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SD1 Merrill vs Nikon D810 revisited

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Scottelly
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SD1 Merrill vs Nikon D810 revisited

In a recent thread I posted a photo from my Nikon as a comparison image from my Sigma SD1 Merrill, but the Nikon shot was done with an old Sigma zoom lens, which is not exactly up to the standards of the Art lens I used on the Sigma camera. Here is a pair of photos I shot a couple of days ago, which are from the two cameras with excellent prime lenses (a 50mm f1.4 Art lens on the Sigma and an 85mm f1.4 G on the Nikon).

SD1 Merrill OOC jpeg

D810 OOC jpeg

I used auto-focus to make both photos, becauase the SD1 Merrill generally works better in auto-focus, now that I have a good Art lens on it, just like my Nikon does, when I'm not using the magnified view of live-view to get perfect manual focus.

What do you think?

Now, maybe you think the first image was underexposed, so here's one that isn't:

SD1 Merrill OOC jpeg

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