Reflectioned Maas
View over the river Maas to Noord-Brabant.
Maasdijk, Appeltern, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
July 26, 2008
Sigma DP1, f5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, +0.3 EV
Wouter Brandsma 荷蘭
Visual thoughts by Wouter Brandsma
Visual thoughts by Wouter Brandsma
View over the river Maas to Noord-Brabant.
Maasdijk, Appeltern, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
July 26, 2008
Sigma DP1, f5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 100, +0.3 EV
Wouter,
It looks like you’re enjoying the DP1. After all the terrible reviews I read, I was put off. But when I started actually considering what I’m looking for in a “serious compact”, and eliminated the things I don’t care about, the DP1 is starting to be very appealing.
For example, I don’t care that it’s slow. I don’t tend to photograph stuff that moves very often, and when I do, 8 seconds between shots isn’t too long. I don’t care that it doesn’t have a zoom – I love prime lenses, and anyways, if I want a compact zoom I can get a GX200.
There are only two things holding me back. 1) 28mm isn’t my preferred focal length – I’d much rather have a 35 or 50. 2) I hate the Sigma Photo Pro software.
But the more I think about it, the more I think I should try one out. Your pictures help push me further in that direction.
Beautifull shot. For whatever reason the DP-1 doesn´t apeal to me at all.. go figure. It doesnt make my heart skip a beat, but I must admit that I am very surprised by the images I have seen from it. Files are SO crisp! Very interesting little camera, and whatever the flaws, Sigma deserves credit for the brave move and for finally creating (sort of) the camera that so many people where expecting..
Maybe the DP-2..?
Erik.
The problem with digital photography is that many people consider a newer model like a gadget with improved features. By adding a button, and introducing more sophisticated AF, image stabilization, we should get much better photographs. The Sigma is just non of that. It is a simple and straightforward camera. The photographer is in charge and it is not the camera which will be doing all the thinking.
A Ricoh is more appealing when you consider the user friendliness, but the images from the DP1 are so unbelievalby beautiful.
The DP1 is a camera you need to learn hard. It is not the fastest camera, but for the most it will do fine (and the jpegs do look amazing too in my opinion).
Cheers,
Wouter
Very nice picture, seems like you are getting along great with the DP1. Certainly a very nice camera that would benefit a great deal by improving the user interface. Sigma is on the right way with the latest firmware update.
I do notice a slight difference in the images though and the DP1 pictures you posted look more like the Fuji E900 picture and not so much like the GX100 pictures. The tones are different and the contrast is lower compared to your GX100 pictures. Also they seem less crisp but maybe this is just me. Did you change the way you process the RAW data compared to the GX100 or is it just getting used to the Sigma software?
The image of the GX100 is in general more contrasty. The DP1 has way more dynamic range. I certainly have to cope with the different files. And the Foveon characteristics responds differently to my processing. I still believe a lot more is possible with these files (more than with the GX100 files).
And I don’t like the Sigma software. So I keep it basic in SPP and develop the tiff file in Lightroom.
While I cannot speak to the merits (or lack thereof) of the various cameras you have been using, I can state with absolute assurance that I really like the image! The reflections in the water. The way the eye is pulled towards the right. The clouds (particularly in the foreground). Just gorgeous.