Some tests - I would say it just works...

[Brice Ansel]

Me want a quick fix.
Is it time to ask for a pic with deep depth of field in low light cituation?
B.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

And that to some that do get the miracle happening, it is a beautiful site!!

 

[Marcos Montenegro]

Gunleik:

Thanks! I know this is beta, but can we get some EPIC-DRAGON comparisons?

OK...

I will post three testshots.

nothing really beautyful, I am afraid, and not all now.

This is shot directly at the sun with a 16mm Ultraprime @ T22

Not a hint of polkadots
Not a hint of overexposure-distortion..

(and if you are curious: overexposure behaviour is the intent of this, NOT recoverability. See how lovely Dragon fades into pure white...!)

nJoy!

G

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

Nice organic rolloff.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

no point in asking for comparative shots.

i do not have the time for them...

 

[Jeremy Torrie]

Gunleik -I'd love to see a shot like the one you've posted but with a live person in the foreground...whether their head blocks the sun or otherwise. Would love to see how Dragon deals with such incredible contrast.

Also, Jarred said we would still have HDRx -is that true?

 

[Brandon J.F.]

This is shot directly at the sun with a 16mm Ultraprime @ T22

Not a hint of polkadots
Not a hint of overexposure-distortion..

(and if you are curious: overexposure behaviour is the intent of this, NOT recoverability. See how lovely Dragon fades into pure white...!)

Wow, that really is impressive. Can't wait to see more.

 

[Hans Magnus Kvåle]

Gunleik -I'd love to see a shot like the one you've posted but with a live person in the foreground...whether their head blocks the sun or otherwise. Would love to see how Dragon deals with such incredible contrast

This is the kind of shot I'm curious about too.

The sun is pretty low these days and I recently had a shoot in the woods with strong sunlight in background trees and moderate light hitting the subject.
I guess Dragon will handle these type of shots very well?

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

 

[Michael Mayda]

Looks like Dragons are in the wild. Check it out:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?104916-Dragon-Upgrades

 

[Pablo Moreno]

So, Sanjin you have one too?? I'll be darn!

 

[Will Keir]

Alright G! Do you mind if I call your G?

Glad one of these Dragons got in your hands. Looking forward to it.

Jarred sent me a Dragon to do a few tech tests.

Of which I will not be able to post much, unfortunately.
But getting to look a bit under the hood still makes me kinda excited, even without beans to spill.
Tom and Mark gets all the fun! But that is how it works.
I am happy just to be able to play a bit.

I can confirm, after a few hours of mainly shooting, and no post - except for quick peeks, that:

1. Dragon is something else. Just pure bliss. You really want to skip those charts and the list of exposure bracketing tests under different kinds of light you have promised to go through, and shoot something real.
2. No polkadots seen yesterday @ T22 against the sun.
3. Smooth... Did I mention Smooth?
4. 6k There is really a difference
5. Gee. It is the real deal. And it just works.
6. Dragon is kinda fun...

Thanks!

G

 

[Will Keir]

G,

Is there an IR filter built into your model?

Jarred sent me a Dragon to do a few tech tests.

Of which I will not be able to post much, unfortunately.
But getting to look a bit under the hood still makes me kinda excited, even without beans to spill.
Tom and Mark gets all the fun! But that is how it works.
I am happy just to be able to play a bit.

I can confirm, after a few hours of mainly shooting, and no post - except for quick peeks, that:

1. Dragon is something else. Just pure bliss. You really want to skip those charts and the list of exposure bracketing tests under different kinds of light you have promised to go through, and shoot something real.
2. No polkadots seen yesterday @ T22 against the sun.
3. Smooth... Did I mention Smooth?
4. 6k There is really a difference
5. Gee. It is the real deal. And it just works.
6. Dragon is kinda fun...

Thanks!

G

 

[Will Keir]

+1

..

You are in one of the most beautiful places I have seen Gunleik, you need to show us some of that beauty...

 

[Will Keir]

Sanjin has come a long way since his ban on RU. Glad we helped to bring you back and glad to have ya.

 

[Andy Roberts]

So, Sanjin you have one too?? I'll be darn!

That seems to be a shot of Gunleik that Sanjin probably grabbed from FB or something.
That photo is Gunleik for sure, not Sanjin. You guys are funny.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

That seems to be a shot of Gunleik that Sanjin probably grabbed from FB or something.
That photo is Gunleik for sure, not Sanjin. You guys are funny.

I'm still using Foveon probably Dragon next year when I'll get a place in the line...!!!

Auto-portrait with Venice & Sigma DP1 Merrill Foveon in the mirror

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanjinjukic/9632554634/

 

[Will Keir]

I was lead to believe Sanjin was the one taking the photo.

That seems to be a shot of Gunleik that Sanjin probably grabbed from FB or something.
That photo is Gunleik for sure, not Sanjin. You guys are funny.

 

[Andy Roberts]

I was lead to believe Sanjin was the one taking the photo.

Gunleik is in Norway and Sanjin is in Venice, Italy... Sanjin's Sigma is good, but it ain't that good.

 

[Hans Magnus Kvåle]

Venice doesn't sound like a bad place to be either! Gunleik that Dragon suits you better than the cigarette ;-)

Gunleik is in Norway and Sanjin is in Venice, Italy... Sanjin's Sigma is good, but it ain't that good.