Review of Sigma DP2Q

Ceistinne wrote:

marcodadofoto wrote:

Honest words.

But fun to use is not enough...

All the expectations about a NEW SENSOR from Sigma...
It s a fact that, if you want more than fun, to see the green and magenta blotching still there is not ammissible.

It s just not serious from Sigma.
I have been faithful to Sigma during these years but I am in the right to pretend an evolution, at least in those bugs that are "big as houses".

It s a fact that is hardy possible, if not inpossible, to do professional or nearly-professional low light and landscape pgotography with a bug like that.

So maybe the Q is good for fun photography or portraits, but unfortunatly that seems to be all the new sensor can give. It s a real pity.

Marco

I think your opinion is gloomy in the extreme and also unwarranted. The Q is, in my opinion, a very good camera indeed and not in any way as prone to blotching as you indicate. I have taken many images with one and have seen no blotching. I think it's a piece of equipment that could be used to do many kinds of professional work and the quality would as good as any other. It works well, auto focus is good, colour is good, resolution is excellent, the white balance and colour modes are well up to par, the camera is easy to hold and balance, the shutter is beautifully quiet, the lens is first class as is the build quality and whatever minor flaws that might cause the odd problem in rare situations are being fixed with Firmware updates. What more could anyone ask for.

You say that you don't see the blotching but by now it's quite obvious with several people mentioning it, including the likes of Quentin.  I am not saying several aspects of what you said don't have merit or I disagree with, but this one is an obvious problem since Merrill.  I was surprised the Quattro has it too in a way that goes counter to the old DP2.

S