Thank you, Hulyss, for your enthusiasm for the Sigma DPxM series, backed up with numerous photo attachments in the Cameras forum, and for your commentary here on the DP3M. My DP3M arrived day-before-yesterday, and I spent yesterday afternoon shooting with it and the DP2M at Fort Flagler, Port Townsend, WA, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca turns south to become Puget Sound. I had expected to use both cameras about equally, as the DP2M has been giving me absolutely spectacular images, and I was curious how the DP3M would compare. Surprisingly, I shot almost exclusively with the DP3M, enjoying the greater "pull" of the 75mm effective focal length. I'm still working with my resulting files, but am very pleased already. Your enthusiasm for Sigma's accomplishment with the new compact Merrill line started me on this voyage of discovery, and what I have found is images which enlarge enticingly well for large-format printing. Thanks again. --Barbara