scho
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Thanks Quentin. Yes, I noticed that and some blue sky noise also.
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Sigma DP2 Merrill shots
- Thread starter Quentin_Bargate
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Hi Uwe
you made the same shots also with the Fuji X-pro1 in the other thread.
How would you compare the Fuji X-pro1 results with the DP2M results?
Which do you like better, which are more "real", more 3-dimensional better IQ etc.?
Would you rather invest in i.e a Sigma SD1 DSLR, which has the same sensor as the DP2M, or is the IQ difference not that big and the Fuji x-Pro1 can easily compete?
you made the same shots also with the Fuji X-pro1 in the other thread.
How would you compare the Fuji X-pro1 results with the DP2M results?
Which do you like better, which are more "real", more 3-dimensional better IQ etc.?
Would you rather invest in i.e a Sigma SD1 DSLR, which has the same sensor as the DP2M, or is the IQ difference not that big and the Fuji x-Pro1 can easily compete?
ustein
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I own the X-Pro1. Is a nice camera but AF is very slow. The DP2M has more detail for sure. But the X-Pro1 allows higher ISO. Right now I am not sure I should have gotten the X-Pro1 and not the E-M5 instead. With the DP2M it is often hit and miss especially in the shade. The E-M5 would give me some IS.
Overall still struggling whether I want to get the DP2M.
Overall still struggling whether I want to get the DP2M.
Hey Uwe, as you probably know the X Pro1 just released their firmware upgrade which make the AF much quicker, almost as quick as the EM5!
Fuji X-pro1 firmware 2.0 vs. EM-5 Focus speed compare - YouTube
Thanks Uwe, that's good to know! I've read about the raw conversion artifacts described online! I was considering X-E1 but I think I will pass a lot of this year's cameras and this generation of Fujis since gen 1 for them. I hope the next Merrill cameras for my sake can have even faster processors inside, but so far enjoying this thread very much.
What I do not like with all Olympus cameras, is the sensor size because of DOF. Very difficult to get the background substantially out of the way for portaits with i.e. short tele of 85mm.... (in 35mm terms)
The SD1/DP2M and all Fuji have at least crop factor of 1.5. And Sigma has this clarity I do not see somewhere else....
I am currently thinking of getting out of my Sony A900 system and switch the brand....
Quentin_Bargate
Well-known member
The camera I most want to see the DP2M compared with is the Sony RX1. Similar concept, very different execution.
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the 3D effect on this one is natural, especially the twig on the wooden frame at the top ....
by the way, does anyone know how a medium or low raw size is captured by the sensor, like if the lens elements are physically move for so that the light falls onto a cropped sensor .... any guess would be most welcome, TIA ....
Quentin_Bargate
Well-known member
A week ago I was in Cannes on a business trip. While there I took a few shots and this panorama. The original is 30,000 pixels wide (after resizing for print at 24 x 100 inches) and made up of 9 DP2M images.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9806585/Cannes_Panorama_Printready.jpg
The linked image is therefore 10% of the actual image size.
The original shots were all handheld, manual settings, and stitched in PTGui
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9806585/Cannes_Panorama_Printready.jpg
The linked image is therefore 10% of the actual image size.
The original shots were all handheld, manual settings, and stitched in PTGui
scho
Well-known member
+1 Gorgeous pano.
scho
Well-known member
Yes, I think so.
Naughty Carl ... I am part way there having sold a m4/3 lens I hardly use which gives me 30% of the cost! If I can sell my Pentax 43mm ltd I may well join you but am still trying to resist and don't want to be unfaithful to my X-Pro 1.You are welcome Lee. Hope to see some of your landscapes here soon.
Lee