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Hiking Black Mountain San Diego
Hiked up Black Mountain Space Park in San Diego with the Sigma DP2. – Migs
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Sigma DP2!
This thing is BAD ASS but give it to someone who doesn’t know the quality it produces and first thought is, “This is wack.” On the contrary, give it to someone who has seen sample images and their thought is, “GIMMEE!!!!”
With all that’s said and done, there is one thing certain about this camera. The images it can produce in the right hands, rivals those of entry level DSLRs with good glass.
Before reading this, I suggest you use google for those reviews that tell you this camera is slow in functioning, has an awful LCD screen, etc., etc., because I won’t get into that jibberish. This isn’t really a review as I’m sure I’ll jump all over the place.
Quite frankly, those reviews are CRAP anyway and only made me wait longer till I actually jumped the gun with this. I only wish I had it last week for my trip to NYC.
The only disclaimer about this camera that I will point out is that, this isn’t the point and shoot turned dslr for the average consumer. Not by any means and I don’t think it was intended that way. This is strictly for that photographer/enthusiast that values quality over quantity and ease. Cause I’ll tell you now… Pimpin’ ain’t easy.
UPDATE: This also isn’t the kind of camera you can take to the clubs and use the flash. There is no AF assist light to help you focus so you’d probably end up with all blurry images. Looks like I’ll have to invest in a club camera… I’m thinking the Panasonic ZS3 
The Mighty 5D MKII
And the arsenal of equipment grows larger. Earlier this year, I took the plunge and invested in a full frame, Canon 5D. Now my brother and I both have the 5d mkII! I haven’t looked back since. I still have my 30D which was my work horse for so many years. It was dependable and produced sick images, but the 5D simply blows it out of the water. I had to give it the attention it deserves so I decided to take a nice product shot while it still looks fairly new (My cameras have taken plenty of bumps in the past).
