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70, 120, 180 CS by November.CS lenses hope for in Dec? Or was it early 2010?
1/125th for a focal plane shutter on MF seems to be par for the course (Mamiya, Contax).Metal focal-plane shutter integrated in body:
1/4000 s to 32 s (B to 120 s), flash sync time:
1/125 s, optional leaf shutter in selected
lenses: 1/500 s to 32 s, flash synch time: All
speeds
Looks like 2 minutes on Bulb. Little bugged by only 1/125 of a second for flash sync without the central shutter lens
Yes, the 1/125s speed on sync is relatively slow. Most 35mm DSLR systems are at 1/250s and with some fiddling on remote triggers, one can get higher than that. One would think that Leica, with all its precision stuff and experience with shutters could deliver at least 1/250s at this point. Sure the mirror is bigger, etc., but this should be doable for them. The 1/500s on the CS lenses is nice, but also could be higher, as we are seeing with Hasselblad and optics for the "in limbo" Hy6.Metal focal-plane shutter integrated in body:
1/4000 s to 32 s (B to 120 s), flash sync time:
1/125 s, optional leaf shutter in selected
lenses: 1/500 s to 32 s, flash synch time: All
speeds
Looks like 2 minutes on Bulb. Little bugged by only 1/125 of a second for flash sync without the central shutter lens
Well, that HS sync with the SF-58 will help some. That sort of thing works nicely in the Canon system and the Nikon as well, but as you note, does nothing for use with studio flash, where it may be needed the most. That is unless beach shooters and other guys start forgoing their Brons, Hensels, Elinchroms, Profotos, etc., and start loading up on SF-58s. Not sure I see that happening right away or much at all. Just my thoughts.1/125th for a focal plane shutter on MF seems to be par for the course (Mamiya, Contax).
Did you notice that it will do hgih-speed sync up to 1/4000th with the SF-58? Not that that helps with studio strobes.
David
Yea we know and would kill for 1/250th. :ROTFL:1/125th for a focal plane shutter on MF seems to be par for the course (Mamiya, Contax).
Did you notice that it will do hgih-speed sync up to 1/4000th with the SF-58? Not that that helps with studio strobes.
David
I don't have info on release date yet, but the aperture should be a constant f/3.5 throughout the range.Hey David what is the word on the 30-90 with regards to aperture and release dates.
ChristopherIt all is but I think some of you are forgetting that we are still talking about a 30k+ System here. I wish Leica luck and will buy a M9 when it really comes in November and delivers as promised. For the S2 System, probably never. I mean we will see a new 1Ds and Nikon and Sony sooner rather than later, which will have something like 28+ pixels probably with many other new unique features. Will the S2 be better ? NO will it be different ? YES. I mean I see the point of the S2, I even can imagine that there are a lot of people interested, I get the concept, however I once again think it will be to little to late.
We will see I hope Leica proves me wrong. Especially at my guess that we won't see a FF M9 before Photokina
Hey SteveWoody,
If "the final image quality lies with the lenses and no one does them better than Leica," why not use those (R) lenses on a Canon or Nikon camera?
With all due respect, many of the arguments here about why one should or shouldn't want an S2 sound familiar to me: I'm a lawyer, and regularly hear or read what lawyers say we should conlude from the evidence in a case. And here we don't have even any evidence yet.
Steve
Hey CarstenThe IQ surely comes from both lenses and camera unit.
Hi Woody,Hey Steve
I do use R lenses on a 5D. Love the lenses but don't like the look of Canon sensors. Just a personal bias I guess.
Woody