Leica S2 and a 56% larger sensor

Leica has announced a brand new DSLR system with their Leica S2 featuring a 30 x 45mm sensor (more than 56% larger than 35mm full-frame) delivering 37.5 megapixel in a weatherproof body.

Included is a whole range of new lenses: 24mm ultrawide, 35mm wide, 70mm standard, 100mm short tele, 120mm macro, 180mm telephoto, and 30mm tilt-and-shift optics. You can find all about the new system here.

16:9 and an euphoric review of the Nikkor 14-24/2.8

16:9 has posted an euphoric review of the Nikon AF-S 14-24/2.8 lens:

“At 14mm, the Nikon 14-24mm gives us a whole new level of performance: it’s not so much that it rewrites the rules, it doesn’t seem to be aware of what the rules are . . . sharp, vignette-free corners at 14mm / f2.8? No problem! With performance this good at f5.6, I think we’ve just found a lens that may challenge the Leica 15mm f2.8 for the title of ultimate ultrawide. Without question, this lens is at least as good as the Zeiss 15mm f3.5.”

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Is it perhaps the most impressive wide angle lens ever by a huge margin? Yes, and yes again.