p.48 #1 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
Yes Yakim, I think I get your point and I can agree with that.
I have a difference in color rendering between my right and my left eye, my right eye being a bit "warmer" in perception than the other.
I know people might chime in and say it is "impossible" but from years of louping slides on a light table I know it is so. It is also regardless of which eye I start out with on the light table and I know the difference is just about the same as a BW KR1.5 (1A) filter.
Perhaps it is due to my eye surgery (Lasik) and perhaps because I didn't do both eyes at the same time. I don't know and I don't really care that much but. I even forgot which was which since I haven't louped slides in a while but even in front of the macbook (alu) I can make out that my perception is warmer on my right eye.
In everyday/practical it means nothing as both eyes both contribute to the perception as a whole. Perhaps my right eye has developed a tint to my preference after years of peering through binoculars and cameras. Everything just looks a little nicer.
Regardless of that sidetrack I think what I prefer is a sensor/camera that agrees with how I interpret a scene so I don't have to second guess colors and hues as much in post pro as I have to do with some other sensors/cameras.
And to finish off on topic: I have seen some very nice DP Merrill samples but in some instances I see color deviations in open shades and other peculiar transitions. I don't know what to make of it yet as I haven't worked any files yet.
p.48 #2 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
cjrpostma wrote:
I enjoy seeing your shots on the previous page, Michiel, Morrie, and Neil.
As there is some discussion of black and white Foveon images, I would like to post some examples later today from work. The look can change radically when adjusting in SPP the X3 Fill Light slider.
I find that turning exposure to -2.0 and fill light to +2.0 gives an instant HDR hyper sharpened look. That is not normally a look I go for however it is very interesting to see in this case. If using this look, a strange "shadow halo" as I will call it can form in certain areas. It is therefore best to do a dual raw conversion and selectively apply the effect. I'll make an effort to post two conversions of the same image later today....Show more →
p.48 #3 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
A confession:
I´m tired of digital races. I wish I could do everything from wide (I like wide) to tele (tele stops for me on 100mm) and macro (macro is fundamental for me) with the most compact, pro quality camera possible.
It´s obvious that I can´t gave up from my FFrame DSLR (maybe and only because the macro aspect) and stay just with one or two Merrill cameras but the temptation is big. Very big.
I´m tired of big, heavy cameras that became obsolete in 3 years or less.
I do pro work for screen and offset print and I dream of a tiny camera that solve all my problems without a Leica price.
I´m a dreamer and crazy? Yes I am ;-)
p.48 #4 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
Luis, the E-E1 can do macro. I was a full-frame shooter for all the years that they have been around (and 20 years more with film). The X-E1 is, for me, the first non-FF camera whose images I really like.
I use the excellent CV 12/5.6 on an adapter for wide; Fuji's 35/1.4 as my normal (and it has been favourably compared with Leica's best lenses; all I know is that it's good enough for me), and a number of Rokkors for medium tele, and the 60/2.4 for macro.
One X-E1 is heavier than one DP Merrill, but less than two. And the X-E1's EVF works well—as well as an optical finder? No, but well enough.
And there will be excellent raw processors very soon, too.
Or, for you: a DP2 Merrill and an X-E1. This is the choice I have made, and am happy with it.
p.48 #5 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
neilvan
One of the problems with the DPMs is that they sometimes don't reproduce well on the small screem. Those of us who have one can usually mentally extrapolate what we see to what we know must be there. Your photo of the moss covered tree does not demand the use of our imagination. It is brilliant just the way it is! Fantastic!
p.48 #6 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
Thanks sandycrane! I was rather happy with that one myself, those mossy trees are difficult to capture nicely (I find it difficult anyway) and that one just stood out as I was walking by...
p.48 #13 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
If Sigma is clever they would produce a mirrorless Foveon camera themselves with interchangable lensmounts. Would be a nr 1 hit! But they don't. Why? I don't know.
p.48 #15 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
Luis Cunha wrote:
Fuji and Sigma should make a camera together.
Rangefinder style with foveon sensor.
Still dreaming... ,-)
Given the current need for careful matching between sensor and lens design, perhaps it would make more sense for Sigma to partner with Ricoh to produce a few GXR modules.
p.48 #17 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
A quick FYI. I am using the Promaster 4480 battery intended as a replacement for Panasonic CGA-S005. Works without any modification. The Panasonic CGA-S005 however does not fit without modification.
p.48 #19 · Sigma DP2 Merrill: Have any of you tried it?
Luis Cunha wrote:
Thanks.
Better performance? Better price than Sigma´s battery?
Full disclosure - I work at a camera shop.
Seems to be pretty much the same performance. Pricing in the US varies from $30 - $50 , but may be easier to find than the Sigma. The Sigma BP-41 can be had in Canada for as little as C$29.95. I bought the Promaster battery before our distributor had stock on the Sigmas.
