Leica S2 review in LL

[BernardLanguillier]

Maybe it's that mythical Nikon MX-whatever...

Either Nikon or Canon would be fine... or a major problem because I would then be really tempted... but my bet is on Pentax.

Cheers,
Bernard

[gwhitf]

PLEASE. PLEASE, PLEASE be Nikon or Canon. Enough already with this silly, buggy, low iso, featureless MF.

[markowich]

Either Nikon or Canon would be fine... or a major problem because I would then be really tempted... but my bet is on Pentax.

Cheers,
Bernard

Hartblei CAM, confirmed.

http://www.hartblei.de/en/hartbleicam1.htm

peter

[michael]

There's a spoil-sport in every crowd.

Michael

[Jozef Zajaz]

Hartblei CAM, confirmed.

http://www.hartblei.de/en/hartbleicam1.htm

peter

Lol that looks like a camera Captain Spock would use.

[michael]

Lol that looks like a camera Captain Spock would use.

Maybe, but with it Spock would be able to take photographs unlike anything anyone has ever done before!

Get ready to be amazed.

Michael

[Jozef Zajaz]

Maybe, but with it Spock would be able to take photographs unlike anything anyone has ever done before!

Get ready to be amazed.

Michael

I need autofocus and fast controls. But for the landscape/architect photog sure why not.

[gwhitf]

Maybe, but with it Spock would be able to take photographs unlike anything anyone has ever done before!

I love the basic theory. I always thought that Canon T/S lenses should be fitted with a tripod collar, to allow the lens to be mounted to the RRS head, instead of the body. And then shift from there. When you'd do that, the resulting files should line up exactly, to the pixel.

That's not a camera for me, but you've got to hand it to those people who are designing a camera body from scratch.

[AlDoori]

1/1600 is the duration at max power for the Profoto 8-A.

1/16oo is t o.5 of pro 8a
the data sheet does not state the relevant o.1, the obvious reason is that t o.5 sounds faster.

3x t o.5 is t o.1 usually, so a profoto a8 might have a flash duration t o.1 of about 1/5oo sec at 24oo w/s

[BernardLanguillier]

Hartblei CAM, confirmed.

http://www.hartblei.de/en/hartbleicam1.htm

Thanks.

They have basically built an interface between their super rotator lenses (well known already) and the backs.

Interesting, might become usable in the field the day the backs offer in back live view.  For now I'll keep dreaming of a superrotator 40mm for my D3x, at least would be able to focus that combo accurately.

Cheers,
Bernard

[markowich]

There's a spoil-sport in every crowd.

Michael

after all you started the tease. inquisitive minds search for answers. nevertheless looking forward to that review,
peter

[michael]

No Bernard,

They've done something much more than that. All will be revealed in a couple of weeks.  

Michael

[rainer_v]

No Bernard,

They've done something much more than that. All will be revealed in a couple of weeks.  

Michael

camera/backs with fantastic images already on the cf card?
in a fashion/ architecture/ car / product/ landscape version?
with 150 hi resolution motifs on the cf card including all rights?
that would be a real step ......

[hubell]

No Bernard,

They've done something much more than that. All will be revealed in a couple of weeks.  

Michael

It does not exactly look like a set-up that is ready for action in the field in conditions under which landscape photographers tend to operate. Then again, I personally don't find Alpa cameras fitting that role either.

[aaron]

No Bernard,

They've done something much more than that. All will be revealed in a couple of weeks.  

Michael

A COUPLE OF WEEKS   Kill the video stuff, this the the internet! Knew nothing about this until a few hours ago but now need that review instantly if not before

[BernardLanguillier]

No Bernard,

They've done something much more than that. All will be revealed in a couple of weeks.  

OK, looking forward to it.

I hope you'll devote enough attention to the challenges of accurate focusing.

Cheers,
Bernard

[JeffKohn]

Thanks.

They have basically built an interface between their super rotator lenses (well known already) and the backs.

Interesting, might become usable in the field the day the backs offer in back live view.  For now I'll keep dreaming of a superrotator 40mm for my D3x, at least would be able to focus that combo accurately.

Cheers,
Bernard

You would probably be better off with the Nikkor 45mm PC-E than the super-rotator 40mm for landscape work. I stopped lusting after the Hartblei 40mm after reading the DigLloyd DAP review and seeing how much field curvature and astigmatism the lens has. It might be a nice lens for some uses, but not for what I would want it for.

[michael]

Forget the Hartblei lenses with regard to the Hartblei Cam. Simply forget them.

Michael

[Pedro Kok]

I always thought that Canon T/S lenses should be fitted with a tripod collar, to allow the lens to be mounted to the RRS head, instead of the body. And then shift from there. When you'd do that, the resulting files should line up exactly, to the pixel.

The problem is that without independent X and Y-axis shift knobs, the process is hardly practical. As it is today, with barrel-release-and-rotate, you'll throw the camera out of perpendicularity if the lens is mounted to the tripod and you need to adjust vertical and horizontal shifts. Canon would have to re-engeneer their shift mechanism for this to work properly, and missed this opportunity with the new TS-E lenses.

Pedro

[Tomas Johanson]

The Hartblei Cam will be perfect with my 3,5/35,  2,8/45 and 2,0/80.

Tomas