Billed as the ‘World’s First Full-Spec Compact’, the new Sigma DP1 digital camera was unveiled yesterday. The DP1 has been in design-mode since 1st being announced in July 2006, with camera buffs becoming restless in the interim.
The camera’s “Full-Speciness”, and main claim to fame comes from its use of the Foveon X3 Sensor, which weighs in at 14.06 MP (effective) and 0.8×0.5 inches. This is desirable because the resulting image quality has the potential to be as good as those from pentaprism-equipped full-bore DSLR cameras…but in a smaller package. More camera details/specs are at the Sigma DP1 website. Approx 99,800 yen in about March (year tba).
First Look: Production-ready Sigma DP1 – DigitalCameraReview, Jan 31 2008
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Overall I’m extremely happy with the D90! It’s designed for serious shooting, but it’s still fun to use; noticeably heavier than the D60, but still not a burden. You do need to be committed to carrying around a solid DSLR in the first place. Once you get used to that, you’ll come to appreciate that it’s more substantial because it’ll be less shaky during shots. Nikon really packed it with a ton of features and customizations. Now I finally have everything I want in a DSLR, without it being overblown and overpriced. I’m actually surprising myself with some really spectacular shots.