[Leica] S2 envy...

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

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*
> **
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