Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking of he who has not come out there, my M9 plans have fallen through... :'-( I will have to wait for a different rainy day. Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com ________________________________ From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wed, August 24, 2011 10:51:34 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 envy... Which raises some very interesting and relevant points. I agee that the S2 would be the wrong tool for your style of photography Nathan. Still it's hard not to be impressed when you see the photographs it makes of course. At the natural light model photography class I Iattended (run by Peter Coulson http://www.koukei.com.au/ ) I asked him why he was shooting with a full frame Canon dSLR rather than the Hasselblads that he normally uses in his studio. I've watched him working with those tethered and studio lighting and he is very good at what he does. He cited the ISO restrictions with the Hasselblad and the limited focal lengths. I'd add the lack of very fast glass personally Unsurprising there were 14 photographers with dSLRs (Nikons and lonely Sonys) and one M9. From model and students...."oh it's not a film camera?cool!" Still when he was demonstrating using I guess about the 200 end of a zoom for one setup, I was in close and speaking with the (delightful) model. In this case the levitating Izzy. http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/137293471 I certainly wouldn't feel handicapped with S2 instead of M9 for fashion type shots, in or out of studio. Oh my, the lenses and files it has. For landscape photography of course the S2 could be superb but the M9 is showing strengths there too with some advantages in portability for example. Ask Tina or Paul Roark or he who has not yet come out there!. I WANT one for both purposes. But carry the S2 and an extra lens or two everywhere on the streets of Barcelona or New york, not so practical. Horses for courses of courses. Cheers Geoff *"Izzy you are a photographer's dream" ANTM judges* ** On 24 August 2011 20:05, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I wouldn't. Limited lens selection, low ISO only. No doubt it is awesome in > the right conditions, but I could never rely on a camera with those > limitations. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 24, 2011, at 3:56 AM, Richard Man wrote: > > > If I sell every single gear I have... > > > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/leica_s2_as_travel_camera.shtml > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > > // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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