>>3051797>>3051849>>3051830>>3051828I had several paragraphs written out and they disappeared while I was compressing my picture.
Basically, Foveon is crazy sharp and the DP2M is the only camera I can stand using. The poor low light quality is a semi-myth. If you're clever about how you process, ISO800 is fine for most subjects, and ISO400 is completely satisfying to a critical eye. B&W is a Foveon secret weapon. B&W performance is better than any conventional APS-C. If you select the blue channel (the channel that's positioned at the front of the sensor and therefore receives the most light) You can get critically good pictures up until ISO 32000.
The lens is also sterling, in this picture which I took at f/2.8, ISO 200 1/125, the foreground is pin-sharp down to 100% viewing, and not a single pixel is misrepresented. To a Bayer sensor, the twigs on the ground would be mush, But with Foveon married to such a sensor it's sharp throughout the entire aperture range.
My dream is that Sigma develops a small, focused MILC line. Size of the DP2M, APS-C or APS-H and with a small number of lenses amd tiny flange distance to make for easy 3rd party lenses. I wouldn't be averse to them using E-Mount just so I can get the adaptor for the Contax G lenses. The 45 f/2.0 on a Foveon sensor... a man can only dream. If I get that some day my life will be at least some portion complete.
