What would you use or what do you use

PT wrote:

I have a feeling my Sigma gear may need a new home soon.

Still, Sigma is entirely unique.  This is why I'm keeping my sd Quattro and dp0q.  This is why I'm looking forward to see if and when Sigma will produce a new Foveon.

Yes, I use my other cameras and my Sigmas basically live in a drawer, but visually the Sigmas are unique so I keep them.

digi2ap wrote:

I would use ~ Panasonic S5 and Sigma SA to L mount adaptor.

I thought that was a 24 MP camera, which would just not be enough to please someone used to a Merrill or a Quattro, like Roger.

What is your biggest and heaviest Art lens Roger? Mine is the 14-24mm f2.8, but I rarely use it. I miss it when I need it, and I don't have it though.

Scottelly wrote:

digi2ap wrote:

I would use ~ Panasonic S5 and Sigma SA to L mount adaptor.

I thought that was a 24 MP camera, which would just not be enough to please someone used to a Merrill or a Quattro, like Roger.

I think when the DPMs came out most other cameras had AA filters.

That helped give the Merrill APS-C sensor an edge right up to 30Mp equivalent back in 2012 and some time after.

The DPM lenses are also sharp. That emphasises the performance of their sensor.

I have an X-H1 (24Mp) and X-T30 (26Mp) and using them with the Fuji 16mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.2 comes close to matching the DPMs in terms of pixel peeping. The Fujis win on low contrast and shadow colour - but the DPMs still manage to look a bit better on some texture and (subject to your taste) the skies.

The DPMs win on size and weight. The Fujis win on flexibility and ISO.

DPQ something more mixed. It doesn't have the outright consistent resolution of the DPMs - but with the right subject is impressive. But the DPQ is heavier and physically larger than a DPM.

Dryce wrote:

Scottelly wrote:

digi2ap wrote:

I would use ~ Panasonic S5 and Sigma SA to L mount adaptor.

I thought that was a 24 MP camera, which would just not be enough to please someone used to a Merrill or a Quattro, like Roger.

I think when the DPMs came out most other cameras had AA filters.

This is a good observation, as the Sigma fp can deliver a lot of per-pixel detail. The side effect is of course color moiré, which turns up far more often than I expected. Looking forward to that full frame Foveon

In an ideal world, CFA based sensors should take the consequence of this and combine an AA filter with oversampling, but instead we get concepts like Quad Bayer and Nonacell that optimize for processing speed over artifacts even as the pixel count is extreme (108mp for the Samsung Nonacell).

I use a Sony RX1R . 
It‘s relatively cheap and does the job. No issues or concerns