Topic: Sigma DP2 Merrill Experiences (Read 635810 times)

jhnpennington · « **Reply #1020 on:** September 04, 2014, 12:57:37 pm »

You bugger, I'd managed to put the DP2 Merrill to the back of my mind and now I'm all tempted again.

I live in Birmingham myself, and those shots put to shame my attempts with an E-M10. The colour and rendering is out of this world.
Many thanks for posting, even though my wife may not agree when another little brown box gets delivered!

furtle · « **Reply #1021 on:** September 04, 2014, 01:01:35 pm »

Well, thanks but they look utter cr@p compared with the Tiffs. I've no idea how to post higher res images; or ones that open bigger when clicked on. I'll post again when I find out.

furtle · « **Reply #1022 on:** September 04, 2014, 02:14:58 pm »

Again and I think much better.

furtle · « **Reply #1023 on:** September 04, 2014, 02:22:54 pm »

furtle · « **Reply #1024 on:** September 04, 2014, 02:25:59 pm »

furtle · « **Reply #1025 on:** September 04, 2014, 02:27:34 pm »

Last one

furtle · « **Reply #1026 on:** September 04, 2014, 03:09:14 pm »

Just one more. I so very nearly bought a Leica M8 for B&W but no need. This snap is a first attempt at B&W with the DP2M. I'm sure with a bit of practice this camera will be excellent.

eronald · « **Reply #1027 on:** September 04, 2014, 04:46:10 pm »

Quote from: furtle on September 04, 2014, 03:09:14 pm

Just one more. I so very nearly bought a Leica M8 for B&W but no need. This snap is a first attempt at B&W with the DP2M. I'm sure with a bit of practice this camera will be excellent.

Nice "snap"

Edmund

Colossi · « **Reply #1028 on:** September 20, 2014, 07:45:53 am »

Most were made with a +10 diopter Vivitar Series 1 macro filter.

furtle · « **Reply #1029 on:** September 20, 2014, 09:13:10 am »

Last of the Summer tomatoes. Dressed with Il de Re salt, reduced Balsamic vinegar, olive oil & the last of the Basil. And scoffed with crunchy bread, ripe Reblochon and a crisp, flinty Pouilly Fume.

Chrisso26 · « **Reply #1030 on:** October 09, 2014, 06:39:05 pm »

Just won one on Ebay.
I guess I favour slow photography and manual/film type workflows. I rarely shoot 20 images in a session, and never fire off bursts.
I had a Leica M6 for years, although I hasten to add, I'm by no means an expert at photography.
I loved my Nex7, but decided to concentrate my investment into m4/3rds, so I sold it and bought a GX7. I've had the GX7 for a few weeks and a Leica/Panny 15mm 1.7 lens and it's just not doing it for me like the Nex7 did.
So I decided to splurge on the (used) DP2M.

Malina DZ · « **Reply #1031 on:** October 09, 2014, 09:10:54 pm »

Morikami Garden
f/5.0, handheld. Click for a full resolution JPG.

furtle · « **Reply #1032 on:** October 23, 2014, 05:27:32 pm »

Quote from: Malina DZ on October 09, 2014, 09:10:54 pm

Morikami Garden
f/5.0, handheld. Click for a full resolution JPG.

Lovely.

Thank you.

Malina DZ · « **Reply #1033 on:** November 09, 2014, 08:43:12 am »

Neiman Marcus Building
f/6.3, iso160

Click on the image for a full size JPG and enjoy the detail.

ongaku · « **Reply #1034 on:** March 09, 2015, 10:27:54 am »

Hi everyone,
I just have a quick question. I am trying to obtain a more or less natural color profile with sigma dp1m. I am used that on Pentax colors are more or less natural looking. With sigma it is always brownish(red is more like brown a lot of times), yellowish/greenish (faces/skin color are really weird). And it is the same coloration I saw on a lot of photos in this thread. I use Neutral profile, with Auto WB, 100ISO

Is there a way how I could obtain a more/less natural shots out of camera or with minimal SPP/PP adjustment?
If this is possible then how?

palpman · « **Reply #1035 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:05:35 am »

Hi ongaku,

I use the DP3M for portraits and as it renders colours more accurately I don't have to adjust them that much, except sometimes white balance - thus I don't have good advice for skin rendering using the DP2M. However, what I do for landscapes both with DP1M and DP2M is to set the orange hue between -40 to -55 depending on the pic, and set the saturation to +10ish (in Lr). I sometimes set the hue of the blue channel to +10 as well. I suggest you play around with these (and maybe along with the green channel for portraits) to obtain better results. Shouldn't take long to do. Let us know!

Slobodan Blagojevic · « **Reply #1036 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:16:23 am »

Quote from: ongaku on March 09, 2015, 10:27:54 am

...Is there a way how I could obtain a more/less natural shots out of camera...

Nope, you'd need a different camera. Puke-ish yellow-green is a signature Foveon color.

ongaku · « **Reply #1037 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:32:21 am »

Quote from: palpman on March 09, 2015, 11:05:35 am

Hi ongaku,

I use the DP3M for portraits and as it renders colours more accurately I don't have to adjust them that much, except sometimes white balance - thus I don't have good advice for skin rendering using the DP2M. However, what I do for landscapes both with DP1M and DP2M is to set the orange hue between -40 to -55 depending on the pic, and set the saturation to +10ish (in Lr). I sometimes set the hue of the blue channel to +10 as well. I suggest you play around with these (and maybe along with the green channel for portraits) to obtain better results. Shouldn't take long to do. Let us know!

Thanks, I will try these later on.

ongaku · « **Reply #1038 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:38:53 am »

Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on March 09, 2015, 11:16:23 am

Nope, you'd need a different camera. Puke-ish yellow-green is a signature Foveon color.

I didn't realise that "signature" before I bought the camera.
I really like sharpness of foveon but wacky colors drive me mad. Then I get my Pentax DSLR, take a pic, and red looks red, faces look realistic, there is no tint, but sharpness is not as good ofcourse .

LesPalenik · « **Reply #1039 on:** March 09, 2015, 09:13:32 pm »

Recent picture of the Matanzas bridge in Cuba with DP2M and a 100% crop showing the detail at the edge.
No distortions and no smudging even at the extreme edge, pretty good considering that the cropped area was about 400 ft in distance.

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