![]() LCD is how you compose your pictures with this camera ( there’s no optical or electronic viewfinder - just imaginary one ). This is where we start to go into negatives ( not film because negative film is positive.not like slide positive - life positive! ). This is separate from ergonomics because it focuses more about controlling the camera and whether it gives you all the right information whereas ergonomics is mostly about how it feels in the hand. Overall the camera is very usable ergonomically. Outside of that I only use the left and right buttons on d-pad to change exposure compensation.Īs this is a compact camera - it’s easy to use one handed and I pretty much always do use it one handed.īecause of the plastic build it’s also quite light which can be an upside or downside depending on your perspective. QS is a quick selection button that allows quick change of ISO and other things - but I only use it for ISO. To change aperture just rotate the dial around the shutter release button ( if it works ) and to tweak the exposure compensation just use the d-pad-like buttons on the back of the camera. I mostly shoot in aperture priority so I don’t really need too many controls - just a way to change aperture and exposure compensation. I can easily use this camera without a strap which obviously makes me look like a badass. Although there is no grip as such - the area to hold is quite large so it’s easy to grab and maintain grip to the camera. With not spending too much time on "the looks" - the camera looks good. ![]() It's obviously very subjective but it looks mean with its all black color and quite simple design. I think that the camera looks quite good. I don’t think it would endure too much beating so don’t use it as a hammer but at the same time it shouldn't disintegrate in your hand by simple usage. Overall build quality is acceptable but nothing great. You can still change aperture in different ways if you want so it’s not a deal breaker and you can also apparently fix it at home without too much troubles but I haven't attempted it yet. This particular knob is malfunctioning as well. You can see the rotating knob around the shutter button in this funky image. One of the cameras I have does exhibit this issue. For example a single rotation click might register as multiple clicks. Typically it’s used to change aperture and works well but it can gain a fault where it will not respond to input correctly. The rotating control that is around the shutter button is susceptible to malfunction. There are some issues with long term use though. It feels solid enough although I prefer metal bodies.Ĭontrols also feel acceptable. Also nothing great.Ĭamera is largely plastic but at least it’s nice plastic and it doesn’t feel like a hollow plastic shell containing mostly air. Let’s write about the camera itself now and first words target the build quality.īuild quality is OK. What is a foveon sensor? Well - it’s a sensor used in Sigma DP Merrill cameras ( and other Sigma cameras ) - like this Sigma DP2 Merrill. This is also how the Foveon sensor largely works - there’s 3 layers, each containing a single color. red, green and blue ) is a separate layer on film so essentially there is no pattern - only a color sandwich. This is not how color is captured on film ( the superior medium obviously ). There are however some issues - mainly to do with sharpness and color accuracy in specific circumstances.įuji cameras have their X-Trans sensors but the idea is largely the same - it’s just a different color array pattern with different benefits and downsides. And it does work surprisingly well - even though 50% of pixels only get green information and the remaining 50% are equally split between red and blue. When you take the photo the CPU will combine this color information to create the final image. It’s a single layer color filter where red, green and blue colors are arranged in a very specific way. Your typical digital camera sensors will use a bayer filter array on top of the sensor to allow the camera to gather color information. I’m not going to go into very technical details about sensors and how they impact the everyday life we live in - because frankly I’m not smart enough but I will mention some things just to write more words. But this sensor is the reason why this review even exists. The only reason why I have two of these cameras is the sensor ( might not be the only reason ). The only reason why this camera isn’t laughed at is the sensor. The only reason why this camera still has a relatively high price ( there are other digital cameras that hold the price better ) on the used market is the sensor. Sigma DP2 Merrill is the most unique digital camera that I have used and it’s all because of its sensor. It does have a pleasing and menacing look to it that I enjoy.
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