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Comparison time

Started Oct 31, 2021 | Photos thread
Tom Schum
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Re: Comparison time
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D Cox wrote:

Has anyone done a comparison of the fp L with a Merrill camera, using equivalent focal length lenses and with the fp L image downscaled to half its width and height (i.e. to 15 Megapixels) ?

A tree is a good subject.

Don

I haven't done such a comparison, since I don't own a Merrill.  When the fp L came out I processed some raws from the DPR sample shots using SPP, and downsized them to 15mp.  That satisfied me just fine, and a few weeks later I bought my own fp L and sold my sd Quattro.

But, try it yourself. Go to the fp L DPR sample shots, download a DNG raw or two, and process them with SPP, then save at "half" size.

As I remember, the comparison idea broke down when it came to color palettes, and it seems nothing else can quite match Foveon colors.  Lately I've been shooting with the fp L color mode called "FOV Classic Yellow".  I'm happy!

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