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DP1/2 Merril - Control interface via USB-Tethering ?

Started Feb 10, 2012 | Discussions
mxn
mxn Forum Member • Posts: 54
DP1/2 Merril - Control interface via USB-Tethering ?
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First thanks to sigma for developement, i myself startet with Polaroid X530 and DP2x, so this will continue

For me the new DPs uniqueness is the interface, it looks perfectly optimized, reduced & focused on photography, without hustle in feature-richness like other mirrorless retros & micros .

I know its not the camera main job, but a compact body sounds also usefull for studio works, maybe it is only a small step to adapt the software from SD1 & a chance that sigma offer it?

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MOD Kendall Helmstetter Gelner Forum Pro • Posts: 20,587
Re: DP1/2 Merril - Control interface via USB-Tethering ?

mxn wrote:

First thanks to sigma for developement, i myself startet with Polaroid X530 and DP2x, so this will continue

For me the new DPs uniqueness is the interface, it looks perfectly optimized, reduced & focused on photography, without hustle in feature-richness like other mirrorless retros & micros .

I know its not the camera main job, but a compact body sounds also usefull for studio works, maybe it is only a small step to adapt the software from SD1 & a chance that sigma offer it?

I have no idea if they are planning on that but I would also love to see the DP-M cameras be able to use the same tethering software! It seems like it would be easy...

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D Cox Forum Pro • Posts: 32,979
Re: DP1/2 Merril - Control interface via USB-Tethering ?

I already posted this suggestion yesterday. It would be a very good special feature - I don't think any of the other "quality compacts" offer tethering.

Good for all kinds of studio photography except perhaps close portraits (the focal length is too short).

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I'm late to see this post but couldn't agree more. If it seems possible to do, why not? Would be a further reason to tempt me to upgrade from my existing DPs.

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SigmaChrome Forum Pro • Posts: 15,728
Re: DP1/2 Merril - Control interface via USB-Tethering ?

I'd love a tethering solution for both the SD1M and DPxM that supports Android tables (and iPads).

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