Robert F. Tobler

I have been looking at it, and although it has the advantage in termsof automation, I have the following concerns: sheer bulk of the head: I have been optimizing my equipmentfor both minimal...

After having used all three of the DPx Merrill series here are someof my observations: The DP2M and DP3M are extremely sharp all the way intothe corners even at large apertures. The "Foveon"...

Mandevilla  Blossom of a Pine  Deutzia  Retina Display enabled Gallery on rftobler.at  Greetings, Robert

Still no Sigma SD1/DPx Merrill support. Grrrrr.

No I didn't know about that one. I just searched in the forums for it,and verified it. Thanks for the tip, Robert

Kendall Hemlstetter Gelner wrote: This is also a good idea, and occasionally I use it. However, for theSigma DPx Merrill cameras, this puts an additional strain on the battery,that I try to...

The manual focus scale goes beyond infinity to account for manufacturingand temperature variations. So if you put the indicator at the right end ofthe manual focus scale, you are very likely to set...

In cases where the exact capture moment is not of importance(and I think this covers most of the cases where the Merrills excel),I tend to use the 2-second self-timer, and use the 2 seconds...

This is an instance of the known Sigma DPx flare, and it seems that theDP2M is more prone to it than the DP1M (I haven't owned the DP3M longenough to be able to tell how it fares).  For Panoramas,...

Here are links to some of my thoughts on these cameras: First Weekend with the DP1M DPx Cameras vs. DPx Merrill Cameras The Sigma DPx Merrills at the Vienna Zoo... Greetings, Robert

The Sigma DPx Merrills are not the ideal cameras fortaking photos at the zoo. However, since I bought theDP3M last week, I just had to try it out at the ViennaZoo, since it is just a small hike...

I am not using a Novoflex tripod. Just the Q=MOUNT miniquick release system. A while ago (3 years), I extensively researched light -weight tripods to use with the Sigma DP series. I finally...

The RX100 belongs to a friend. How dare you suggestthat I stoop so low as to own a Sony ;-)  Greetings, Robert PS: Actually I'm considering the RX100 as a high ISO Tool,however when I used it to...

At my local dealer in Austria ;-) They are called Novoflex QPL Slim 25. They go together withthe Novoflex Q=MOUNT mini Quick Release base. Here is alink to the web-page of the manufacturer: Q=MOUNT...

Could. Not. Resist.  The DP3 Merrill was just *too* tempting... Greetings, Robert

I have already put my pano head recommendation into a post a while ago: Pano Head Recommendation For stitching I always used PTGui, which in my opinion (and in the opinionof quite a number of...

I have tried multiple noise removal programs, but after usingTopaz Denoise 5 for a while and especially after watchingthe video tutorials of this plug-in, I consider it to be the besttool (watching...

I have owned the DP1, the DP1s, and the DP1X. Now I use the DP1M and the DP2M. In terms of resolution the new cameras are so much better, there is no meaningful comparison. In terms of noise, the...

... to the equivalent of the focal length of the DP2M will giveyou photos of the following size (19mm and 30mm being thefocal lengths of the two cameras in question):  width: 4704 * 19/30 =...

What about support for the Sigma Merrill Cameras (SD1M, DP1M, DP2M, and DP3M) ?