Above Average
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Above Average
Reviewed:
Sep 2009
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The DP2 is Sigma's second camera to feature a large, DSLR-sized, sensor in a compact body. It offers a 41mm equivalent fixed focal-length lens with a relatively fast maximum aperture of F2.8. It also features Sigma's Foveon sensor that records red, green and blue wavelengths of light at each of its photosites (as opposed to conventional, 'Bayer' designs that record either red, or green, or blue at each point). The camera is aimed at keen enthusaist photographers and offers a great deal of manual control and no automated scene modes.
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| Announced: | Sep 23, 2008 |
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Average rating:
4.12
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Opinion: Used today for the first time. Looks good, feels solid.
Problems: Amazingly slow to take shot, even slower to process the shot even with a fast card. Good enough photos (just like one taken with a good current camera half the price) but far from what expected. Tremendously overpriced, old fashioned and slow, slow, slow...Buy something else.
Opinion: When you buy this niche camera, you should know that its not everybody's cup of
tea. On the positive side its got a DSLR crop sensor (about 12x normal compacts)
stuffed into a compact body, so much more portable than lugging your DSLR with a
fixed focal length.
So right off the bat you're talking better quality pictures and less noise than any P&S
on the market today. The f/2.8 lens is a real cracker. Faster than many P&S and
you're actually going to get a reasonably good bokeh at f/2.8, much better than the
LX3 at f/2.
Problems: No problems, but the shutter button doesn't have much feel to it. You'll know what I
mean when you take a picture. Of course you need to convert RAW files using
Sigma's software to jpeg or tiff and can then further process in the software of your
choice.
Its no speed demon on RAW so don't expect machine gun performance.
Opinion: Construction feels solid, though from the beginning I had some issues with the
flash. It would pop-out, but would not lock when I press it down. Needed to wiggle
the release first. Hence my lower score for Construction.
Features. Which ones? There are no features here folks! DSLR sensor is the only
feature. If you are looking for others - there are none. This does not mean bad. But
features are not this camera's strength.
Image quality is great. At base ISO much better than what I can get from any PS
and many DSLR's. Good DR, great resolution. At higher ISO quality degraded faster
than with DSLR's but better than with PS. Lens is great. Sharp results even at f/2.8.
Not easy to use. OK but not great. Very few single button controls. Focusing is slow
and a bit unpredictable. With no AF gives-up very fast in bad lighting. Much worse
than any other camera I have used, PS or DSLR. In good light performance is
decent. Slow operations, slow to dump pictures to the memory card.
Values is very subjective. It is a very limited camera in terms of types of pictures you
can take. But when operating in its element results are great. So it is up to you. It is
pricy and if you are looking to get only one camera this is not the one to get.
Problems: All of the info above.
Opinion: There is a good review of the DP1 at Louminous Landscape
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