From DP Review
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073001leicassystemprice.asp
Glad I started buying Contax 645 David
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073001leicassystemprice.asp
Glad I started buying Contax 645 David
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handholding is no problem with the other MF bodiesIf I were a pro the price is good, it is a DSLR body. Not the big box like Phase one and the others. Hand holding would be soo easy compared to the other brands. I predict the S2 will be a big hit at any price
Does this say something good about the Phamiya and Hasselblad systems or something else about the D700? I know I wasn't happy with the balance of some of the longer Nikon lenses.I've hand-held MF systems from Phamiya and Hasselblad and they are much better balanced than my D700 especially with long lenses attached.
If you were a Pro; you'd be aware that photography is now barely a 'trade' yet alone a Profession, and the vast majority of professional photographers [with very few exceptions] stay well clear of Leica. I don't know of a photographer doing OK yet alone doing well; I don't know of a professional photographer who wouldn't get out of photography immediately if they could figure out what else to do in this recession. Scrapping for the remaining work which is paying worse than ten years ago whilst demanding greater skill, knowledge, and post production is unlikely to put 'pros' in the market for the S2. Who is this camera for? [I think I know..................].If I were a pro the price is good....
Absolutely Godfrey - I couldn't agree with you more.The Leica S2 today is no more expensive in relative terms than the Hasselblad SWC was to me 39 years ago. I couldn't afford that then, I can't afford this now. But perhaps in time I will be able to.
The real question is: how good a camera is it? How are the lenses? Is it worth desiring for what it can do?
I did eventually get my Hassy SWC and it was indeed a fabulous camera. When I sold it ... because I no longer used it ... I felt good about my experience using it. It's one of the few cameras I'd buy again, if I were interested in shooting film anymore.
I never understand all this grousing about a price. Or this penchant for knocking a brand by camera equipment lovers.
Didn't your SWC come with a lens? The S2 doesn't. :wtf: The S2 lens prices are flabbergasting and you HAVE to buy them.The Leica S2 today is no more expensive in relative terms than the Hasselblad SWC was to me 39 years ago. I couldn't afford that then, I can't afford this now. But perhaps in time I will be able to.
The real question is: how good a camera is it? How are the lenses? Is it worth desiring for what it can do?
I did eventually get my Hassy SWC and it was indeed a fabulous camera. When I sold it ... because I no longer used it ... I felt good about my experience using it. It's one of the few cameras I'd buy again, if I were interested in shooting film anymore.
I never understand all this grousing about a price. Or this penchant for knocking a brand by camera equipment lovers.
My SWC came with a lens, body and viewfinder. No film back, no meter. Add hand-held meter (good cheap one at $250) and film back ($550) so you can take photos. Also, scale focus only unless you bought the ground glass viewing kit, and a viewfinder (another $1000). And a tripod.Didn't your SWC come with a lens? The S2 doesn't.The S2 lens prices are flabbergasting and you HAVE to buy them.
I'm curious: which back, which format? And how well does it image?I put a digital back on my SWC and went out and took great "hand-held" snap-shots yesterday. I wonder how many S2s will be taking great pictures 38 years from now.I did eventually get my Hassy SWC and it was indeed a fabulous camera. When I sold it ... because I no longer used it .
People have to remember, these medium format sensors cost considerably more than the ones in the DSLRs. Kodak and Dalsa don't churn them out by the thousands. Couple that with Leica's traditional costs for cameras and lenses and you have a good idea of why the camera costs what it does. Honestly? $23k for a medium format DSLR sounds more reasonable than $8000 for an M8.From DP Review
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073001leicassystemprice.asp
Glad I started buying Contax 645 David