Tuesday, February 26, 2008
For a camera priced at $1,000, there is a lot missing from the Sigma DP-1. For starters, it is not a single-lens reflex camera. Indeed, the DP-1’s optical viewfinder is an optional $150 accessory. Nor does its lens zoom.
But the DP-1, due out next month, is an attempt by a company best known as a
But the DP-1, due out next month, is an attempt by a company best known as a
lens maker to create a compact camera that can produce high-quality images. To that end, it uses a 14-megapixel Foveon image sensor that is as large as the sensors found in most digital S.L.R.’s. Larger sensors create less digital “noise” in low-light photos and generally sharper 
pictures.
Similarly, the fixed focal length 16.6-millimeter lens (a wide-angle lens comparable to 28 millimeters on a typical film S.L.R.) does not zoom but offers a high level of optical correction and compactness.
Tom Sobey, the marketing manager for the Sigma Corporation of America, said some people were comparing the DP-1 to the Leica M8, another digital camera that is not an S.L.R. Given that the price of the Leica camera body and one lens starts at about $7,500, the DP-1 seems like a bargain, even after taking into account that Leica throws in a high-quality built-in optical viewfinder.
pictures.Similarly, the fixed focal length 16.6-millimeter lens (a wide-angle lens comparable to 28 millimeters on a typical film S.L.R.) does not zoom but offers a high level of optical correction and compactness.
Tom Sobey, the marketing manager for the Sigma Corporation of America, said some people were comparing the DP-1 to the Leica M8, another digital camera that is not an S.L.R. Given that the price of the Leica camera body and one lens starts at about $7,500, the DP-1 seems like a bargain, even after taking into account that Leica throws in a high-quality built-in optical viewfinder.
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