Now, there are some things that I’d like to add to this video - that didn’t find it way into it. And that is some things that I’d like to be altered / changed in future updates / firmwares.
The first one is that while you’re waiting for a picture to save then I can’t change settings / exposure. I’d like to be able to do that so I’m ready for the next shot. Sure, it’s about seconds but life’s short. :) Secondly I’d like a tilt able LCD so that I can easily view from above when I shot kids or whatever. I’m getting used to this P&S shooting style and the live view thing. Makes me want more! LCD should also be better. OLED or something. (Very thin panels, colorful and bright) :D Current one works - but I want more! Video! I want MORE! The current one is looking so good so future revisions MUST have more! My appetite for APS sensor video is just starting.
Haha, helt underbar recension! :D
4 megapixlar sa du? Går de att blåsa upp till de utlovade 14 megapixlarna i Photo Pro eller får man nöja sig med bara 4 (skarpa) megapixlar? Har kollat runt på olika sidor men det är ingen som nämner.
Älskar din sida btw, keep it up!
Great review. That was hilarious. Sigma should hire you.
Hej Christian och Tack!
Ja, de 4.6miljonerna går att blåsa upp riktigt mycket! Jag kommer att stå på fotomässan i Elmia i början på April och visa DP1an. Kommer då också att ha med mig några större utskrifter från SD14 och DP1 för den som vill granska detaljer. :)
I Sigma Photo Pro har du något som heter “double size output” som ger dig en 18mp fil - mycket användbart.
A smile, Carl - and a great open look.
Brother Josef is more patient than I thought, and also witty ;).
Thanks both for it.
Clive
Clive My man! :D That’s not Josef, I have more brothers. This one is Sven - the one that got married not very long ago. :D
Carl,
How cute you are! And your naughty brother Sven. I like the video!
Linn
Very successful quick hands-on review of the DP1 - well done.
The only problem with the DP1 is…. mine isn’t with me yet! :-(
It was very undertaining to see this clip. You are the simply the BEST!!! (promoter for Sigma, evangelist or whatsoever).
The more we speak of DP2, the less people will jump into, just waiting for that new wonder. Now I would buy two, only problem is after getting the SD14 the money is a little tight just right now :/
I want one. But where can I get the money from?
Carl, I like your review and I especially like your photos. I also like the band Dungen (do you listen to them?). Good things come from Sweden! :) - Johnny
Thanks for the great review!
Where does Sigma manufacture their cameras?
Hi Luigi.
All cameras that I have (SD9/10 and 14 the new Dp1) is made in Japan. As well as all the Sigma-branded extra.
Where do you want it to be made?
Carl,
The write time for RAW is somewhat 4sec, which is bearable but not very impressive. Leica can manage the same for 1.5 sec on a fast memory card.
And what about writing jpegs? Does it do it faster?
Thankyou
I have more confidence in the construction of a camera if it’s made in Japan, and it’s nice to know that Sigma hasn’t abandoned its Japanese workers.
Gleb - what was the price on that Leica? ;)
The thing is that the writing to the card time is a none issue - it’s not that that takes time. It’s the processing before the writing starts. At the same moment that the writing to memory card starts, at that moment you can take the next picture.
Remember that somewhere around 40MB of data is leaving the sensor before it’s re-made to become a saved 11-15MB file. A pretty tough computer is doing some computing. :)
Carl
Thanks for quick responding. The Leica I meant was DLux3 which is about £400-£450. From a practical view I would love to be able to keep shooting some actions with minimum delay between shots. As I understand it is the processing that takes time. So how about processing? How long does it take?
In other words how soon will DP1 be ready for the next shot in RAW and in jpeg mode? Please advise
Thnakyou
I love this camera and have ordered mine with all that it comes with, and am counting days to get it… but I can’t help but see the green vignetting at the edges of almost all posts, be it Sigma official website and (most are not detectable, but impossible to miss on a continuous, uniform background)
I don’t expect to have to fix this in a photoshop or any computer program as that simple repeating routine should be done on board a camera, and if Sigma can not fix this with a firmware update, I will be a very disappointed first(& last) time customer!
The other irritating issue is the megapixel confusion! is it 4.7mp or 14.1mp?
A digital image that I open on any screen is rectangular and hence has ‘x’ number of horizontal pixels times a ‘y’ number of vertical ones, resulting in the total count of the pixels in the image, often in mega pixels (million pixels).
So if the Sigma Foveon x3 sensor outputs a file that is:
RAW High 2,640×1,760 (15.4 MB) ( 2640 x 1760 = 4646400, or 4.7 mp ). If it takes foveon 3 times as many sensors to record me a 4.7 mp file i couldn’t care less. or if it takes three times more room on my camera or takes three times longer.
Hi Carl,
lol, cool video… well done! can you get some feedback to Sigma on the User Interface? Sigma are so close to having a winner… just a bit of finishing work on the firmware and I will be as enthusiastic as you!
My comments from dpreview :
I had a chance to play with the DP1 on the Sigma stand yesterday at the Focus on Imaging show - it is tantalisingly close to being a ‘classic’ camera - but I would like to see Sigma knock off a couple more rough edges on the user interface.
I will be buying one of these, by the way - so please understand these are intended to be constructive suggestions for improvements - I want to see Sigma have success with this camera.
1) The manual focus wheel is great - my suggestion would be to also use it in AF mode, where the manual focus wheel becomes a zoom box control - with the arrows becoming positional controls for the zoom box which then positions the AF contrast patch.
So, you’re in AF mode… you rotate the manual zoom wheel and a green outline box shrinks smoothly from the full size to any size on screen. You then move the box to anywhere on the screen to select a focus area. If you switch into MF mode at this point, you get to focus manually, and the screen zooms in to the area highlighted. If you just half press the shutter release (in AF mode) the camera attempts to auto focus centred on the patch you have highlighted.
2) For future ref… put a faster processor in the thing, and more RAM to allow at least 1 fps shooting in RAW mode for upto 6 shots… come on Sigma - don’t cheap out on us if this is supposed to be a premium product?
3) I’m surprised that there are *any* issues with image processing if the DP1 shares the same technology as the SD14… I trust any IQ problems will be dealt with before shipping, or soon afterwards via firmware upgrade.
I think that overall, Sigma have a winner provided they don’t ruin their chances by sticking to a release price of £600 in the UK. It should be more like £400 imho
Can’t wait to buy one!
Kind Regards
Brian
Hi Brian!
:D I know Sigma comes here from time to time. They’re very interested in knowing what people want. Remember, this is their first P&S style camera.
I will also get back to your points later.. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Carl, I was hoping to do a multi-user field review for the DP1 - which we did for the Olympus E-3 here :
http://www.biofos.com/esystem/e_3ult.html
But unfortunately, Paul Reynolds of Sigma UK wasn’t quite as forward thinking as the Olympus UK PR people… and declined the opportunity! lol - it does take confidence in your product to give it to a large group of unpaid reviewers!
I’ll just have to buy one when the dust (and initial interest) has settled and maybe we’ll mention it in one of our future reviews.
Kind Regards
Brian