David Pogue on the Sigma DP1
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
State of the Art: Big Sensor a Small Step for Cameras
So kudos to Sigma. It has done what was once considered impossible: it has built a big sensor into a tiny camera.
But did it have to be such a lame camera? No zoom, no stabilizer, no focus lamp, no optical viewfinder, no live histogram; weak flash, washed-out screen, quarter-size movies, infinite shutter lag, loose lens cap. Hello, Sigma? 1998 called. It wants its camera back.