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Training camp doesn't start until October 1st, but it's never too early to think about the potential story lines heading into training camp. For ESPN.com's final installation of its "Summer Forecast," Chris Forsberg asked Celtics bloggers, "what is the most intriguing story line at camp?"
For me, the answer is quite easy: Brad Stevens and how he integrates his philosophy. Here is my full response:
Summer Forecast: Camp fires - Boston Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston
Kevin O'Connor, CelticsBlog (Stevens' philosophies): After Brad Stevens was hired the Boston Celtics, I wrote an in-depth article outlining his coaching philosophy. More than anything else, Stevens values preparation over actual results. He believes that the results take care of themselves if you work hard in practice, so I look forward to seeing how he integrates his philosophy, which runs counter to Doc Rivers' philosophy. If you remember, Doc preached that Miami was the only team the Celtics had to get through, and he even put a blank banner in the practice facility as motivation for where title No. 18 would be displayed. I look forward to seeing if Stevens reversing a lot of these concepts and if it benefits this young roster in training camp.
In the aforementioned article I posted in early July, I felt one of the most intriguing things about Stevens was his concept of "we not me." It reminded me quite a lot of "Ubuntu," which was a philosophy that helped the Celtics win the championship in 2008. However, the key difference between Stevens and Doc Rivers is the fact that Doc seemed to focus on goals, whereas Stevens focuses on preparation. In fact, Stevens often goes out of his way to make a point that he never preaches goals. He believes that if you prepare properly, the results will take care of themselves.
That is not to discount Doc's ability to prepare his team, but last year when Doc said, "we are only preparing for Miami," I was a bit concerned because over time I have noticed that if you look too far ahead, you'll often miss out on things that are happening in the moment. And in sports terms, if a team is looking forward to the NBA Finals in June, they might end up having a bad regular season or fall short in the playoffs. I think we saw that happen last year with the Celtics and their subpar start.
On the court, I'm curious to see how he uses his current personnel. This is obvious. There are so many new players, so no one really knows what type of offense Stevens will integrate. Your guess is as good as mine, but I would predict that we'll see a bit more of an up-tempo style. This roster has a lot of athleticism that should be put to good use.
Bill Sy went in-depth with this thought in his response:
Summer Forecast: Camp fires - Boston Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston
Bill Sy, CelticsBlog (How do new faces fit in?): I want to see how the former Nets fit in. There's still a lot of basketball left in Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, and Keith Bogans, but they all know they're renting and not buying in Boston. With the team obviously in rebuild mode, and Wallace's and Humphries' contracts more valuable at this point than what they can bring to the court, it'll be interesting to see how Stevens utilizes them. They'll need to be showcased -- especially Wallace -- if Danny Ainge is going to get another GM interested in their services, though they'd make nice additions to a team making a run at a championship. MarShon Brooks could be an X-factor of the team. In my opinion, he's a great candidate for a sixth-man role. Even though he looks like a throw-in in the trade, don't be surprised if he carves out some playing time with this young squad. He can score off the bench and play both off guard and small forward. He'll need to prove that he can utilize his athleticism and length on defense, but if he can get gritty, look out.
Bill brings up a great point about being able to showcase some of these new veteran players, especially someone like Gerald Wallace. Let's be real, no matter how great Wallace is this season, he has no spot on this team in the future. But if Wallace gets back to the way he produced in 2010 or 2011, the Celtics could potentially deal him to a contender at the trade deadline. This might be wishful thinking, but don't discount the things a team will do in order to win a championship; it's worth it!
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England to win by an innings.
I will be there and I hope to witness the following:
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"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
You can have the first three but no deal on the last two.
Bell has to bat 5 at Melbourne, his form is being wasted at 6.
I'd take the same team into Melbourne....something about pick your best 4 bowlers rather than 3 + token spinner...Watto, Smith and Clarke can cover if the 4 quicks need a break...
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I wonder if England are going to stick or twist with the team, I think Flower will probably put this down to that usual once a series poor batting performance and a good bowling performance by Johnson and keep the same team. Colly is a really worry now , but I doubt he would get replaced by morgan. The other would be Finn who has been expensive, I wish Broad was still here and injury free because Temlett, Broad and Anderson would be a good seam attack, who don't give too many runs and take wickets.
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Never seen Shahzad bowl but he surely can't be worse than Finn who bowls so much tripe so often.
Gus Fraser must be raging.
I think if Ponting is fit to play, Khawaja should be brought in for Smith as I don't recall the MCG assisting spinners that much.. it's more a pace-friendly wicket IIRC. Batting order will have to be reshuffled, but Australia should go in with their 6 best batsmen and 4 best bowlers IMO. Relying too heavily on Watson, Hussey and Haddin to score runs at the moment.
I think Shahzad is a tremendous prospect, even if he is French - agree with Brumbers
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The win improves the Eagles' record to 5-4-1 and more importantly 2-0-1 in Atlantic Sun action. FGCU's unbeaten streak (5-0-1) dates back to last season. The Eagles have started with seven points in their first three road games in conference play, which is five points more than it earned against Jacksonville, UNF and Campbell last season.
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Senior Amanda Suchko (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Senior HS) added an insurance goal in the 44th minute on a shot as she split two defenders and hit a shot off her left foot to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Junior Gina Petracco (Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) passed to Suchko at the top of the box who the sailed the ball to the upper left corner of the net.
Campbell had its best chance in the opening minutes of the second half as Kaili Terry headed the ball towards the net, but junior Stephanie Powers (Seffner, Fla./Armwood HS) made the save. Powers picked up three saves in her fifth shutout of the season and 15th of her career.
The Eagles produced 13 shots, as four players took at least two shots and had three balls cleared from the Campbell goal line. The Camels were limited to just four shots in the game with Terry picking up three of the shots.
After being away from the FGCU Soccer Complex since early September, the Eagles land back at home to open October when they host Mercer on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. FGCU faces off with three-time Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions Kennesaw State on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. FGCU defeated both Mercer (2-1) and Kennesaw State (1-0) last season. Live stats will be available for both games at FGCUAthletics.com.
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WANDERERS Youth hit a stunning eight goals at Tottenham to roar into the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup tonight.
Thomas Walker and Tom Youngs both netted hat-tricks, and Chris Lester and Zach Clough scored as David Lee and Tony Kelly's side won 8-4 at White Hart Lane to set up a last-eight visit to Nottingham Forest.
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A Spurs penalty from Ruben Lameiras and a second for Coulthirst brought some nerves to the away bench going into the last 16 minutes but Youngs scored his third on 77 minutes to make it 7-4 and then in the last of five added minutes, Zach Clough netted to round off a memorable night in North London for the Whites Under-18s who are only the third Whites side to make the last eight.


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"My house is a balanced ecosystem," I explained to my two newest couchsurfers, in-between bouts against a large tarantula like spider, using a blue nalgene water bottle as my weapon of choice. They were two girls, traveling from Turkey through the Caucasus and back to Turkey. While on the road, they had explained the hospitality of Caucasian men (in their instance, primarily Armenian men) and how they were near constantly being followed, honked at and groped. They fled from there quickly back to Georgia, where, I explained, they might just have the same reaction from men here (as I've heard many a tale of gropings and the like about here). It seems that the pattern among Caucasian men is that if you see a foreign woman, you can grope her and either nothing negative will happen to you or she'll go home and sleep with you. As sexual assault laws aren't really premium in these parts, police aren't likely to care about a local complaining about being subject to indecency, so they especially won't care about foreign women complaining about this. So men are free to grab as much as they want. At least local women have a support system of family and friends, where Western women don't. In addition, Western women are saddled with the reputation hard earned by television, that they all are, in fact, loose and ready for a go with any asking stranger.
But this blog isn't about women's rights. It's about the ecosystem in my house. "You see," I continued explaining to them, putting aside the gut-smeared bottle and joining them at the table. "There are two spiders in the toilet room. I leave them there since they're not really a bother and they eat the mosquitoes. The same goes with any spiders lurking around in the washroom. As long as they don't go near the sink or the bathtub, then they're good to stay put. And when I do the dishes, I've got a place to put the scraps. Right on the window sill. The ants and birds will readily eat that up. If I don't leave it on the window sill, then the ants will go all over the house looking for food." All this is true. I've learned that it's better to simply live in harmony with the insects that have cursed this house than to be at war with them. Peace is always better than war. I've learned that the hard way, during the Great Mouse Apocalypse of 2010. Granted, if mice ever threaten my sovereignty by pooping on my counters again, then I will again take up arms against them. One must have limits to peace and measures for war. Now if we were talking about bears instead of mice, I certainly wouldn't start a war over a little poop. I'd rather not get my hand bitten off.
That exchange undoubtedly left a strange impression upon them. "But if you want a spider killed while you shower or anything, then let me know and I'll kill it. Just let me know before the shower." Dang, two years in Georgia have turned me into some sort of bug-schizo. Before long, I'll be rocking my head back and forth like a Vegan gone psychotic, constantly worrying about stepping on ants and aphids, possibly killing some distant ancestor.
So to get our minds off all these matters of boob grabbing and spiders, we hitched some rides on to Dmanisi. Dmanisi is a nice set of ruins, complete with fortress, church and small museum (it's on my list of must see sites in Georgia, though it never graces the pages of tour companies or guide books alike). The last guys to give us rides decided to go out of their way a little to deliver us to the foot of the ruins. We all went up to the church together and lit some candles. Then I continued to show the couchsurfers some more of the ruins. The two Georgians called us down from the castle. "We have to go," one said. "But we got you some presents." They then gave each of us two icons, one of Jesus and one of Mary, and a wooden necklace cross. The girls were beside themselves, "That was sooo nice!" one said. Indeed, it's one of the many pleasures of Georgia, that when you do run into decent people, they go above and beyond to give you a piece of their land and genuine hospitality. When you live here though, you take that all for granted and tend to jade it over, as us Peace Corps volunteers are often wont to do, since we're also constantly exposed to the opposite, uglier face of living in the country.
We went to the museum, where you could see where it was that the two "first Europeans", first examples of homo-erectus to be found in what could possibly be considered Europe, were found. There was also a short video about the history of the site, with clips in Georgian, Russian and English, depending on which period was being covered. Most of the clips included drinking wine, making it truly a Georgian-style archeological dig.
We got back to my house, where I peered into the washroom sink to see what happened to the tarantula. Ants had gathered around, carrying separated pieces of spider back to their layer.


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p.1 #1
· Sigma DP2M thoughts and observations
Now that I've had the DP2M for a little while, and have been shooting with it extensively, I thought I would share some thoughts and observations on the camera.
A lot of things we already know, for example, the battery life is poor, the AF is slow etc. Really no need to rehash what has already been written countless times. I will add thought that the build of the camera is actually very good. I see so many people who have never handled the camera make absurd claims about how cheap it feels, how its made of plastic and creaks when you squeeze it etc. This simply isn't true. The camera is a solid aluminum brick, both in literal design and figurative build. Its very solid and while utilitarian in design, it actually works quite nicely in use. Very simple and effective interface with all of the menu options, limited as they are no more than a button push away.
Having owned NEX, XPro, X100's in the past, I can say that the overall feel and build quality of the DP2M is every bit the level of those cameras if not higher. Now battery life etc is another story of course, but this is not a creaky plastic camera body.
Image quality is both amazing, unique and at times frustrating. A large part of the later comes down to Sigma's software and trying to figure out what its doing both on the surface and under the hood so to speak.How well it plays with other software too can prove a bit confusing, for example, using SPP noise reduction or a stand alone program, and how it works on any blotchiness. No real clear answers there yet, but hopefully as more people use it, we will come up with some more solid workflows.
As we know too, the lens is exceptional, and really is what is giving it that quite impressive across the frame sharpness. I've seen similar results with glass like the Zeiss 35mm f2.8 Biogon C, just very, very well corrected, no CA and a rather pleasant bokeh quality that offsets its somewhat "slow" f2.8 speed.
Its also interesting to note that part of what we are seeing is the combination of the lens/sensor. Looking at the SD with Sigma average quality glass but the same X3 sensor just doesn't give nearly as impressive of results. Very good still, but you need the absolute best lens to really show what the X3 sensor can produce, luckily the 30mm is up to the task.
Really what stands out above all else though to me at least is the ability to render fine detail on distant subjects. Even with the D800e and good glass, I can't focus on distant subject, say a house or power cables etc, and get such fine detail rendered, even with the big increase in resolution. I don't know if this is due to the lack of the CFA and spacial resolution or what exactly, but its one thing the DP2M does that no other camera I've owned can match.
As for overall resolution though, its very good, but I'd say it is about on par with a 24meg sensor more or less. Higher resolution Bayer cameras can match it or exceed it through brute force. Its interesting because on a per pixel basis, and at moderate sized prints its fantastic, but its no D800e when it comes to really large prints (or test strips as I'm not doing 40" prints just for curiosities sake)
I'm also really not doing too much comparison to the D800e, simply because other than the fact that we already know its technically better overall, its a much bigger/heavier system not to mention far more expensive. For me, the whole point of a camera like the DP is to have something I don't mind hiking with, and that can give great results for a fairly minimal investment. If $999 is "minimal' is debatable of course, but given its both lens/camera for that price, I think its pretty reasonable for what you get, as far as IQ goes.
Camera I've actually done a lot of comparison with is the little Sony RX100, both because its portable and used when I don't feel like lugging the D800, and also because I no longer own a NEX or m4/3 etc, so its the only other option I've got.
On a per pixel basis the DP obviously gives the better file, especially in the corners, but the little RX100 still continues to surprise me at just how nice of output something that fits into my pocket can produce. not to mention being FAR more useful socially than the DP. DP2M just is not a camera to try to shoot anything other than static scenes as far as I'm concerned.
What really surprised me, thought perhaps it shouldn't of, is that doing a quick stitch from the RX100 can actually out resolve the DP2M. Again, as good as the X3 sensor is, sheer resolution ultimately trumps it.
Now in a way, this does speak of how good the X3 sensor is though at the same time. If you have to shoot 3-4 vertical frames and stitch them and hen downsize to 16 meg just to equal a single frame, well, thats a darn good single frame!
At the same time though, that downsized stitched shot is going to give you the same great resolution and viewing experience when viewed at what is now 100% as a DP2M file. Exception being very distant subjects in the background still will be sharper from the DP as I mentioned earlier.
What is most interesting of all though, at least for me, is that given the DP2M needs to be shoot from a tripod, or in great light, does it really make life that much easier than just stitching a few files from a Bayer camera to get what is for all intensive purposes the same overall file quality ??
See, the DP2m, much like the D800e, really is a very demanding camera. the 1/focal length rule just doesn't hold up true, and when you factor in your going to want to shoot at base ISO, unless your shooting in sunny weather the IQ just isn't there. Some of it may be my technique, but on an overcast day, trying to shoot at say, 1/30th, the files I get aren't nearly as good as they are on a tripod. The camera just shows any flaws as its resolution is so high.
So this comes down to about 90 of my shooting being on a tripod with the camera. Its small and light, and you don't need a real heavy one, so its not a big deal to carry, but at the same time, if your going through the trouble of always shooting from a tripod, is it really any more or less effort to do a quick pano ?
Same goes for post work, is stitching a pano any more work than dealing with SPP workflow ??
I can update this post later tonight with some crops, but really, when comparing a quick higher resolution pano which is downsized, to the 100% DP2M file, they are pretty much equal, if not even better with the stiched file due to less issues with color, blotchiness etc.
In the end its really leaving me pondering if I need/want to deal with the DP2M.
On one hand it offers some fantastic quality, and for the way I work with, its known shortcomings aren't a big issue.
However, it also means I'm always going to be working from a tripod, and if I'm dragging a tripod around anyways, could I not just do a quick pano with a Bayer camera for those scenes where I want high across the frame resolution ? (Or drag the D800e if the shot is near the parking lot lol)
Oct 15, 2012 at 09:58 PM
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p.1 #2
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It would be interesting to see a comparison of a pano from the Sony and a DP2M shot just to compare the framing and the look.
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:24 PM
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p.1 #3
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Maybe it's just me, but I've never thought there was anything particularly 'quick' about shooting a pano. For starters, you get to deal with leveling and parallax issues.
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:26 PM
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p.1 #4
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Thanks for the report - it's interesting to read your observations, particularly about the tradeoffs related to dealing with the sensor's color and higher ISO limitations, as well as SPP workflow.
I think what has appealed to me in DP2M images I've seen posted here and elsewhere is the feeling of looking at a very sharp transparency. There is something about the tonality of the images that looks like film to me. Perhaps it's the deep shadows... But it could also be the slightly imperfect colors and subtle strangeness that we're not used to seeing in current digital images.
I hope Sigma continues to improve the X3 technology and gets it to a point where one doesn't have to jump through most of the current hoops. In the meantime though, we'll probably see 30, 40, 50MP Bayer sensors in cameras that have more 'creature comforts' such as IBIS, cleaner high ISOs, better color separation, etc.
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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p.1 #5
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Here is a quick and less than completely scientific comparison between the admittedly impressive DP2M file, when viewed at 100%, and a quick pano done using the modest Sony RX100. The 20meg Sony of course when doing a 5 frame vertical pano produced a file far larger than the 16meg X3 sensor, and as with any CFA camera, wasn't as impressive when viewed at 100% native resolution, but if you then downsize the file to an equiv 16meg, it holds its own quite nicely.
Unique X3 sensor vs brute force high resolution basically.
Now in some ways, its a silly apples to oranges debate because a pano vs a single frame shot are totally different things. Right ?
Well yes, but with the DP2m, its not quite so cut and dry. A pano can be slow and time consuming and its best done using a tripod and then you've got to process it. The DP2m though, also is slow and time consuming, you also want to shoot it from a tripod, and then you've got to spend a bit of time processing its file as well.
Ends up being a question of if it makes sense to carry a very specialized camera that does one thing, and only one thing, very well, and the additional batteries needed, plus tripod and also then deal with SPP software
Or, save $999, and for those times when you want a really high resolution images that a compact or CSC camera can't otherwise produce in a single frame, simply doing a quick stitched pano, even handheld at a higher ISO, and get what is a fairly similar result, for perhaps not much if any additional work.
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RX100 pano downsized and viewed at 100%
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:36 PM
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p.1 #6
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itai195 wrote
Maybe it's just me, but I've never thought there was anything particularly 'quick' about shooting a pano. For starters, you get to deal with leveling and parallax issues.
You need to try some modern pano software, like Auto Pano Pro or PTGui. Leveling and parallax issues are for the most part a thing of the past.
I used to use a nodal slide and the whole 9 yards, and it used to make a difference, but really these days its amazing how well the software copes with even rather sloppy handheld shooting.
Maybe for really close foreground elements it can make a difference, but for the typical scenic, really doesn't matter in the slightest.
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:38 PM
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p.1 #7
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I typically do try to have close foreground elements. But even if software lowered the nuisance level, I still don't think I'd want to shoot panos all the time. Along these lines, can't the same argument be made about any camera, even the D800?
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:41 PM
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p.1 #8
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The RX100 shot looks far nicer and more detailed and is mostly free of digital artifacting.
The deep greens in the tree's look totally different between the two of the trees in the background.
Oct 15, 2012 at 10:47 PM
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p.1 #9
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FlyPenFly wrote
The RX100 shot looks far nicer and more detailed and is mostly free of digital artifacting.
The deep greens in the tree's look totally different between the two of the trees in the background.
Keep in mind that 1) its about the equiv of a 45meg file that has been downsized more than 50% so its naturally going to look good, 2) the web compression on these files is really strong, and 3) I didn't attempt to do any processing on the Sigma file (as that in itself seems to be such a huge variable)
Its all and all, a pretty crude test, and not meant to be that conclusive in its own right, but it does make you think a bit, or at least it does me.
The X3 IQ which most of us find so impressive really can be for the most part obtained for any camera, even a modest one like a RX100, with some simple software stitching.
Takes a little work, but so does getting the best results out of the DP2M.
Take take things even further, I rather find the 45mm equiv lens a bit limiting, so actually have been doing some stitched pano's using the DP
Now, the DP2m is a fantastic pano camera because its so well corrected and as you can imagine, it produces some amazing results from just a simple 3-4 frame pano.
BUT....... you've then got to ask yourself, If I'm going to do a 3-4 shot pano with the DP2M, should I instead just do a 2 row pano with ________ (camera of choice) and basically end up with the same thing ??
On top of that, the question is if your stitching the DP2m because you need more resolution, or because you simply want a wider FoV than either it (or the DP1m) could provide, to which, you really might not need do the multirow with a CFA camera as even a single row is still going to be more resolution for all but the largest prints
Oct 15, 2012 at 11:00 PM
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p.1 #10
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millsart wrote
Really what stands out above all else though to me at least is the ability to render fine detail on distant subjects. Even with the D800e and good glass, I can't focus on distant subject, say a house or power cables etc, and get such fine detail rendered, even with the big increase in resolution. I don't know if this is due to the lack of the CFA and spacial resolution or what exactly, but its one thing the DP2M does that no other camera I've owned can match.
As for overall resolution though, its very good, but I'd say
it is about on par with a 24meg sensor more or less. Higher resolution Bayer cameras can match it or exceed it through brute force. Its interesting because on a per pixel basis, and at moderate sized prints its fantastic, but its no D800e when it comes to really large prints (or test strips as I'm not doing 40" prints just for curiosities sake)
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I was extremely impressed with the rendering of very fine detail at very long distances using the DP1M as well (I posted an example in one of the other DP2M threads running here). I agree overall about the general assertion that the DP1M's are somewhere around a very good conventional bayer 24MP sensor when paired with a great lens, but then finding that great lens is the trick! In the case of the DP1M, the Sigma 19 is optically superior to the Sigma 19 as used on the NEX-7 for instance. One would likely have to mount something crazy like a Zeiss 21 on the NEX-7 to match it and even then, it's not as wide. Given that situation, 1K is quite reasonable IF one is looking for that focal length for specific shooting situations (low ISO, daylight).
Regarding your statement above, I'm a bit confused...are you saying you are unable to match the distant fine detail rendering you are getting with the DP2M on your D800E? That's very surprising if so.
Build and design - I agree. It's well made and a bit larger in the hand than I expected - comfortably so actually. Love, love the aperture control around the shutter dial. Something about this camera reminds me of some of the cult classics from the late 70's and early 80's such as the Plaubel Makina 67. Perhaps it's the blocky shape and the shutter dial.
On the W67, you can actually see the almost exact shutter surround design as used by Sigma, as well as the beveled edges where the top meets the sides of the body. I think the designers at Sigma must have been inspired by these Plaubel Makina's. Hard to imagine both details were just coincidence.
Oct 15, 2012 at 11:02 PM
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p.1 #11
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Yes, even the D800e with its advantage in resolution still can't match the same fine detail as the DP2M on distant subjects. Really even higher stitches than a DP2E file can't even resolve quite as fine detail.
Its really the most unique thing about the camera to me, and I guess it either comes down to the lack of a CFA or perhaps something to do with the camera being able to have full resolution for each color channel ?
In the standard Bayer array, we only have 1 red and 1 blue for every 2 green pixels, while with the X3, there are 16 megs for each color channel.
Perhaps it has something to do with the different color wavelengths such as getting the full resolution of the red channel that plays a bit of a distance over longer distances, and cuts haze etc more ?
I don't really know the science behind it, but the DP2M is just able to render things like distant trees in far finer resolution than the D800e, where while high in MP, the resolution really isn't there and I get the typical mushy tress leaves on the horizon.
Oct 16, 2012 at 12:28 AM
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p.1 #12
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Thanks and Damn! Now I will have to buy a DP2M to go with my DP1M.
Oct 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM
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p.1 #13
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BTW, here is the shot from the DP1M showing distant detail I mentioned above:
Full shot:
100% crop:
Oct 16, 2012 at 12:37 AM
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p.1 #14
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Very interesting reading, thanks for all the information. I am honestly considering the DP1M as I think it may be ideal for my intended usage. The things that catch my eye are the excellent resolution, small size (compared to a DSLR) and price (again, compared to a full frame DSLR). Being restricted to ISO 100-200 doesn't worry me in the slightest since that is where I do the majority of my shooting anyway.
I have one question though, is what is the camera like with longer exposures (say 15 sec) at night? I have often read that this camera is poor in low light but with a tripod and low ISO it should still give excellent results right?
Oct 16, 2012 at 02:32 AM
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p.1 #15
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Good writing millsart.
I saw this company producing small pano sets for specific cameras. They told me they will produce a pano set customized for the DP1M and DP2M for quick panos during the next days.
Like you I thought about combining several vertical shots in a pano. Interesting to hear that a pano set is not necessary any more with todays software.
Oct 16, 2012 at 03:39 AM
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p.1 #16
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Regarding panos, I once had a Nodal Ninja which worked really nice for perfect panos but I found recently, even with a 15 image stitch, the software is so good that it's really not that necessary, for landscape type stuff anyway. For closer objects, pivoting around the exact nodal point of the lens would be more important.
Oct 16, 2012 at 04:02 AM
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p.1 #17
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Tariq Gibran wrote
Regarding panos, I once had a Nodal Ninja which worked really nice for perfect panos but I found recently, even with a 15 image stitch, the software is so good that it's really not that necessary, for landscape type stuff anyway. For closer objects, pivoting around the exact nodal point of the lens would be more important.
Same here, had the NN3 and also NN5 and they were great units, but just didn't really prove worth the extra weight to carry as I was able to get the same results just shooting handheld or panning on a ballhead with the software making it work. Takes some resolution of course, but any modern CSC etc really has some pixels to spare.
I still use a Gigapan head, which is a PITA to carry, but fun when you want to make a really big pano, bracket etc as is nice to just hit a button and let it do all the work, but for day to day pano's software has gotten darn good.
Heck, even the sweep pano mode on my RX100 works great (though not high rez) most of the time. Same goes for my iPhone. Amazing how well even it can do some stitching of frames.
Its crazy when I think back to just 5 years ago or so when I was manually clicking on control points for each image in PT Assembler software and spending forever working on a single pano
Oct 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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Thanks for the analysis and feedback. Very interesting.
Oct 16, 2012 at 02:04 PM
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p.1 #19
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I'll have to try out some new pano software sometime. My cheap and lazy side has kept me with Photoshop, which does a decent job.
Oct 16, 2012 at 03:07 PM
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itai195 wrote
I'll have to try out some new pano software sometime. My cheap and lazy side has kept me with Photoshop, which does a decent job.
Frankly, I used PS for the last 15 image stitch I did and was quite happy with the result. I could be wrong, but I get the sense that it's been improved in the current version of PS.
Oct 16, 2012 at 06:03 PM
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