So when the first shipments of the Sigma DP2 Merrill arrived we asked Robert if he’d be interested in doing a follow-up to this story featuring this amazing compact camera and his immediate email reply was simply this:YES! When? And then right after we posted this First Impressions blog post, we started making plans to spend a day with Robert Lopshire and model Abbie Davidson and the Sigma DP2 Merrill. We spent a Tuesday in early September at Robert’s home studio, and he and his team made a series of amazing photos.
Robert admitted to being just a little nervous about swapping out the DSLR for a compact camera, especially since this was a full-production shoot with a make-up artist and a hair stylist, but that quickly gave way to amazement and excitement as he checked out the images captured by the Sigma DP2 Merrill, first on the LCD, and then on his big computer monitor during a break in the photo session.
“This would be an awesome camera for fashion photographers or any photographer that needs images with incredible detail.”
Another outdoor portrait, this one at 1/250 at F4.0, and converted to classic monochrome. Same credits as above.Here is a 100% pixel view of the above image. Notice both the amazingly sharp detail on the model's face, as well as the lovely bokeh quality of the background thanks to the rounded aperture blades in the 30mm F2.8 lens.
“The DP2 is feels solidly built and well put together, the camera has a good weight to it and seems pretty well balanced. It feels right in my hands.”
“The big, bright screen made navigation and framing the image easy, and it did not take long to get the settings squared away for our shoot. I wish I had some more time to shoot with the SigmaDP2 Merrill so I could really dig into it a bit deeper, but all together the system seems very intuitive.”
The SIGMA 50mm F1.2 DG DN | Art lens excels in various lighting conditions, capturing dreamy, sharp portraits during a photoshoot in Santa Barbara, showcasing its adaptability and high-quality performance for diverse scenarios.
Cosplay is fun and all, but without photography, all that hard work of getting into character – physically and emotionally – would be lost to time! Capturing those amazing costumes in images is a big part of the appeal, so it's best to use a lens you can trust in any situation. To fully capture the people, places and excitement of each amazing personification, photographer Anabel DFlux shoots with the SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lens.
