Sigma DP3 Merill: Foveon X3 camera now also with Tele

The Sigma DP3 Merill with a short 2,8 / 50mm (75mm KB) -tip complements the DP1 designed with 28mm optics for wide angle shots and the DP2 with 45mm for the standard range. The DP3 not only comes with a classic portrait focal length that allows telephoto with SLD glasses and aspherical elements thanks to a shortest distance setting of 22.6 cm macro recordings with a maximum image size of 1: 3


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In addition to automatic focus with 9-field AF or spot AF and face detection, the DP3 also allows manual focus adjustment via a focus ring on the lens. The AF area can be limited to faster focus on macro, portrait or landscape.


Technically the DP3 otherwise corresponds to the models DP1 / DP2. Like this, the DP3 is equipped with the 23.5 * 15.7 mm large Foveon X3 direct image sensor with 46 megapixel resolution. It effectively uses 4704 * 3,336 pixels in 3 layers (RGB). Since he does not produce moirees, he does not have a low-pass filter. The DP1 / DP2 images have been roughly comparable to conventional 30-megapixel sensors.


The camera housing of the DP3 with its 3-inch LCD monitor with 306,666 RGB pixels remains as unchanged as the dual processor "Dual True II" of the other two models. The photos can be saved in RAW and JPG format. The large buffer memory of the DP3 allows series of a maximum of 7 RAW photos in sequence with a maximum of 4 b / s. With lower quality, up to 14 exposures with 5 B / s are possible. Videos can record the DP3 only with VGA resolution (640 x 480).


A system flash shoe takes external flash units like Sigma EF-140 or EF-160. As software for image processing and RAW conversion Sigma provides the program >> Photo Pro

The DP3 Merill will be offered from February. The price left Sigma open.


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