Sigma DP1 Hands-On Report

[jpeyton]

DP1 First Impressions
DP1 Battery Test
DP1 Mixed Light

These are all from a photographer's blog; he was shooting the SD14 before, so I'm guessing he got some kind of 'hookup' from Sigma to get a production DP1 much earlier than anyone else. I really like the high ISO B&W shots; that is something I'm experimenting with myself with my Nikon DSLR. High ISO on digital B&W produces some great 'film grain' effects.

 

[andylawcc]

so it's gonna retail at $799? (saw it at dpreview, or maybe that's the SD14)

 

[soydios]

want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

 

[jpeyton]

Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: soydios
want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

even being 5 years olf the D2h is still capable of incrediable things, the only issue with it is hoe unforgiving it is to under/overexopsure,

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: soydios
want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

even being 5 years olf the D2h is still capable of incrediable things, the only issue with it is hoe unforgiving it is to under/overexopsure,

to be fair, you can't exactly fit one in your pocket, or be unobtrusive.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: soydios
want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

your Nikon pimping know no bounds. :Q

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: soydios
want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

even being 5 years olf the D2h is still capable of incrediable things, the only issue with it is hoe unforgiving it is to under/overexopsure,

to be fair, you can't exactly fit one in your pocket, or be unobtrusive.

this is true, but i dont care about either of those issues

also you can get that new olympus DSLR in your pocket

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: soydios
want film grain and interchangeable lenses? then get a D2H(s). a D2H is about equal to the best film there was before digital happened. of course that pales in comparison to the D3, but that's what five years between major product refreshes buys you in the technology field.

even being 5 years olf the D2h is still capable of incrediable things, the only issue with it is hoe unforgiving it is to under/overexopsure,

to be fair, you can't exactly fit one in your pocket, or be unobtrusive.

this is true, but i dont care about either of those issues

also you can get that new olympus DSLR in your pocket

Unless you shop at Lane Bryant, the E-420 isn't fitting into anything but a large coat pocket.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Unless you shop at Lane Bryant, the E-420 isn't fitting into anything but a large coat pocket.

wtf is Lane Bryant

[after googling]

ack... my eyes.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

where'd you get that pricing from? This would have been far better if they could have slapped an f/2 lens at that price, or at least f/2.8. Blasted niche products... why must I want them, ha.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

where'd you get that pricing from? This would have been far better if they could have slapped an f/2 lens at that price, or at least f/2.8. Blasted niche products... why must I want them, ha.

i was reading through a pretty technical discussion on fm about the speed of the lens. basically, it'd be almost impossible to fit a faster lens to the camera and maintain compact dimensions. read rob riley's post at 3:14 AM on feb 13

anyway, it's $800 at amazon last i looked.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

where'd you get that pricing from? This would have been far better if they could have slapped an f/2 lens at that price, or at least f/2.8. Blasted niche products... why must I want them, ha.

i was reading through a pretty technical discussion on fm about the speed of the lens. basically, it'd be almost impossible to fit a faster lens to the camera and maintain compact dimensions. read rob riley's post at 3:14 AM on feb 13

anyway, it's $800 at amazon last i looked.

interesting. much way over my head.. haha. It's just a hard price to swallow to have that portability. But at the same point, it really has no competition. The Oly E420 doesn't count, no where near as portable (for how I want to use it).

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

where'd you get that pricing from?

from dpreview.com

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Yes, $799.

Has the potential to be a 'classic' P&S digicam like the Canon G9.

where'd you get that pricing from?

from dpreview.com

where was it on dpreview? All I saw was the MSRP, which was pretty much a given it wouldn't sell at, but didn't know by how far off.

 

[andylawcc]

http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=sigma_dp1

which links back to Amazon

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
interesting. much way over my head.. haha. It's just a hard price to swallow to have that portability. But at the same point, it really has no competition. The Oly E420 doesn't count, no where near as portable (for how I want to use it).

an olympus stylus epic with a 4000 dpi scanner works pretty well