Sigma DPMs - why would you need all 3?

If the lens selection fits your needs, it is the better choice. Even though I bought the sd1, no plans to get rid of the dp's.

Gary
 
Keith said:
I think I've wiped the idea of the SD1M ... too much money by the time you get lenses and absolutely no advantage image wise.
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The ability to do infrared with the SD1M looks pretty cool, but I don't think I'd use it enough to justify another SLR system.
 
GaryLH said:
Och !!!

Used ovf for the old rf would be another way if u can't find a cv locally.

- Retina had a 35/80
- Nikon rf and canon had a 80 and they both had a variable focal length ovf.

U could DIY a 75 by using a 35 or 50 and masking out for 75.

Gary
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The CV 75 finder doesn't give a very good idea of fov coverage on the DP3M. Mine fits into the hotshoe very loosely, and needs to be anchored.
 
dfatty said:
Gary and Keith are the worst Sigmaholics anonymous members EVER! :D
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Guilty as charged ... though I think Gary carries a little more guilt. :p

I was clean and Sigma free until I started hanging around all the threads he's started! :D
 
noimmunity said:
The CV 75 finder doesn't give a very good idea of fov coverage on the DP3M. Mine fits into the hotshoe very loosely, and needs to be anchored.
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I can soon fix that ... I've encountered that issue before!

The turret finder will still be an option occasionally ... that seems to fit very snugly on the DP2M, is very accurate and has parallax ajustment.
 
Keith said:
I can soon fix that ... I've encountered that issue before!

The turret finder will still be an option occasionally ... that seems to fit very snugly on the DP2M, is very accurate and has parallax ajustment.
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Easy to fix! I just insert a sliver of plastic card material under the finder.

On the DP2M, the old Sigma finder (for the original DP2) works wonders, and fits well, too.

I've been using a CV mini finder (28/35) on the DP1M. Love the size and ergonomics, but again, it isn't accurate.

Of course, with a little practice, you get it. The advantages of having a viewfinder that allows you to support the camera against the body are obvious.
 
You need the DP1M & DP3M as a travel combo. And the DP2M when you want to go out and focus on one focal length. Enough reasons to buy all three?
 
Well I've personally discovered they are a little like peanuts ... hard to stop at one! :D
 
No one needs all three but it's certainly a nice position to be in if you do have the trio.

It's an unusual approach by a manufacturer to go down this path and I have to wonder if Sigma haven't done something that approaches pure brilliance here. So what does come after the DP3M ... the rumoured 4M? Then what ... maybe a super wide?

What seemed like a slightly bizarre strategy initially seems to have captured a lot of photographer's imaginations and given the little foveon powered cameras a unique momentum.
 
A DP with a high quality zoom would be nice, from ultra wide to standard would do me.

Of course, the lens would need to be outstanding, or there isn't any point in doing it.
 
I wonder if Sigma will keep making these cameras? They don't seem that popular and they have the normal focal lengths covered. They've had to cut the price 20% too...
 
U mean in the 600-700 range? I would rather they keep the price where it is and do a next gen camera with faster af and better high color iso and maybe bring back the focus wheel they had the body, since it had a scale on it.

Gary
 
I want them to leave it exactly like it is ... it's a large part of the camera's appeat to me. If it had lightning fast AF and clean colour files up to 6400 it would probably bore me as much as my OMD did.

I need help obviously! :D
 
Getting back to the the thread subject I really wish there was a Merrill with a 35mm equivalent focal length. I find the DP2M somewhat tight for general shooting and I've never been comfortable with 28mm for some strange reason ... I've had 28mm lenses over the last couple of years and sold them for this reason. 35mm is my visual sweet spot!
 
Keith said:
Getting back to the the thread subject I really wish there was a Merrill with a 34mm equivalent focal length. I find the DP2M somewhat tight for general shooting and I've never been comfortable with 28mm for some strange reason ... I've had 28mm lenses over the last couple of years and sold them for this reason. 35mm is my visual sweet spot!
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I feel the same about 28 as well. 21 and 24 are my wide angles if choice. 35 is next. 40 is my sweet spot. So 45 is ok for me.

I end up using the 28 a lot as a crop 35.

Gary
 
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