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Help please regarding 1st Sigma Merrill camera

Started Apr 13, 2021 | Discussions thread
xpatUSA
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Re: Help please regarding 1st Sigma Merrill camera
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idomybest wrote:

There is a chap selling a DP1M down the road from me for £500. I would only be shooting at F8 or F11 whichever give the best sharpness so that might be OK.

I've owned a DP1 Merrill. The 920,000 dot LCD is excellent and couples nicely the focusing ring when used in magnified view mode. I do not think you would be disappointed with that one, especially from the POV of sharpness. With the small pixels, f/11 might apply noticeable diffraction but your call of course. I would use the supplied SPP5 or I can send you SPP 5.5.3. Steer clear of SPP6 - once it has opened a Merrill X3F file, that file can never be opened in SPP5 again.

DP1 Merrill example:

Note: shot at f/4 ...

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