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As some of you may know, my first DP1 was defective (popping the battery out and reinserting it was the only way to turn it on). I was lucky to receive a replacement quickly, which I took today on a family trip to the National Museum of Natural History. On the way to the museum, I was practicing zone focusing with the DP1. It was bright enough that I could just use f/8 with manual focus at 2m, effectively putting everything beyond about a meter in reasonable focus. It was a lot like using snap focus on the Ricohs. Using the LCD, as Mitch says, just to loosely establish framing while keeping watching the subject directly to establish timing, I had no problem capturing this lady the moment she reacted to the realization I that was taking her photo (by laughing).
I think she felt a bit silly up on that Segway, especially just after I said "Wow!" and called my young sons to have a look. We shared a nice smile as I took the picture. I always enjoy when there's some implied permission for me to take a stranger's photo. Stealth isn't as comfortable for me.
Some more DP1 photos from today, mainly just family snaps, if you click here. All are straight from Sigma Photo Pro, only resized. The indoor shots are all at ISO 800 +/- a bit of extra pushing in SPP.
I think she felt a bit silly up on that Segway, especially just after I said "Wow!" and called my young sons to have a look. We shared a nice smile as I took the picture. I always enjoy when there's some implied permission for me to take a stranger's photo. Stealth isn't as comfortable for me.
Some more DP1 photos from today, mainly just family snaps, if you click here. All are straight from Sigma Photo Pro, only resized. The indoor shots are all at ISO 800 +/- a bit of extra pushing in SPP.