Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can still focus the M wide open - for now. I am suspecting that I may only have 2-3 years left to be able to do that On Aug 24, 2011 8:19 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > The S2 looks extremely tempting, judging from the exceptional results, but > for my preferences in photography, it is not a great tool - neither is the > M9 - I would not buy either. I need long lenses and low light performance. > Besides, my ability to focus lenses wide open is deteriorating with age > (otherwise why shoot LeicaM?). So I keep drooling for a Nikon D3s....(-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com >wrote: > >> 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* >> ** >> >> >> >> O >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information