steve, i am permanently exposed to high quality prints of 30 inches and wider. it is often not easy to
distinguish D3x and HCD II 50 files at 30 inches width of print. i can do it rather consistently at 40 inches width
but not for smaller. mamyia and S2 will be very similar on two pages spread, better not bet more than a bottle of californian wine---)))
peter
I agree - and with a week having passed since I shot with the S2 (and more time to examine the files and to mull over the whole experience) I am more or less convinced that the trade of for all practical purposes will be:
(considering S2 against Phase AFD with p45+)
S2 wins on higher ISO, handling, vibration and maybe focus. Will quite probably win on the 'look' of the glass.
Phase wins on open system abilities
I think I mildly prefer the files from the S2 at all ISO but I'd need to shoot a lot more before I was certain and to be honest I think there's so little in it that it'd get lost in minor differences in focus and exposure accuracy.
I was thinking of switching (I hate the Mammy AFDIII body and am not initially convinced from my brief handling of it that the new version will be much of an improvement) but I do like to use my Cambo/Schneider setup and I'd drop a bundle on the switch - a bundle which I could spend on an upgrade to a P65+.
Whatever this is, it's NOT a no-brainer...
