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maxotics wrote:

What I don't get is all the fuss about the body. First thing I thought was: Great street camera. With a wrist strap and the OVF, LCD turned off, zone focussing, and excellent performance at low res, it is a no brainer. Set the auto ISO range to 100-800, lock the aperture to f/8 and you should always be in a good shutter speed range.

The Quattro is as conspicuous as Sony's A7S, which has a silent shutter, can shoot in any light and has autofocus light years ahead of the Sigma. We'll have to see if any street shooters take to this camera. I seriously doubt it, sorry.

SPP has always had its ups and downs. It has been faster and slower, better or worse at default settings. But it is what it is and still the best raw converter for these images. And the last I checked, it is much faster than a chemical darkroom. A deal-killer for me, never. But then I don't mind snow blowing a really steep driveway very, very slowly in the middle of a blizzard.

Actually, I can live with SPP. It's worth it to me as to many on this forum. But if that isn't an issue why shoot with a slightly faster camera that isn't as good as the model before it? Unless you think the Q images are better. Are they? They'd have to be a lot better for me to choose that camera over an M. Thoughts?

I think you're crazy to think this way. The speed of shooting alone is enough for most people to choose the Quattro. Then add the longer battery life, and it's almost a no-brainer. Of course, given both models, DP2 M and DP2 Q, sitting next to each other, and the prices being $699 and $899 respectively, some people would choose the DP2 M. Why? Because it's cheaper and slightly smaller in width. They don't care about the extra speed and they are fine with being only able to shoot 50 or 60 photos per battery charge, because they only shoot about 15 or 20 photos each day on a normal day anyway. This is why I hope Sigma continues to sell the DP2 M. It could sit at that price point for a long time, and still be attractive, even after the DP2 Q comes down from $999 to $899.

I think the more cameras Sigma has on the market, the better. They don't have enough DSLR cameras on the market. They don't have ANY mirrorless cameras on the market. I want to see them grow. I want more Foveon options.