[Leica] Any S2 experiences?

[john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)]

Philippe,

Rabs put it this way: "it's a medium format camera in a 35mm package. 
Delight in 
its deceptiveness."

S2 has an f/2.5 lens vs the M's f/1.4 (or f/1.0 or even f/.95) and is slower 
due 
to the larger image circle.  The S2 sensor is 45x30mm and the M's is 36x24mm.

Maybe it is not correct, but I was thinking of a projector as an analog, 
move it 
farther from the screen and the image is bigger, but darker. Twice the 
diagonal 
size, 1/4 the brightness as the lamp has to illuminate the equivalent of 
four of 
the original images.  Makes me think of the Meno.

John

philippe.amard wrote:
> 
> Le 20 mars 10 ? 22:25, John Nebel a ?crit :
> 
>> Taken literally that doesn't make much sense; I should have said 
>> something like it is lot hungrier for light than a 35mm.
>>
>> Expected, given a slower lens spreading the rays out over a bigger 
>> area, but initially surprising with a camera that looks like an R8.  
>> Looks aren't everything.
>>
> Could you be more explicit if you have time to, curious minds want to 
> understand.
> TIA
> Philippe
> 
> 
>> John
> 
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