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Sigma DP2: “Keeping Your Subjects Close…”

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Posted by Patrick on Jul 10, 2009 in Cameras, Compact

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The DP2 has two things really going for it. First the Foveon sensor captures beautiful pictures. Second, the DP2 has a very good lens that excels at taking razor sharp photos, especially when those subjects are relatively close to the camera. This isn’t to say it doesn’t handle the far away stuff, it does, but not to near the same degree as more close up type compositions. It’s these closeup shots that get the ohhs and ahhs, and really bring out that 3D look that folks attribute to the DP2. One aspect to that “3D-ness” is the incredible edge crispness that the lens captures. In focus subjects will frequently have razor sharp edges to them, and with the 2.8 aperture busy blurring out backgrounds, it often looks like you cut and pasted your subjects. All I can say is if you nail your focus, be prepared to see detail on the cellular level. It’s just amazing.

About the images

All of the photos below were taken at “The Mount”, the one time residence of the author Edith Wharton. It was an overcast day when I went, which made for more vivid colors, but grey skies. Everything has been edited in Sigma’s Photo Pro, with vignettes and cropping applied in Photoshop CS4. As usual, click for a larger view, but best results come by clicking the original size link, for the actual sized image.

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5 Responses to “Sigma DP2: “Keeping Your Subjects Close…””

Elliot says:
July 13, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Images look slightly oversaturated. Regardless, the one thing they have in common is that they’re shot in good light … with nothing moving. But that just about seems to be the best subject and condition for this camera. Mike Johnston just did a quick review, and it pretty much complements what everyone else is saying — AF is way too slow.

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/07/the-worlds-shortest-camera-review.html

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- Patrick says:
  July 15, 2009 at 10:12 am
  
  Thanks for link Elliot, posted it. These photos as I mentioned were processed, but when I review the camera, I’ll just be posting the straight shots.
  
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