Quentin_Bargate
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Thanks, Kit. Odd, isn't it?! It's not that obvious at first!Quentin, your finding of that diagonal is masterful.
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Thanks, Kit. Odd, isn't it?! It's not that obvious at first!Quentin, your finding of that diagonal is masterful.
From an IQ performance / price / size ratio it would be hard to beat.Is the Sigma DP2M the best digital camera yet made? Discuss...
I do agree as I have both. The RX1 does have an excellent sensor-lens combo and its DR and high iso capabilities are great. But it is no match for the DP2M's resolution, sharpness and rendering of details for landscapes, cityscapes, stills. If I could only have one, the Sony would have to go.From an IQ performance / price / size ratio it would be hard to beat.
The DP2M set a new standard and has raised the bar IMO.
The RX1 owners may or may not agree. But I think the DP2M/RX1 would work well in a team.
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Yes it is, as mentioned, but after 15 minutes - still "Formatting.." and blinking it went were warm, so I had to take the battery out, even they do say: "Do not, while blinking," but any button was not to be used, whatever I clicked on.Kyndel; Formatting is a question of seconds not minutes.
I had exactly the same problem. Waited till battery died, tried again with another battery and it was done in seconds.Yes it is, as mentioned, but after 15 minutes - still "Formatting.." and blinking it went were warm, so I had to take the battery out, even they do say: "Do not, while blinking," but any button was not to be used, whatever I clicked on.
Then I took a couple of photos, and then Formating again, and then it went smooth like other cameras.
Just hope I have not ruined anything in the camera, because I took the battery it - it was the only way ??
I shot weddings with a friend = we covered the wedding together, and he never formatted the card, untill one day he mounted it at my pc, and there were a lot of trubles, funny things happened, but after that he always formatted it in the camera, and no problems later, ever.Funny, in my early years with digital (like with my agfa 1680) I would format my cards religiously but for no other reason than I have not seen a need to I have not formatted a card since before my KM7D. Am I missing something? I swap card a lot between several different camera's weekly and have never had a issue that I am aware of.
I agree about the lens and it is based on going back through my photographs and comparing the same shots - albeit on different dates - of one or two regular 'test' landscapes I do. Leica always outperforms Nikkor but in terms of detail and microcontrast the Sigma 30/2.8 outperforms both. Or it could be the sensor, or a combination.Want to add to the discussion (best made digital cam....):
The DP2M has not only the Foveon Sensor but a world-class lens as well. Even Leica and Zeiss glass has to fight the 2M's lens very hard.
If your camera formatted the card OK on second try, I don't see why you should be worried. I had the same problem and my card is working nicely (although better speed would be nice )I am still a little worrying about the "formatting-problem", where I took the battery out (please see earlier post) - I have just read a huge warning about it in the manual for the Sigma - does anybody know what - in worst case - could happen ?
That surprises me. The closest I have some in terms of sharpness to the DP2M is my Hasselblad HC-50 II lens on the H4D-50. That lens was redesigned specifically to replace the earlier Mk1 which was OK but not outstanding on the latest generation of sensors. However, sharp as that lens is, there are moire issues not present in the Sigma DP2M with its Foveon sensor, so in some cases the advantages of extreme sharpness can be countered with artifacts and moire on bayer sensors.The sharpest combination I have is the Olympus E-M5 with Olympus 75mm f/1.8, and I compared today shot against the same object.
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Oly combination was sharper - for me clearly, but Sigma-one has a better "look", where Oly combination is more "digital", hard to explain, but I think you understand.