Spring Photo Contest: Photo's of the Grand Prize and Winner

Very nice. (and by that, I mean congratulations)

Baydream wrote: You know this means you have to kick it up a level
Show us the great State of New Mexico in all its splendor.

I am hoping to do just that John and Thank You very much.

chasrich wrote: WTG... Congrats!

Thanks Charles, I appreciate it.

DestinDave wrote: Sweet, dude!
Congrats and Happy Shooting!

Thanks Bro and I hope to be on the Happy Trails, camera in hand

Lori G wrote: Very nice. (and by that, I mean congratulations)

haha... Well Thank You very much Lori. I appreciate it greatly.

Nice!!!

Congrats on that prize. The camera has a very different flat style to it. What are the details on the camera specs?

New toys are always a blast, have fun and enjoy.

Hey Don you got a new picture up, didn't recognize ya for a second. Cool background for the photos of your new camera - and I like that sunset. Enjoy your prize!!

Karl Wertanen wrote: Nice!!!

Thanks Brother Karl, I appreciate the compliment very much.

Congrats.
If you don't like the camera, I'll take it.

Nikonjan wrote: Congrats on that prize. The camera has a very different flat style to it. What are the details on the camera specs?

Thanks so much Jan. and since I'm not exactly sure what info you're looking for, I went to Sigma's site and grabbed this. I hope it helps. Otherwise, let me know if you need something else, OK?


Format FOVEON X3® Direct Image Sensor (CMOS
)
Image Sensor Size 20.7×13.8mm (0.8 inch×0.5 inch)

Number of Pixels Effective Pixels 14.06MP (2652×1768×3 layers)

Aspect Ratio 3:2

Focal Length 24.2mm F2.8 (35mm equivalent focal length:41mm)

Lens Construction 6 Groups 7 Elements

Shooting Range 28cm～∞(Full Mode)

Storage Media SD Card/Compatible with SDHC,Multi Media Card

Recording Format Exif2.21, DCF2.0, DPOF

Recording Mode Lossless compression RAW data (12-bit), JPEG(High, Wide,
Medium, Low), Movie (AVI), Voice memo to still image (10 sec./30
sec.), Voice recroding (WAV)


File Size
(Number of Pixels)
For Still Images RAW High Approx. 15.4MB (2640×1760)

JPEG High Fine Approx. 3.3MB (2640×1760)
Normal Approx. 1.9MB (2640×1760)
Basic Approx. 1.4MB (2640×1760)
Wide Fine Approx. 2.7MB (2640×1485)
Normal Approx. 1.6MB (2640×1485)
Basic Approx. 1.2MB (2640×1485)
Medium Fine Approx. 1.6MB (1872×1248)
Normal Approx. 0.9MB (1872×1248)
Basic Approx. 0.7MB (1872×1248)
Low Fine Approx. 0.8MB (1312× 880)
Normal Approx. 0.5MB (1312× 880)
Basic Approx. 0.3MB (1312× 880)

File Size/Movie QVGA:320×240 (30 Frames Per Second), Approximately
30minutes is possible with a 1GB SD Card.

White Balance 8 types (Auto, Sunlight, Shade, Overcast, Incandescent,
Fluorescent, Flash, Custom)

ISO Sensitivity AUTO（ISO 100-ISO 200)：With Flash（ISO 100-ISO 400, ISO 50,
ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800,(ISO 1600, ISO3200)*
*ISO 1600-3200 in Raw mode only.

Auto Focus Type Contrast Detection Type

AF Point Selection Selection of 1point from 9points

Focus Lock Shutter release halfway-down position (From Menu Settings AE
Lock is possible by AE lock button)

Manual Focus Dial Type

Shutter Type Electronically controlled lens shutter

Shutter Speed 1/2000-15sec.

Metering System TTL Full Aperture Metering [1]Evaluative Metering, [2]Center
Weighted Average Metering, [3]Spot Metering

Exposure Control System [P] Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, [A] Aperture Priority AE,
[M] Manual

Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV Steps up to±3EV for Appropriate Exposure

Auto Bracketing 3 pictures in appropriate, under and over exposure levels. It can be
set in 1/3EV stop increments up to ±3EV.

Built-in Flash Pop-up (Manual)

Guide Number 6(ISO100/m)

Built-in Flash 28cm－3m(ISO200)
Coverage Range

External Flash Hot shoe (X Sync. Contact, dedicated contacts)

Drive Modes [1] Single, [2] Continuous (3 Frames/second), [3] Self Timer
(2sec./10sec.)

LCD Monitor Type TFT Color LCD Monitor

Monitor Size and Pixels 2.5inches / Approx. 230,000 dots

LCD Monitor Language English/Japanese/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Chinese
(Simplified)/ Korean/ Russian

Interfaces USB (USB2.0), Video Out (NTSC/PAL),Audio Out (Monaural)

Power Dedicated Li-ion Battery BP-31, Battery Charger BC-31, AC Adapter
(Optional)

Battery Life Approx.250 shots(25℃)

Dimensions 113.3mm/4.5"(W)×59.5mm/2.3"(H)×56.1mm/2.2"(D)

Weight 260g/9.2oz. (excluding batteries and card)

DP2 Accessories Li-ion Battery BP-31, Battery Charger BC-31, Lens Cap LCP-11,
Neck Strap NS-11, Soft Case CS-70, Hot Shoe Cover HSC-11,
USB Cable, Video Cable, SIGMA Photo Pro Disc, Instruction
Manual

fotozone wrote: New toys are always a blast, have fun and enjoy.

Yes they sure are Lila, and I sure hope to, Thanks.

icepics wrote: Hey Don you got a new picture up, didn't recognize ya for a second. Cool background for the photos of your new camera - and I like that sunset. Enjoy your prize!!

Yeah, I just keep getting better lookin' all the time, it's hard to keep up.... Thanks for the compliments, the BG is from a bunch of different pieces of material that we bought, just for that purpose and I thought that the flames was pretty apropos being that the camera is pretty smokin' hot or at least that's what I was trying to convey anyways and I'm glad that you enjoyed the sunset. I am definitely gonna do my best to enjoy my prize, thanks.

crystal wrote: Congrats.
If you don't like the camera, I'll take it.

Thanks Crystal, and I don't think that there is gonna be any problem with me liking the camera, but if for some reason I don't I'll keep you in mind