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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: clawery on August 15, 2009, 11:40:55 pm

Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: clawery on August 15, 2009, 11:40:55 pm
We just received this press release on the Leica S2.  It will give you details on the lens selection, dual shutter system, estimated pricing and release dates.


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Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Voltman on August 16, 2009, 11:12:59 am
Quote from: clawery
We just received this press release on the Leica S2.  It will give you details on the lens selection, dual shutter system, estimated pricing and release dates.


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Wow. For only a $5000 premium I get a sapphire crystal and a loaner body plus a free shutter replacement? Not to mention - its a Leica!!  

Kind of reminds me of a Franck Muller watch -)
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: markowich on August 16, 2009, 11:20:43 am
Quote from: Voltman
Wow. For only a $5000 premium I get a sapphire crystal and a loaner body plus a free shutter replacement? Not to mention - its a Leica!!  

Kind of reminds me of a Franck Muller watch -)

a 96% viewfinder for >20 000.- USD.....i am impressed by the leica display of courage.
peter
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: ctz on August 16, 2009, 12:21:48 pm
[quote name='Voltman' date='Aug 16 2009, 06:12 PM' post='304043']
Wow. For only a $5000 premium I get a sapphire crystal and a loaner body plus a free shutter replacement? Not to mention - its a Leica!!  

Rise cca $15000 more and you get 3 free lenses...
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: EricWHiss on August 16, 2009, 12:54:48 pm
I was surprised by the upper ISO of only 1250
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: pcunite on August 16, 2009, 04:47:17 pm
And no LiveView. I mean with the best lenses in the world... and the best sensor in the world... you won't need it right?
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: telyt on August 16, 2009, 07:30:28 pm
Quote from: pcunite
And no LiveView. I mean with the best lenses in the world... and the best sensor in the world... you won't need it right?

And no pop-up flash, or scene modes... WTF?
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Yanick Dery on August 16, 2009, 08:06:13 pm
Do you think it is possible to have 10% discount if we buy a second body as a backup?
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: BernardLanguillier on August 17, 2009, 12:28:49 am
Quote from: pcunite
And no LiveView.

Does it at least have AF fine tuning?

Cheers,
Bernard
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Alex MacPherson on August 17, 2009, 01:33:47 am
what no video?  
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: telyt on August 17, 2009, 07:29:28 am
Quote from: BernardLanguillier
Does it at least have AF fine tuning?

One would hope that QC is good enough that AF fine tuning is not needed.
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: eronald on August 17, 2009, 08:39:40 am
Quote from: telyt
One would hope that QC is good enough that AF fine tuning is not needed.

ROTFL.

Edmund
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: EricWHiss on August 17, 2009, 01:30:41 pm
All I can think is that those new lenses better be really good and I hope for them they can get the central shutter lenses with the higher sync speeds out quickly.    I am however still bitter that they decided to go with the S system instead of an R10.
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Conner999 on August 17, 2009, 06:54:01 pm
+1

Quote from: eronald
ROTFL.

Edmund
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: ziocan on August 18, 2009, 06:45:32 am
Quote from: pcunite
And no LiveView. I mean with the best lenses in the world... and the best sensor in the world... you won't need it right?
Only if you are the best photographer in the world.
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Pete Ferling on August 18, 2009, 09:09:45 am
Quote from: ziocan
Only if you are the best photographer in the world.

In which case that person wouldn't need the S2?  
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: ziocan on August 18, 2009, 12:39:00 pm
Quote from: Pete Ferling
In which case that person wouldn't need the S2?  
Well, at the stage of being the best on the world, you have nothing to prove.
Why even bother of taking the picture.  

Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: feppe on August 18, 2009, 01:44:16 pm
Quote from: ziocan
Well, at the stage of being the best on the world, you have nothing to prove.
Why even bother of taking the picture.

Blatantly stolen from Sun Tzu's Art Of Photography.
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Slough on August 18, 2009, 06:06:40 pm
I'll wait till they release the 18-200mm equivalent lens before I ring the bank manager, rob the bank, or sell my body to science. Sorry I forgot, the banks recently robbed us. Where's Ken's Leica S2 review? He is slipping in his old age.
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: tom b on August 18, 2009, 07:19:40 pm
I found the perfect laptop to tether your S2 to.

Link here:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/ (http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/)

Cheers,
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: BernardLanguillier on August 18, 2009, 07:34:01 pm
Quote from: tom  b
I found the perfect laptop to tether your S2 to.

Link here:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/ (http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/)

Cheers,

LOL, it does indeed make the S2 look like a killer bargain, but then again even this baby (http://speciali.ferrari.com/458italia/index.html) looks like a bargain compared to your laptop.  

Cheers,
Bernard
Title: Leica S2 Press Release
Post by: Pete Ferling on August 18, 2009, 11:05:19 pm
Quote from: tom  b
I found the perfect laptop to tether your S2 to.

Link here:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/ (http://www.gizmag.com/go/7030/)

Cheers,

Hmmm, can't seem pre-order that one on Amazon.  But for that price, it should come with it's own operator who can also follow me around to carry the spare lenses as well.  That way, when I'm standing on the edge of the cliff, and without out looking back, I can hold my hand out and say, "wide angle!"...and hear:  "Yes sir!  And a very good choice as well sir!"

(It's good to be the king).   B)