Jim, you may find this thread useful in answering your question: http://www.getdpi.com/forum/other-cameras/44690-sigma-sd-dp-merrill-vs-your-other-camera.html
All I can add thus far, after over 2 years of shooting with DP2M, is that there is still no replacement for this little camera's IQ.
Bayer sensor cams are improving each year, but none of them, with Otus mounted, can match the sheer opulence of detail one can capture in Merrill files.
I can make a long list of Merrill's cons far exceeding the number of pros, but choose to deal with those flaws for a reason of unmatched level of detail that my eyes couldn't fathom during capture.
And then explore the files with genuine joy. Even when colors fail to deliver, B&W version will strike like no other conventional sensor, CFA or not.
All of the above within the realm of photographs that a camera with an APS-C sensor, f/2.8-16 lens, iso160 (color) and up to iso1600 (B&W) can deliver.
All I can add thus far, after over 2 years of shooting with DP2M, is that there is still no replacement for this little camera's IQ.
Bayer sensor cams are improving each year, but none of them, with Otus mounted, can match the sheer opulence of detail one can capture in Merrill files.
I can make a long list of Merrill's cons far exceeding the number of pros, but choose to deal with those flaws for a reason of unmatched level of detail that my eyes couldn't fathom during capture.
And then explore the files with genuine joy. Even when colors fail to deliver, B&W version will strike like no other conventional sensor, CFA or not.
All of the above within the realm of photographs that a camera with an APS-C sensor, f/2.8-16 lens, iso160 (color) and up to iso1600 (B&W) can deliver.