mezzoduomo
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Austria (I checked the blog).
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DP Merrill color Landscapes
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biglouis
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Chris
Very lovely shot. Both the Sigma DP1M and the 5D shot are very good. The 5D does not appear to have blown the highlights as much as the Sigma but I suspect if you lowered the exposure in SPP and boosted with fill light you might match the 5D. One thing which sways me at my age in favour of the DP1M is not having to lug the 5D up the side of the mountain!
LouisB
Very lovely shot. Both the Sigma DP1M and the 5D shot are very good. The 5D does not appear to have blown the highlights as much as the Sigma but I suspect if you lowered the exposure in SPP and boosted with fill light you might match the 5D. One thing which sways me at my age in favour of the DP1M is not having to lug the 5D up the side of the mountain!
LouisB
I'm sorry, I answered your question in the first of my posts. But due the link to my blog posted there, it needed a moderator to verify it. But after 2 days I thought the post will never show up and I made a new one without the link. And here I have forgotten to write the location.
As mezzoduomo mentioned it was in Austria, near the city of Innsbruck.
Next time I will know it better
Thanks for your detail answer. You're right, the slight color cast is a minor problem. The colors differ a bit from what I get from the 5D. But it's hard to say which way is the better one
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks Louis, you nailed it. It's the weight of a FF Camera and the other equipment that made me think of a one (or two) of the small Sigma DPm's.
To be honest I hover between a Fuji X-E1 and the Sigma DP1m. While image quality is clear better on the Sigma, overall performance is better on the Fuji.
Especially long exposures >30sec. and the bad battery life are the shortcomings of the Sigma.
Chris
Wonderful shot, Chris! Green color cast is something Sigma has to tweak to get rid of. 5D gets a win for color from foreground to the far end, DP - for detail.I suppose I'm not experienced enough with SPP to get colors correct
The Ute
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I think we all can agree that you need to use the Merrills within their "operating window"
to get the most of them.
They are not a good low light camera for example.
That is where a camera like the Mk II would easily outpeform a DP.
That said, IMO you cannot add resolving power. You can much more easily adjust color and saturation.
With that in mind, I have to say the DP's are the superior camera especially when weight and cost are taken into account.
The DP2 is better than the DP1 IMO.
Sharp corner to corner.
I love using these cameras. They make taking great shots so much easier.
to get the most of them.
They are not a good low light camera for example.
That is where a camera like the Mk II would easily outpeform a DP.
That said, IMO you cannot add resolving power. You can much more easily adjust color and saturation.
With that in mind, I have to say the DP's are the superior camera especially when weight and cost are taken into account.
The DP2 is better than the DP1 IMO.
Sharp corner to corner.
I love using these cameras. They make taking great shots so much easier.
The Ute
Well-known member
Absolutely beautiful.DP1M with a Marumi ND8 and CPL...
-Tim
Where was it taken ?
:chug:
The Ute
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