Comments on: Sigma DP 1

By: Michael David Murphy

Michael David Murphy — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:50:39 +0000

A little video showing camera size and features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv285AfHtp4

By: wolfie

wolfie — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:52:21 +0000

Yes f2.8 would have been nice, but given that the DP-1 should deliver a much more useable ISO 800, hopefully 1600 result than any other compact digicam, I can live with it. Unless you pay top dollar you aren’t going to get a DSLR zoom that starts faster than f3.5 anyway - so what is the fuss over half a stop? For me the price is going to be the crucial factor - if they charge as much as an entry level DSLR then they may find sales disappointing. But since Sigma have shown a listening ear and changed the design to have a hot shoe and an external finder, maybe one can hope for a realistic price.
Now - where are those sample pictures?

By: Kevin Bjorke

Kevin Bjorke — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:34:12 +0000

Assuming the ISO will usualy be at 400 or higher anyway, the f/4 doesn’t seem that big a deal. You’d be at f/8 in the shadows or higher elsewhere. And in manual exposure. And manual focus, with a ton of DoF.

I expect Voigtlander’s churning out an extra-large batch of 28mm minifinders.

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:19:32 +0000

But it does use the Foveon sensor, which makes it one of the first cameras to use it that I’m aware of.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:19:05 +0000

I don’t know why everyone’s hung up on full-frame sensors, especially since this isn’t an interchangeable lens. But yes, why such a slow lens?

By: Michael David Murphy

Michael David Murphy — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:27:31 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up. Strange that it isn’t a faster lens, yes.

By: nir

nir — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:45:48 +0000

Very interesting camera.
But it isn’t a full-frame, it has an APS size sensor (~ X1.4).

too bad the lens isn;t too fast, it would be much better to have f/2.8 or so… even if that means a little bigger camera.