wrote: >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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