hmm ... I have a small confession to make ... having teased one or two forum members about the number of cameras they have ... and having professed being satisfied with my E-P2 ... and having kept on seeing images from the Foveon sensor ... and wondered how it would suit my eye ... I found a secondhand-but-brand-new-and-unopened DP2s on eBay, and in a moment of madness, bought it ... peccavi ... it arrived today and I've taken some snaps ...
ok, well, let's see ...
Oddly light and almost flimsy? ✔
Makes stupid grinding farting noises when you switch it on or off? ✔
Weirdly slow AF accompanied by more wincingly horrid noises? ✔
Tiny LCD that I can't see properly in bright light? ✔
Or any light really? ✔
Hmm ... this is going well ... nothing to dislike so far ... what else is there ...
Ugly, slow RAW software implemented in tiny fonts that I can't read? ✔
Stupidly expensive add-on OVF? ✔
Absurdly long write time even in RAW-only mode? ✔
Lens cap that has to be wrestled off at the risk of pulling the lens out? ✔
Battery "life" more like "life but not as we know it"? ✔
Top notch stuff ... lets see what it does when you press the shutter release ... oh ... I see ...
Dynamic range that means you can shoot into the sun without blowing the sky OR losing shadow detail? ✔
At the same time? ✔
Noise? ... What is this "noise" you Earth-people speak of? ✔
Colour? ✔✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Yes, I think I might keep this little camera ...
ok, well, let's see ...
Oddly light and almost flimsy? ✔
Makes stupid grinding farting noises when you switch it on or off? ✔
Weirdly slow AF accompanied by more wincingly horrid noises? ✔
Tiny LCD that I can't see properly in bright light? ✔
Or any light really? ✔
Hmm ... this is going well ... nothing to dislike so far ... what else is there ...
Ugly, slow RAW software implemented in tiny fonts that I can't read? ✔
Stupidly expensive add-on OVF? ✔
Absurdly long write time even in RAW-only mode? ✔
Lens cap that has to be wrestled off at the risk of pulling the lens out? ✔
Battery "life" more like "life but not as we know it"? ✔
Top notch stuff ... lets see what it does when you press the shutter release ... oh ... I see ...
Dynamic range that means you can shoot into the sun without blowing the sky OR losing shadow detail? ✔
At the same time? ✔
Noise? ... What is this "noise" you Earth-people speak of? ✔
Colour? ✔✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Yes, I think I might keep this little camera ...