Sigma DP2 Merrill : Specifications and Opinions

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Goonie

sent on 01 Settembre 2017

Pros: Excelente calidad de imagen y colores muy reales gracias a su sensor foveon.

Cons: Las baterías no duran nada, el proceso de grabación de la imagen es muy lento y le cuesta mucho enfocar.A partir de 400 iso las imágenes tienen demasiado ruido y el balance de blancos falla habitualmente.

Opinion: Hacen falta mucha paciencia y muchas baterías para obtener buenas imágenes con esta cámara, pero la calidad de imagen que se consigue con ella compensa de sobra todos sus fallos.Recomiendo usar trípode siempre que sea posible. El editor de imágenes de Sigma es bastante lento a la hora de procesar los Raw. Por lo demás pienso que es s una lástima que no sigan fabricandola,A mi me parece maravillosa.

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Jestercap

sent on 21 Novembre 2025

Pros: Extraordinary image quality, compactness, small and light body, dedicated lens: the fixed 30mm f/2.8 is very sharp and perfectly calibrated for the sensor

Cons: Reduced autonomy: batteries that discharge quickly, it is mandatory to have several reserves. Slow performance: long write times, limited buffer, non-lightning-fast autofocus. Limited ISO: Over 200 noticeable noise. Versatility sacrificed: no zoom, no modern features (Wi-Fi, advanced video), just pure photography.

Opinion: In 2025 the DP2 Merrill is already a well-known machine: those looking for it know what it means to work with the Foveon sensor, so there is no need to reiterate strengths and weaknesses. It's a camera that sacrifices everything to be the best at one thing: image quality at low ISO. I personally use these rules: For handheld shots 1/100s or faster to avoid blur. f/5.6–f/8 for maximum sharpness. ISO 100 always, only 200 if strictly necessary. If there are shadows, I overexpose slightly during shooting, then in Sigma Photo Pro I underexpose, activate the Fill Light, save in TIFF 16 bit and finally switch to Lightroom. For a day of shooting I always bring 6 batteries, because the autonomy is really limited and without supplies you risk being stranded. I mainly use it with daylight for landscapes and architecture, where it is at its best. It is not suitable for street or indoor use with artificial light, where the ISO limits and slow autofocus are felt. I've done some tests with the flash and the results are decent, but you have to be careful: I use the Sigma EF-140DG, compact and officially declared by Sigma as compatible with the DP2 Merrill. Other flashes that are not declared compatible may damage the machine. The choice of this camera in 2025 is personal: it is not a universal camera, but a cult object for those who accept compromises in order to have a unique file, with a performance that still makes the difference today.

Cortonio

sent on 10 Febbraio 2022

Pros: image quality, intuitive menu, body construction

Cons: Slow Af, slow SD storage, battery life, quality color shots with high iso

Opinion: Did I need a Sigma Dp2m? No, in this moment of scarcity of moments to take pictures I could easily suffice the Em10 mkII ... but galeotta was an outing with a friend who made me try it around the city and I re-fell when I looked at a photo taken of the statues of the cribs ... Previously I had an SD4 that shortly after I sold because as the only body it made me feel limited. Now that I have an Olympus and this Dp2 Merrill, I can choose... although then when I open the bag I take most of the time the Sigma! I immediately came to the shelters of its small imitations: handling and battery life. Yes, I took 3 batteries and an aluminum grip to have the safest grip. The monitor is not among the best and you have to trust the focus that although sloth, is precise. Few keys, PRO body construction that makes it seem indestructible... when you turn the dial or press a button you feel all the build quality. It shows its limits in conditions of strong light and against light where photos with a shade tending to green appear... but if you then set it to black and white then it changes gears. Preferably to be used at low iso, it has a good recovery of shadows... those who used the film will be pleased to know that the yield of the Dp2m is very similar. Minimum menu, few frills, basic functions, the right ones. Saving photos slow, really slow but you can continue to shoot even while saving. I often think of selling it but, its limits and its being "special" make me stop thinking not to do it; especially when I look at the photos of other users who make me remember the potential of this little one. Like the wine that over time becomes precious, even the Dp2m has seen the price of used use increase but, it is really worth it.

Nicoladirupo

sent on 23 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Files of absurd quality at 100 ISO (for the b/n you get to 1600), quite compact and anyway it is not invasive, ordered menu and commands in the right place.

Cons: Slow, battery is discharged quickly.

Opinion: Who buys her knows what she's going to meet. Once the hand is taken (i.e. after at least three months of intense use) it creates a dependence that the reflex does not procure. It has no remotely the versatility and operating speed of a media SLR, but when you manage to "center" some shots is pure satisfaction. I found very useful advice discovered on the net to get the most out of this little sigma. I often carry it with me, always with a stock drums, it's like having a compact film.. I take a picture or two and then I turn it off... then I light it if I have the inspiration and so on. The PP I use lately is to convert the file to TIFF 16bit/ch with SPP and then retouch (sometimes nothing) with LR before exporting to JPG. Fine art prints of medium to large size are the manna for this camera. I think that I will never sell it, what it offers is far better than it claims...

user92328

sent on 21 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Beautiful files, at night is amazing, I love it literally....

Cons: There is a good list to be done, I will complete it calmly... First of all, the difficulty to handle the backlight in broad daylight, the screen does not show the immediate adjustment of what you are doing in the car, low battery life, time saving file about 10 sec is long if you want to see the result before Proceed with other shots, it makes you waste time

Opinion: I LOVE Merrill......:D Pull out some beautiful files.... JPG also manages to give so much quality in many situations but the x3f has a three-dimensionality space... It's not true that it requires a lot of light to make it to the max, the stain has a lot of strength regardless, so the results are of a high standard in every circumstance.... SPP Once you know, though slow, in the end, often, it turns out faster than Ps and if you use well you do everything there... The three-dimensionality of its files is from before the class and the quality of the detail is amazing.... In short, with Merrill you can enjoy and enjoy continuously... Point...:D-Very true that, develops a kind of addiction to its amazing image quality....

Memfoto

sent on 28 Marzo 2016

Pros: Image quality, contrast and micro-contrast, black and white amazing, excellent sharpness, strength and hard bright, current price

Cons: High ISO impossible, poor endurance, slowness in recording in RAW, AF poorly performing

Opinion: Compact, solid, discreet and, to me, precious. It requires dedication and patience, but rewards with amazing images, their best FF. Today is less than 350 € and I assure you that at that price there is camera capable of returning of image quality ... As long as you agree to take up to 400iso 1600/3200 Color and b / w be able to wait 12 seconds for writing files in RAW!

Emanuele Aymerich

sent on 02 Marzo 2016

Pros: resolution, three-dimensional, micro-contrast, commands and menus, bright lens, solidity and construction quality

Cons: Slowness to save to the SD, battery life

Opinion: B a machine that does not replace an SLR or a compact, has its own specific use for shots without haste and high quality. The buy back tomorrow and if I find a decent price as well buy me sisters 1 and 3. Beware buy Merril, the homonymous Merril not have a third of the resolution of this.

Fabdimo

sent on 20 Gennaio 2016

Pros: the sensor output at low ISO spectacular simple controls and free of unnecessary frills, solid construction, excellent optical and despite only 2.8 has a very three-dimensional rendering

Cons: Color unusable beyond ISO 400, black and white you can go to 1600 Sw owner postproduction ridiculous. It clips on long exposures reds. Slow autofocus. Slow in saving files, Lack of standard lens hood

Opinion: Love and hate. This camera if used properly allows you to get the results of a medium format. I assure you that the details present in the picture is amazing. Unfortunately, the technology used make the sensor used almost only in 200 ISO (100 loses some 'DR) over the results are tragic going on B & N you can still pull something off. The machine is very well built and also the SW interior is essential and to measure photographer (someone said it was a box with a sensor), if you love photography can not but rejoice in discovering that unlike most renowned and expensive cameras (eg . NIKON D750 I possess) of this shortage of sports options, portrait etc. from compact camera. The main drawback of this camera, however, that sometimes makes me want to pull her into a wall, is the need to develop the raw file only by using the SW owner who is slow to die on any PC and install it on one that seems designed by He does not know what the PP. I turned queI'm defect into an advantage, I decided that for me the Merril is a film camera with a 24 frames loaded inside. When I go out with Merril shooting only after studying the shot, I come home with up to 24 photos a day to be developed, otherwise risk ulcer ?.