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Do you still use dp2x ?

Started Aug 11, 2017 | Discussions thread
xpatUSA
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Re: Do you still use dp2x ?

zzzxtreme wrote:

Hi guys. What are thoughts about dp2x in 2017? What is it good for and what's bad about it? What do you use it for and when?

Con: no viewfinder and the LCD is useless in bright light. Makes manual focus quite difficult. I would not take it anywhere without a viewfinder (e.g. Sigma VF-21) in the hot-shoe.

Con: No articulating LCD. When you own a Panasonic such as mine, the difference is very obvious.

Con: built-in flash not overly powerful. I bought a Metz C-20 for indoor shots.

The Big Pro: Of my several Sigmas, my DP2s consistently takes "better" shots than the others. Helluva lens.

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