Price and availability of Sigma DP1

published : Friday, February 08, 2008 | model : SIGMA DP-1

Theme : Digital Photography | D-SLR

Who has never wish of getting a compact digital camera with a big D-SLR sensor ? Well, this is what the Sigma DP1 is all about. We now know when it twill be available and even its price.

Sigma DP1 Digital Camera

RitzCamera.com

799.99 $

cameraworld.com

799.99 $

WolfCamera.com

799.99 $

PhotoAlley.com

799.99 $

This may look like an UFFO in our market today but we have to admit that the Sigma SD1 is something most photographers have dreamt of, one day or an other. Taking advantage of the nice large sensor of a D-SLR but with the size of a compact camera. The SD1 is embedding the Foveon X3 sensor of the SD14 and should give very nice results in terms of image quality at least until ISO 800 or more. That would be impossible to achieve with a small sensor as found in average compact digital cameras. The Foveon sensor is quite innovative as well as it is made of 3 layers capturing light in one color each just like our old film.

We finally know when the SD1 will be released. It has been delayed many times o be redesigned is some aspects but now we know that the SD1 will hit the shelves in March 2008. Its European price will be EUR 799.