Camera Talk

I received an email last week from Sigma, saying that they are looking for camera testers.

Here's the page with more details.

The dp2 Quattro is one of the bolder/unusual camera designs. It's like they took a solid bar of steel and bent it about 4/5ths of the way.



I see that Sigma already has slashed the price from $1,400 to $999. It's not yet publicly available, and this is the pre-order price. I don't know if the price will rise once it's widely available.

Even at $999, I think the dp2 Quattro will need to be one hell of a camera.

The camera will have three lenses: 19mm, 30mm, 50mm. The 30mm is the "normal" lens.

Specs:

• APS-C sized Foven X3 Direct Image 29MP CMOS sensor
• Sigma is claiming a 30% resolution gain from the Merrill generation
• Interchangeable 30mm lens (with 1.5x crop, it's equivalent to a 45mm lens) with 8 elements in 6 groups
• 9 aperture blades (aperture range is f/2.8-16)
• ISO range: 100-6,400
• Auto-exposure lock plus 1/3 exposure compensation
• 9-point selectable autofocus, including spot focus and face detection
• Manual focus is possible using a focusing ring on the lens
• Images are composed and reviewed through a 3.0-inch monitor. It doesn't say that it articulates, and an exploded-detail graphic of the camera (below) seems to show a fixed LCD screen.

It seems like a nice camera. Will be interesting to see what real users think about it.

PF

I may get the DP1Q at some stage, but first I'll wait and see some real world examples, and for the early prices to soften a bit.

I've got the DP2M, and the results from that are staggering, when used within its limitations. I'd go so far as to say it's the most satisfying camera I've used - when everything clicks (!), the results are just beautiful.