Thread: Sigma DP2m...Some questions I need answers to.

Just as an FYI... Here is a thread on my first impressions about dp2m from rff


http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...d.php?t=125212

Gary

Forgot to mention, my preferred photo editor is aperture.. The files that u c in the thread I posted are nothing more than test shots to show different aspects of what the dp2m can do. They were raw to tiff16 conversions and during upload process from aperture converted to jpg w/ max 2048 dimension.. So far none of the major players supports foveon raw, not worth their time considering the number of owners. Sigma raw can be set to three different sizes, small, medium, and large. Large will give u a file of around 46mb, medium is 7.1mb and small is around 3mb. My default setting uses medium raw+jpg (custom 1) and the other custom settings use large+jpg.

Gary

I have nothing to add but to say I've always wanted one of these Sigmas too. I just like that it doesn't try to be everything, it just does what it does very well.

Hey, Andy. I would suggest that you download some of the raw files (let me know if you don't have any luck and I will try to find the raws I used), download the Sigma photo software, and have a go with working with the files. I think it will give you a good feel for the detail in the files, expose you to the horror that is Sigma Photo Pro, and also how you need to deal with banding, etc., especially if you are doing some PP, like with Nik.

Originally Posted by Luckypenguin

Indeed. I can vouch for the fact that I have spent the majority of my photographic life shooting ISO 100-200 at apertures often smaller than f/5.6 and rarely feeling that I needed a tripod.

Nik, that comment in some respects points to the different light levels you have available to you compared to some of us in the UK. Here I've experienced some of the most dull light levels I can ever remember in the last few weeks, I've taken to calling them 0.25/8/100 days (translates as speed/f stop/iso), and that's in the middle of the day, no hand holding there . A little bit of sun makes a significant difference.

Barrie

Andy, I downloaded raw files from the following site to try out spp software before buying my DP2M

Pond's Place: Sigma DP2M first photos

Barrie

Thanks everyone.

I tried to download the SIGMA Photo Pro 5.4.1 software but it just goes to Error 404 cant find page!! Anyone got any ideas?

Originally Posted by grebeman

Nik, that comment in some respects points to the different light levels you have available to you compared to some of us in the UK. Here I've experienced some of the most dull light levels I can ever remember in the last few weeks, I've taken to calling them 0.25/8/100 days (translates as speed/f stop/iso), and that's in the middle of the day, no hand holding there

But it also marks a difference in expectation and personal practice.

My E-P2 is set almost permanently at ISO160 and I'm rating most of my film at ISO100 or 250. I leave my DP2s at 100 or 200

Every single shot I take is handheld - and I take a lot of photographs in poor light (it's been no lighter up here in Dorset than down in Devon )

The DP series cameras are no more difficult or demanding in themselves than any other camera .

Originally Posted by grebeman

Andy, I downloaded raw files from the following site to try out spp software before buying my DP2M

Pond's Place: Sigma DP2M first photos

Barrie

Thanks for the link. Amazing image detail but all lost when saving at 2048 pixels as I do although the images looks very sharp with still lots of detail for the size of image.

One thing I did notice with these images is the amount of specks of dirt on the sensor! This has been a bit of a problem with a few users!

Originally Posted by Ghosthunter

Thanks for the link. Amazing image detail but all lost when saving at 2048 pixels as I do although the images looks very sharp with still lots of detail for the size of image.

Andy, isn't it the case for all cameras, as soon as you downsize a whole image to post on the web you lose some of the quality, which is why I think it's something of a lost cause to illustrate how good a certain camera or lens is by posting web sized whole images. The only real way to judge is to be able to see full sized prints or of course crops from a whole image.

Barrie