Friday, February 22, 2013

Pricing of Sigma’s DP3 Merrill Announced


This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers




Sigma has just released the pricing of the DP3 Merrill announced in January. It is the third and final installment of their Merrill line, Sigma’s high performance compact camera series. The DP3 is equipped with a 50mm f/2.8 lens and packs Sigma’s 46 megapixel foveon sensor. If you’re looking to complete your Merrill set, the camera will be available in March for $999.

In case you are unfamiliar or missed the announcement of the camera in January, Sigma touts the DP3 with the following highlights:

A unique, dual, Three-layer Responsive Ultimate Engine (TRUE) II image processing engine, which is dedicated to Foveon X3 direct image sensors to improve the processing speed and overall quality of the final image, and provide high-resolution power

The use of Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass that is accompanied by aspherical lens elements to compensate for a variety of aberrations and allow for a more compact size. The superior telecentric optical design improves image quality throughout the frame and adds depth to the image

A minimum focusing distance of 8.9 inches and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3, which can offer quality macro shooting

Easy-to-use auto focus that features a nine-point select mode to set the desired …



By: Jaron Schneider


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