Thank you and all others for the nice feedback. But I believe these boxy, black humble DP Merrills simply get the best out of the photographer. I`m seriously considering of selling the M9 and lenses.
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Hulyss Bowman
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This is not a shame to consider that. I know that many purists can't understand but when you love IQ, when you love good glass, the DPs come in very high positions compared to the Ms, even if no telemeter and interchangeable lens ...
How much leicaïsts use their M only with a 50 Summilux or a 75 ?? How many ??
A lot.
The only thing who is missing is very luminous glass on a 24x36 sensor. But My wild guess is that will be possible with foveon, one day, in the future
biglouis
Well-known member
Weird, isn't it? I keep assuming I must be mad to reject the thought of building a professional kit around a Nikon D800 or Canon 5DMkIII but I just can't see what advantage they have over the DPxM cameras.
Of course, the camera has to suit your style. It can't be used for sports or action and it really benefits from being used on a tripod.
I can live with that!
LouisB
The Ute
Well-known member
Nothing mad about it at all.
Why carry around all that heavy gear when you can get the same or better results w. such a lightweight setup.
All you have to accept are the limitations, i.e. no sports, action, or wildlife
photography.
For Landscapes, other than low-light, it's a dream.
Øyvind Tryti
New member
A Saturday in Oslo, where the shrimp trawlers come and sell their catch directly to the public.
Oyvind
Oyvind
Øyvind Tryti
New member
A view down Karl Johans gate, Oslo.
It is the end of March, but it is still very cold here in Oslo.
Oyvind
It is the end of March, but it is still very cold here in Oslo.
Oyvind
Also, there is a beauty to having a prime lens/sensor dedicated camera. I would have nice primes for a dSLR and shoot a zoom lens instead to avoid switching lenses. Now I can reach into a bag and pull out a wide, normal or short tele......so much easier....all for the price of a 5D3 body.Nothing mad about it at all.
Why carry around all that heavy gear when you can get the same or better results w. such a lightweight setup.
All you have to accept are the limitations, i.e. no sports, action, or wildlife
photography.
For Landscapes, other than low-light, it's a dream.
The Ute
Well-known member
I bumped into a pro yesterday. He was carrying a heavy medium format setup.
I asked if he knew about the Merrills. He didn't seem all that aware so I explained a little about them to him. Unfortunately for him he seemed committed to carrying around all the heavy stuff.
Hope he knows a good chiropractor and has a good banker.
Quentin_Bargate
Well-known member
Advantage of the D800 is versatility. Actually the D800E and Merrills work well together.
It's the medium format kit I'm dumping
Hulyss Bowman
Active member
Nice photos guys,some random outdoor photos >>>
W.Utsch
Member
Anemone
The red/orange rendering of the 3 seems not at all to bad:
The red/orange rendering of the 3 seems not at all to bad:
can't see them Hulyss, don't know why
Thorkil
Hulyss Bowman
Active member
Ho, sorry, here are the correct links :
More to come, just finished a workshop with my patient (foveontherapy) and we did some very good captures.
W.Utsch
Member
The Cathedral (Dom) at Worms, Rhein (Germany)
This roman church is more than 900 years old, in the 17th century a baroque altar (by Balthasar Neumann) was added.
Took the DP3M and a very small table tripod with head (by Leica), oc no tripods allowed. The cam did very well with long exposures. It was very dark there exposures where between 0.5 to 5 s.
Part 1, the altar ( 2d pic slightly cropped and rectified in PS CS6):
SDIM0271-08. April 2013-126.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
SDIM0274-08. April 2013-130.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
@100%
The detail at 100% on screen, well......
A long time ago, when the Canon 5DMKII was new, i took these images with the Canon - these files don't play in the same league with the Merrill.
This roman church is more than 900 years old, in the 17th century a baroque altar (by Balthasar Neumann) was added.
Took the DP3M and a very small table tripod with head (by Leica), oc no tripods allowed. The cam did very well with long exposures. It was very dark there exposures where between 0.5 to 5 s.
Part 1, the altar ( 2d pic slightly cropped and rectified in PS CS6):
SDIM0271-08. April 2013-126.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
SDIM0274-08. April 2013-130.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
@100%
The detail at 100% on screen, well......
A long time ago, when the Canon 5DMKII was new, i took these images with the Canon - these files don't play in the same league with the Merrill.
W.Utsch
Member
Worms Cathedral
Part 2:
A relief from the inside (very dark). Unfortunately the top is missing, but had to make some compromise with no tripods allowed, had to hide between the church benches.
Door (outside)
Relief (outside)
Part 2:
A relief from the inside (very dark). Unfortunately the top is missing, but had to make some compromise with no tripods allowed, had to hide between the church benches.
Door (outside)
Relief (outside)
ustein
Contributing Editor
Shows what the DP3M can do. I would crop off the tree on the rightWorms Cathedral
Part 2:
A relief from the inside (very dark). Unfortunately the top is missing, but had to make some compromise with no tripods allowed, had to hide between the church benches.
Door (outside)
Relief (outside)