Sigma DP2 Merrill shots

[scho]

A few 2-3 shot stitched images from an afternoon gorge walk with the DP2M on a small tripod. It was very dark and a bit damp in the gorge, but still not much water flowing. The images were shot in raw, converted to tiffs in SPP, and stitched in CS6 using the automated Photomerge function.

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[Thorkil]

Well, Dear all, its been fun, and thank you to everyone for all the contributions, amusing, serious and somewhere in between, so far made. I guess my testing phase is more or less at an end now, although with others getting their hands on the camera, new tests and reviews no doubt coming out, I suspect there will be a lot more debate about the Merrils (we await the DP1M of course).

Time to take some more photos...and maybe post a few more... in due course.

Quentin

Yes,....and we wouldn't let you off the hook, so soon, anyhow.....
Thorkil

 

[Thorkil]

..and splendid, Carl!
Thorkil

 

[octagone]

Carl thank you for the pictures.
I am always impressed by the rendering of details, especially the last photo.

As I wrote on Dpreview in a topic DP2m vs Nex 7, look at a picture taken with a Bayer sensor camera like the Nex 7, the impression of seeing a good digital picture.

In looking at a picture taken with the DP2m gives the feeling of having to be the real subject.
One ressant well textures, granulosité of rocks, for example.

 

[scho]

..and splendid, Carl!
Thorkil

Thank you Thorkil.

Carl thank you for the pictures.
I am always impressed by the rendering of details, especially the last photo.

As I wrote on Dpreview in a topic DP2m vs Nex 7, look at a picture taken with a Bayer sensor camera like the Nex 7, the impression of seeing a good digital picture.

In looking at a picture taken with the DP2m gives the feeling of having to be the real subject.
One ressant well textures, granulosité of rocks, for example.

Thank you Octagone. I agree that the rendering of detail with the DP2M is incredible and unmatched by comparable size cameras (and even some larger ones as well).

 

[Quentin_Bargate]

..I agree that the rendering of detail with the DP2M is incredible and unmatched by comparable size cameras (and even some larger ones as well).

Impressive pictures. Mix them up with large format or high end backs and I doubt anyone could tell the difference

 

[scho]

Impressive pictures. Mix them up with large format or high end backs and I doubt anyone could tell the difference

Thanks Quentin. I remember lugging 4x5 gear through the gorges to capture a few film images that then required processing and meticulous scanning to get even close to the image quality this tiny DP2M can produce. Just mind blowing.

 

[bbodine9]

Has anyone tried bracketing with the DP2M and if so are the shots taken fairly quickly or is there a huge lag while the files are written to the buffer?

Thank you!

 

[scho]

Has anyone tried bracketing with the DP2M and if so are the shots taken fairly quickly or is there a huge lag while the files are written to the buffer?

Thank you!

The buffer is fairly large. I just tried continuous mode and got off 7 raw shots before the buffer was filled.

 

[Thorkil]

..just for the coffee
The Sigma DP2 Merrill Review- Gorgeous image quality but slow and squeaky! | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
best
Thorkil

 

[scho]

..just for the coffee
The Sigma DP2 Merrill Review- Gorgeous image quality but slow and squeaky! | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
best
Thorkil

He must have received a defective camera. My copy does not squeak.

 

[Quentin_Bargate]

The buffer is fairly large.

Hang on...I'm on a diet!!!

 

[Quentin_Bargate]

..just for the coffee
The Sigma DP2 Merrill Review- Gorgeous image quality but slow and squeaky! | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
best
Thorkil

Bit of a half-baked review. Why on earth would anyone think of using this camera like a point and shoot? There are many better point and shoot choices. You buy the DP2M for its image quality, and for that reason alone. If you want to take snaps of your dog, look elsewhere.

 

[scho]

No close-up lens yet so I have to make do with 100% crops.

Wet Lamb's Ear

 

[Thorkil]

very impressive picture(!), Carl and very "heavy". And even more impressive for a 100% crop.
Thorkil

 

[scho]

A few shots from an afternoon walk near Buttermilk Falls.

Building Obos

Not much water left for swimming (two shot stitch)

Peeling paint on abandoned house (100% crop, open image in new window for full detail)

 

[scho]

very impressive picture(!), Carl and very "heavy". And even more impressive for a 100% crop.
Thorkil

Than you Thorkil. At least for web display, it seems as though there is enough resolution in these files to just use 100% crops as an alternative to shooting with a macro lens.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

I've been following this thread for a while. Very interesting camera and possibly ideal for my kind of photography. Another area that would be suitable is probably product photography, at least as long as the products aren't so small that a macro lens is needed.

 

[Quentin_Bargate]

I've been following this thread for a while. Very interesting camera and possibly ideal for my kind of photography. Another area that would be suitable is probably product photography, at least as long as the products aren't so small that a macro lens is needed.

There is a "close up" accessory lens but mine is on back-order.

More great stuff, Carl :thumbup:

My Zeiss 24mm lens for my NEX-7 cost as much as the DP2M, which has a much better lens than the Zeiss - and thats before you even consider the sensor.

 

[scho]

There is a "close up" accessory lens but mine is on back-order.

More great stuff, Carl :thumbup:

My Zeiss 24mm lens for my NEX-7 cost as much as the DP2M, which has a much better lens than the Zeiss - and thats before you even consider the sensor.

Thanks Quentin. I've been looking for a close-up lens but can't find any listed at either B&H or the Sigma site for the DP2M. Did you order a Sigma close-up lens or another model?