Ghosthunter
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- Location
- London UK
- Name
- Andy
OK.....The Sigma DP2m.
This (and the earlier variations) is a camera that has intrigued me for a long long time but I have never bought one. They just always seemed way too expensive for a single focal length compact and I never 'got' the whole Foveon thing until the DP2m came out and I took more notice. I have downloaded a fair few image examples to play with and I must say I have never had more enjoyment in processing an image as I have had with the DP2m files!!
The thing that get's me so much is the amount of detail in the images (here as an example) and how sharp they are plus the processing which is something I LOVE to do. Now I understand the way this camera works and how it will probably be used i.e. slow and steady for those times when I can take time to take an image rather than grab one, I'm wondering the following:
I usually reduce my images to 2048 Pixels for Flickr so is it a waist having so much detail? Does the overall detail come out in the images even when reduced to 2048pixels? It does seem to from the images I have seen on Flickr. I'm just really trying to see if the high price and drawbacks (I do see a few!) of the camera are worth it. I guess only I can know that for sure. I have a Nikon D700 which although full frame is only 12MPx so the image is great to a point but the DP2m just goes so much further! The D700 will be going as I'm not impressed with it....or rather it's not for me!!
I have seen on the net that it's suggested to shoot RAW and use the supplies software which I'd be quite happy with. I have seen a few reviews that say the JPG's are pretty good. Would you still use RAW? Also does lightroom 4 support the RAW files yet? And if it does is it any good?
Is the Macro any good?
Any advice different from what has been written on this forum would be helpful. I guess I'm kinda asking how you 'feel' about this camera. The images produced by others blow my tiny mind so this could be a truly great camera with the added bonus of files that I can enjoy processing.
Thanks
This (and the earlier variations) is a camera that has intrigued me for a long long time but I have never bought one. They just always seemed way too expensive for a single focal length compact and I never 'got' the whole Foveon thing until the DP2m came out and I took more notice. I have downloaded a fair few image examples to play with and I must say I have never had more enjoyment in processing an image as I have had with the DP2m files!!
The thing that get's me so much is the amount of detail in the images (here as an example) and how sharp they are plus the processing which is something I LOVE to do. Now I understand the way this camera works and how it will probably be used i.e. slow and steady for those times when I can take time to take an image rather than grab one, I'm wondering the following:
I usually reduce my images to 2048 Pixels for Flickr so is it a waist having so much detail? Does the overall detail come out in the images even when reduced to 2048pixels? It does seem to from the images I have seen on Flickr. I'm just really trying to see if the high price and drawbacks (I do see a few!) of the camera are worth it. I guess only I can know that for sure. I have a Nikon D700 which although full frame is only 12MPx so the image is great to a point but the DP2m just goes so much further! The D700 will be going as I'm not impressed with it....or rather it's not for me!!
I have seen on the net that it's suggested to shoot RAW and use the supplies software which I'd be quite happy with. I have seen a few reviews that say the JPG's are pretty good. Would you still use RAW? Also does lightroom 4 support the RAW files yet? And if it does is it any good?
Is the Macro any good?
Any advice different from what has been written on this forum would be helpful. I guess I'm kinda asking how you 'feel' about this camera. The images produced by others blow my tiny mind so this could be a truly great camera with the added bonus of files that I can enjoy processing.
Thanks