PopPhoto Compares Sigma DP2 to Kodachrome...

[bmattock]

Interesting review...

http://www.popphoto.com/Reviews/Cameras/Camera-Test-Sigma-DP2

But numbers don’t tell the whole story. We were looking at scenic shots—the greens of summer— converted from RAW at Photo Pro’s default color profile, Standard, which stresses accuracy over saturation, when something about the sharp detail, creamy gradation, and slightly subdued color rang a far-off bell.

Then it came to us: Kodachrome.

The images looked very much like Kodachrome slides, revered for their accurate color and crisp detail. (The DP2, though, does yellow better.) With RAW processing, of course, you can opt for a whole variety of looks— develop the files with Vivid color, shove up the saturation sliders, etc. But we like that old-school Kodachrome look.

 

[sepiareverb]

They're comparing a sensor to *gasp* FILM? To a corpse? A dead medium? To the former means of image capture? Who even knows what they're talking about, or cares?

 

[bmattock]

They're comparing a sensor to *gasp* FILM? To a corpse? A dead medium? To the former means of image capture? Who even knows what they're talking about, or cares?

Did you ever hear me say I didn't *like* film? Just because I like something doesn't mean I don't know the direction it's heading.