Sigma DP1 review sample:Sigma DP1 Review: Pure Images from Your Pocket

Posted on Mon Jun 16, 03:01 by Victor, Professor, Texas
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This is NOT a DSLR as stated in your first paragraph. This is a "compact digital camera".
DSLR refers to the mirror system which allows the viewer a direct look through the taking lens.

Please do your homework if you are reviewing equipment.

Posted on Tue Jun 17, 04:29 by JPLink, Photographer, Tokyo
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This is NOT a DSLR!!!!!!!

Posted on Tue Jun 24, 11:23 by meisterman
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This camera is only suited for landscape photography where you have time to compose and take the shot.

For other photography purposes, this camera is utterly useless, IMHO.

After buying this and finding how specific it was, I went to buy the Olympus E420 DSLR which is bigger but still light and small enough to carry around. Quality and convenience (to some extent)

Posted on Thu Jun 26, 02:51 by MrBen
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On Monday, I began shooting an extensive project of environmental portraiture with the DP-1, using available light with fill from a few Lumedyne heads. The camera performed flawlessly and unobtrusively. Several of my sitters were rather dismissive of my approach, until they saw the results on the laptop screen - beautiful, subtle, characterful and crisp. Stop for stop, the lens on the DP-1 is performing as well as my Leica 28mm F2 Summicron aspherical. If you want a point and squirt, buy a Coolpix. If you care about output quality, and you understand the technical discipline of photography, and don't have a grab-all approach to images, the DP-1 is a compelling choice.

Posted on Thu Jul 03, 07:36 by cwhat, programmer, Tokyo/New York
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I bought and returned this camera. Really bad user interface. Horribly slow autofocus.

The image quality was pretty decent, but nothing to get particularly excited about. I'd rather carry around an extra pound or two to get the usability and quality from my D300.

Posted on Thu Jul 17, 10:36 by radha, IT watcher, Indonesia
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I think my brother who work on landscape and built some villa will like this camera. I will send this link to him soon

Posted on Thu Jul 24, 12:39 by mikavaaan, helsinki
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Too expensive.

Posted on Wed Jul 30, 07:30 by manolo
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Much too expensive.

Posted on Thu Aug 14, 04:44 by incars
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Very good

Posted on Fri Aug 15, 06:21 by afkanessa, student, UK
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I bought and pass it to teh support in 4 days unfortunatelly...

Posted on Fri Aug 22, 05:27 by fda
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I had great time reading it!!!

FDA

Posted on Sun Aug 24, 06:26 by manuelg
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this is great.

Posted on Mon Oct 06, 08:07 by us, student, Vancouver
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I will send this link to him soon.

Posted on Mon Oct 06, 08:09 by clearpores, student, Tokio
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I'd rather carry around an extra pound or two to get the usability and quality from my D300.

Posted on Mon Oct 06, 08:13 by provacyl, student, Vankouver
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If you care about output quality, and you understand the technical discipline of photography, and don't have a grab-all approach to images, the DP-1 is a compelling choice.

Posted on Thu Oct 09, 07:19 by disful, Self Made Dollars, Indonesia
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For digital compact $700 is beyond expectation, it's expensive.

Posted on Tue Nov 04, 03:07 by vidor, photographer, new york, ny
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Terrible review from the first sentence to the last punctuation. Who hired this idiot?
There are plenty of better, more valid reviews on this camera, its Abilities and flaws. Please AKiNews, find another camera reviewer. This person is a photo-idiot!

Posted on Sat Nov 29, 01:31 by darklight331, photographer, Shetland
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I recently purchased a DP1 and although it is slower than other compacts it is not that slow, with a fast SD card shot to shot time is about 4 or 5 secs. Although it does not have the brute resolution of other cameras, it has better dynamic range than any other compact and is as good as many DSLR's in this respect (and apparently better than some). Image quality is excellent with subtle tones. I have no regrets about buying it, when I can't be bothered carrying my DSLR's or want something inconspicuous but without the compromise in image quality that every other compact has, I take the DP1.

Posted on Sat Jan 03, 02:29 by Sushistand, Photographer, Nagoya, Japan
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1) Drop the "..." they aren't being used properly and is, quite frankly, annoying and not professional. Further, there's plenty of sentence fragments, incorrect punctuation, and discombobulating sentences.

2) As a semi-pro photog myself; (paid to do concerts, events, etc), I've gotta admit that I don't get a feeling of confidence when I read this review. Two quick points:

a) You failed to mention that the Dp1 only is a prime f4 lens.

b) "A slap on the face of the best reflex."? Excuse me? Your telling your readers that this slaps around the 9fps, clean ISO6400, full frame goodness of a Nikon D3? If you want to exaggerate I could pick up a Nikon D50/D70 with a 50mm F1.8 and I could shoot images that not only would spank the dp1 around but also have it clean the floor and scrub my toilets. Would only cost 300 bucks too.

I agree a bit with Victor, it might be better to have a different writer for camera reviews.

Posted on Sat Feb 28, 01:35 by sergie, Student, UK
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After buying this CAMERA and finding how specific it was, I went to buy the Olympus E420 DSLR anyway..

Posted on Fri Sep 11, 12:17 by Samy
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I'm agree too whith Victors opinion, it looks better