Sigma DP1M - A User's Review

[tomcat]

New update for Sigma Photo Pro to ver. 5.3.2 is now available for downloading
SIGMA Photo Pro | SIGMA DP : Special Contents

The new features are:
Ver.5.3.2

• Corrects the phenomenon that the Adjustment Control Palette is redrawn after changing its parameters.
• Adds exposure compensation information to an information field in the Main Window and Review Window.
• Speeds up the display of thumbnails when selecting a folder containing many image files.
• Corrects the phenomenon that images are partially or entirely displayed in black after processing.
• Prevents the brightness changing drastically after using the eyedropper to redo the gray balance.
• Improved accuracy of the slider providing correction value for Chromatic Aberration Correction.

 

[tomcat]

These are a couple of test shots from fellow clubsnapper tengk's newly acquired DP1M :

Download and view the full-sized image file from Photo Editing, Photo Sharing | Photoshop.com
and check out all the fine details in the foreground and even in the distant blocks of flats in the background.

Download and view the full-sized image from Photo Editing, Photo Sharing | Photoshop.com
and get the sense that we have the capability to peek into the people's house windows at our leisure.

 

[tengk]

Thanks tomcat! the dates in the exif are kinda messed up .

 

[stnicholas81]

Hi TomCat,

Sorry to bother, may I ask where and how much you got the DP1M?

Am now seriously considering this over GRD VI for travel although it cost 1.5x more. But the quality of the images is indeed mind blowing!

Cheers,
Nic

 

[tengk]

Indeed a pocket size HOWITZER!

 

[tomcat]

Hi TomCat,

Sorry to bother, may I ask where and how much you got the DP1M?

Am now seriously considering this over GRD VI for travel although it cost 1.5x more. But the quality of the images is indeed mind blowing!

Cheers,
Nic

I know what you mean. After pixel peeping at the images from the DP1M & DP2M, the image quality of all my other cameras like Ricoh GXR, Sony NEX7, Sony A77, Nikon D700, Olympus E3, Olympus EP3, Sony RX100, Fuji X100, Epson RD1s, Samsung NX200, etc suddenly 'cannot-make-it' anymore. Don't even feel like taking them out to shoot with anymore.

Anyway, sent you a PM.

 

[tengk]

I know what you mean. After pixel peeping at the images from the DP1M & DP2M, the image quality of all my other cameras like Ricoh GXR, Sony NEX7, Sony A77, Nikon D700, Olympus E3, Olympus EP3, Sony RX100, Fuji X100, Epson RD1s, Samsung NX200, etc suddenly 'cannot-make-it' anymore. Don't even feel like taking them out to shoot with anymore.

Anyway, sent you a PM.

looks like u found your pocket size holy grail. btw are u also upsizing your monitor...

 

[tomcat]

looks like u found your pocket size holy grail. btw are u also upsizing your monitor...

Already using a 27" Samsung monitor. May consider upgrading to a 30" Eizo if I strike the lottery.... which means probably never

 

[tengk]

Already using a 27" Samsung monitor. May consider upgrading to a 30" Eizo if I strike the lottery.... which means probably never

Never say never, as long as u have not struck lottery, there is always hope! Can u imagine mankind without hope, hence ask ourselves :think:which is better to strike lottery or hope to strike lottery?:think:

 

[tomcat]

Another full-sized shot. This was stitched from 2 images as even 28mm is not wide enough for this scene.

#18

St Andrews Cathedral photo - Steve photos at pbase.com

 

[tengk]

I have added 3 more night shots to this site, one of the pokka dot shots is as is and the other shot is post processed with fill light to recover shadow details. The windows shot is just for fun, i can't resist windows shots of brightly lit apartments or shopping complexes. , i still can't post images with link. I tried posting the x3f files for interested parties to check out but not successful (probably too new, though the site supports x3f) here is the link without the preface, just cut and paste photoshop.com/users/tengk/albums/710926a8f0e345babdfb2c839e6569a8/view#486c6c424dc04f49ac68a7a7de02e70

 

[tengk]

oops.looks like u can't cut and paste, just go to the link put out by tomcat and go from there.

 

[Eugenebuy2011]

Already using a 27" Samsung monitor. May consider upgrading to a 30" Eizo if I strike the lottery.... which means probably never

Hi

Please advise what model is your samsung monitor? And where did you buy it?

Thanks!

 

[tomcat]

Hi

Please advise what model is your samsung monitor? And where did you buy it?

Thanks!

It's a Samsung T27A950. I got it from Best Denki but it's available almost anywhere that sells TVs and monitors.

 

[Eugenebuy2011]

Thanks for your help! Cheers

 

[ageha]

Btw how is the auto focus?

 

[tomcat]

Btw how is the auto focus?

Not superfast like the newer m43 cameras but much faster than the older DP1. Once Sigma release the firmware update for the DP1M like they did for the DP2M, it should be even better especially in low light low contrast situations.

 

[tengk]

??? Can someone translate. TIA

 

[tomcat]

??? Can someone translate. TIA

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Ha Ha :bsmilie:

Oh well, at least it helped to increase the views of this thread by 1 more

 

[tengk]

I have posted a link to some of my dp1m images, can be downloaded to scrutinise at your own time.
Some post production with the sigma pro ver 5.
Album - Sigma dp1M | Photoshop.com