KurtKamka
Subscriber Member
I just thought that I'd post a link to some shots that I've taken as I'm testing out the S2 this week.
One of the major reasons that I have an interest in the S2 is for the combination of ergonomic design provided by the camera combined with its large sensor. I'm a photographer that likes to make large prints and still wants to pursue hand-held photography and natural lighting as much as possible.
Quite simply, I've been looking for a medium format size sensor in a camera that I can carry around with me most of the time. I want to be able to utilize such a camera in situations where I would have previously taken the M9 or a DSLR. I like the image characteristics a larger sensor provides with a narrower depth of field especially with faster lenses.
Until last summer, I owned a P45+ Phase back and Phase One medium format camera that I had for about 18 months.
While shooting with the P45+ back, I was able to utilize a Hasselblad Zeiss 110mm f2 lens via a third party adapter. It is a lens that I absolutely adore (some would call it the Noctilux of medium format). So when I found out that a third party Hasselblad to S2 adapter was available and that my Leica crack dealer, David, at Dale Photo and Video, just happened to have one (and was willing to lend it to me during my S2 test drive), I was elated.
An f2 lens, the Zeiss 110/2 lens is wonderful for available light photography. It is a relatively small lens (manual focus lens design) when compared to the larger AF lenses in the S2 line-up, making it easily hand-holdable on the S2.
The Zeiss 110/2 has a distinctive lens signature that provides rich, high-contrast images and smooth bokeh. It is a match well-made for larger medium format digital sensors including the S2's.
I was delighted to discover that the S2's large viewfinder makes manually focusing the 110/2 no more difficult than manually focusing any other fast lens on an M body.
My conclusion ... I'm having a blast. The gallery I've linked includes shots I've taken with the 110/2 and S2. Many were taken at the Wisconsin State Fair over the weekend. I walked around the fair for a little over three hours on Saturday with just the S2, the single lens and a hand strap.
There are a few more lenses that are "available" for use with the S2 than you might realize. It's another reason to consider using the S2, especially if you have a few manual focus medium format lenses gathering dust.
Here's the gallery ...
http://www.kurtkamka.com/galleries/s2/
Kurt
One of the major reasons that I have an interest in the S2 is for the combination of ergonomic design provided by the camera combined with its large sensor. I'm a photographer that likes to make large prints and still wants to pursue hand-held photography and natural lighting as much as possible.
Quite simply, I've been looking for a medium format size sensor in a camera that I can carry around with me most of the time. I want to be able to utilize such a camera in situations where I would have previously taken the M9 or a DSLR. I like the image characteristics a larger sensor provides with a narrower depth of field especially with faster lenses.
Until last summer, I owned a P45+ Phase back and Phase One medium format camera that I had for about 18 months.
While shooting with the P45+ back, I was able to utilize a Hasselblad Zeiss 110mm f2 lens via a third party adapter. It is a lens that I absolutely adore (some would call it the Noctilux of medium format). So when I found out that a third party Hasselblad to S2 adapter was available and that my Leica crack dealer, David, at Dale Photo and Video, just happened to have one (and was willing to lend it to me during my S2 test drive), I was elated.
An f2 lens, the Zeiss 110/2 lens is wonderful for available light photography. It is a relatively small lens (manual focus lens design) when compared to the larger AF lenses in the S2 line-up, making it easily hand-holdable on the S2.
The Zeiss 110/2 has a distinctive lens signature that provides rich, high-contrast images and smooth bokeh. It is a match well-made for larger medium format digital sensors including the S2's.
I was delighted to discover that the S2's large viewfinder makes manually focusing the 110/2 no more difficult than manually focusing any other fast lens on an M body.
My conclusion ... I'm having a blast. The gallery I've linked includes shots I've taken with the 110/2 and S2. Many were taken at the Wisconsin State Fair over the weekend. I walked around the fair for a little over three hours on Saturday with just the S2, the single lens and a hand strap.
There are a few more lenses that are "available" for use with the S2 than you might realize. It's another reason to consider using the S2, especially if you have a few manual focus medium format lenses gathering dust.
Here's the gallery ...
http://www.kurtkamka.com/galleries/s2/
Kurt