biglouis
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Well worth watching, (although I disagree with the assertion that the older DP2M was only worth using up to iso 200).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ktvDUyTyU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ktvDUyTyU
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And then there is this:The only quibble I would have is his statement that with the DP2M you are restricted to iso200 at most.
Maybe I am doing something wrong but I have had good results up to iso800. Where there is noise it looks much more like film grain than any other digital I have used and is perfectly acceptable, imho. However, the casual user without any great skill in LR or Photoshop will struggle.
I am cooling again about the DP2Q. I'm not convinced about any great advantage over my existing DP2M and DP3M. Might invest in the DP1Q as that is the only focal length that I am missing in the range.
LouisB
I understand your point of view Quentin. But most of us here are experts with those cameras. Think about a guy who is fresh into the brand, coming from a D3000 or a D300 or a fuji camera. He might be disappointed. We take time to cook. And with SIGMA gear,it need some timesInteresting to the casual viewer, but wrong on resolution where the Quattro is slightly better, right on colour, partly right on high ISO although I have success with the Merrills at 400ISO, and wrong on handheld shots - if you are careful.
Also right on blown highlights. The Quattro has to be exposed to the left to preserve highlights, the exact reverse of the Merrills.
I understand your point of view Quentin. But most of us here are experts with those cameras. Think about a guy who is fresh into the brand, coming from a D3000 or a D300 or a fuji camera. He might be disappointed. We take time to cook. And with SIGMA gear,it need some times
At the end, any serious camera dealer can't recommend a DP or a SD to every body. It is a very small niche product. I think he was pretty balanced.
This is a good point. I finally threw the towel in, in lugging my MF gear shortly after getting the DP2M. Printing 30x20 from a single frame with absolute clarity did it for me.Thanks for the link. I originally went to the DPM line as an alternative to dragging my MF gear out in the landscape, and for that purpose the DPMs work for me. I will pass on the DPQ line. I recently acquired a SD1M for studio work and love it.
I have printed as large as 24 x 36 w/o issue.Any suggestions about the max print size from the DPM's?
here the same, you can look at a 60x90cm from 10 cm distance and it still looks fine detailedI have printed as large as 24 x 36 w/o issue.
Probably could go even larger.