So, since I got my hands on these DPxM cameras my other gear has been mostly gathering dust. Today a sold a medium format film camera, a Voigtlander Bessa III and was pleasantly surprised how much I got for it. I could never achieve anything close to the Merrill quality from that camera in spite of getting quality scans from the large 6x7 cm positives.
My other go-to camera is an Olympus OMD E-M1 with various lenses including a couple of Voigtlander f 0.95 primes. And guess what, when I use that camera now, I'm just disappointed at the images. They look ok until you crop them a bit then all clarity and detail is lost.
But before I dismiss the E-M1, it does have a number of merits. It's quite small, reasonable in low light/high iso and has super fast auto focus. So, it works for indoors, parties, circus (Giffords!) etc. What I really want is Merrill quality images from a small camera that I can use in these situations. The E-M1 doesn't deliver this, so, I'm seriously considering flogging it.
So, what options are open to me? Sony A7S? Ricoh GXR? Forget Leica.
My other go-to camera is an Olympus OMD E-M1 with various lenses including a couple of Voigtlander f 0.95 primes. And guess what, when I use that camera now, I'm just disappointed at the images. They look ok until you crop them a bit then all clarity and detail is lost.
But before I dismiss the E-M1, it does have a number of merits. It's quite small, reasonable in low light/high iso and has super fast auto focus. So, it works for indoors, parties, circus (Giffords!) etc. What I really want is Merrill quality images from a small camera that I can use in these situations. The E-M1 doesn't deliver this, so, I'm seriously considering flogging it.
So, what options are open to me? Sony A7S? Ricoh GXR? Forget Leica.