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This camera , which I bought used , is in excellent condition. Most on-line reviewers criticize Sigma DP cameras for their frequent need of battery recharging and I don.t know enough to disagree with them so I downgraded the ease of use. I already owned a Sigma DPis and I bought this DP2 to compare the 1s' wider angle lens with the DP2 lens. I do like the DP1 camera's wider angle lens so at some point I will probably sell this one to get a DP1 Merrill. However this camera takes great pictures as does my DP1s and in fact as most reviewers describe pictures with the Foveon sensor, which is currently only available from Sigma.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This star rating can be misleading when it come to image quality, it's really a 5 start image when conditions are ripe. The Sigma 30mm f2.8 lens fixed to the camera and superbly matched to the sensor for rich color, high details beyond what you would expect for an apsc sensor. The sensor does not use an anti aliasing filter, it does not need one, so details are pixel sharp, and the colors are RGB unique to each pixel as no color information is shared between neighboring pixel like all other sensors out there. If you are looking for a street camera, with colors and details that can wow you this is a good choice camera. The reason for three stars is, its best image performance is ISO 100-200. The processing times between shots can be about 20 seconds long. There is no viewfinder just the LCD finder on the back. The menu system is easy to learn and this is not a complicated camera. This camera will suit best the photographer that is favors a more classical approach to photography and is a perfectionist by nature.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Its unique, non standard Foveon APS/C sensor provides excellent color rendition with 40 megapix equivalent resolution. Coupled with an appropriately sharp lens, this is one of the best Foveon cameras Sigma has produced. Most knowledgeable photographers are aware of this camera series. Sigma is also well known for producing very competitive high quality lenses for Nikon/ Canon/ Sony mounts. On the minus side, its effective ISO range of 100-200 ASA precludes action shots and is not very practical for casual photography. Its non standard raw files cannot be processed by standard software from Adobe or Phase One etc. - only by Sigma's software, which is good but a little slow. And its battery has a low capacity, so carrying multiple batteries is necessary.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This camera is better than it looks. The lens is matched to the sensor and it shows in excellent image quality. The image file writing time is fairly slow, 10 seconds for a RAW file, and the camera is demanding on batteries ( about 30 RAW files ). The dedicated RAW processing software from Sigma is also a bit slow but has a very pleasing interface and produces excellent editable TIFFs or JPEGs. It is quite fast enough for my use. I use this as a landscape camera on a tripod, so image quality is more important than speed. This camera does what I am looking for and is excellent value. I recommend buying a Sigma lens hood too.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This has amazing quality for day time images. Very nice long exposure shots on a tripod in low light. I was able to use my Nikon Flash on Manual mode. I don't think it's really worth $400 just because the technology is old. If you're a snap shooter, this is not the camera for you either, It takes about 10 seconds to write the file with the fastest SD card, you won't be able to do a follow up shot or preview the image right away. It really reminds me of a film camera because the images are amazing!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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