[Leica] Sigma DP1 a no show.

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)]

Eric - I second the recommendation of the GRD and a 28/35  
minifinder.  I'm delighted with the image quality of mine and don't  
find the use of JPG files a terrible limitation.  You can shoot DNGs  
but will have to wait about 13 seconds between shots if you do (vs.  
about 2 seconds for JPGs).  Color JPGs are good up to ISO 400, above  
that I'd recommend shooting B&W only.

You might look at the Ricoh GX-100, too.  Sean Reid just reviewed the  
one and liked it.  His review is available here if you're a subscriber.

http://www.reidreviews.com/reidreviews/login.asp

I had and returned one because of poor image quality due to  
diffraction effects at small apertures though I liked it in other  
ways.  In retrospect, I might have had a bad unit since the images  
Reid published don't show these effects - though do show a couple of  
other problems.

Regards,

Dick



On Sep 06, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> I called the swiss Sigma importer last week to ask about the DP-1.  
> The dude at the phone was desperately sorry to tell me that they  
> have absolutely no knowledge about an eventual release date.
>
> The Ricoh GR-D with a Voigtlander 28mm metal finder or 28/35  
> minifinder might be the best alternative in my opinion, especially  
> since the prices lowered considerably. Here I can get it for less  
> than $400 (without finder which I already own).
>
> Didier
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>> I will be travelling in Italy in nov.
>> I am not dragging an m8 all over the place.
>> But I would like a pocketable digital that is close to the quality  
>> we all
>> expect.
>>
>> I was hoping the Sigma DP1 would have shown up by now.. but it is  
>> no where
>> to be seen
>> What do LUG'ers recommend?
>> Is the C-LUX 2 up to it?
>>
>> Got to be small. I prefer fixed lens.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Eric
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