Thread: Sigma DP1x for $249 at Amazon

Lowest price yet for the Sigma DP1x - $299 at Amazon

Update: Now $249! (Thanks lenshoarder)

Direct link: Sigma DP1x 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera and 2.5 Inch LCD

Other online retailers are still selling this camera for $600 and up, so this is a good opportunity to try the Foveon magic for less.

I'm not listening!!! la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Is the DP1x NON-merrill worth $299?

How slow is it to use, REALLY?

Oh, this is a tough one. The only 28mm I have right now is the RX100. I sold my Panny 14, which I did like to use. Hmmmm...

It's been this price on Amazon for a while. Personally, I don't think it's worth it. It's a 5MP camera which makes it equivalent to a 10MP Bayer sensor. Yes, it has that foveon clarity but you can get super close by just resizing a 10MP image from another camera down to 5MP. Add to that the fact that other than sensor, the DP1x is a pretty bad camera. I think you'd be better off getting the XZ-1 or $100 less.

I don't put much emphasis on megapickles. I've seen a lot of incredible photos from the DP series cameras...... a LOT. If I were OK with the slow functioning and not being able to shoot above ISO400 or 800, I'd buy 2....one for each hand.

well "this" is always better than "that".
I'm with you Luke.
the "slow functioning" is also overstated.

Originally Posted by pdh

the "slow functioning" is also overstated.

Do I remember correctly that you shoot with a DP of some sort? How would you compare the operational slowness to the PEN you use. I think those first 2 PENS were fast enough for most shooting situations I used them in, but I occasionally hear those referred to as slow as well. I wonder if it's just people comparing apples to oranges.

Almost tempting, but I know how the story would end.

Originally Posted by Luke

Do I remember correctly that you shoot with a DP of some sort? How would you compare the operational slowness to the PEN you use. I think those first 2 PENS were fast enough for most shooting situations I used them in, but I occasionally hear those referred to as slow as well. I wonder if it's just people comparing apples to oranges.

You do remember correctly, I have a DP2s ... and I think it's definitely a case of Malus vs Citrus ... but I'm also not really sure what "operational speed" is. Does it mean fast to start, small shutter lag, fast autofocus, ease of menus ... the trouble is these things carry different weight for different people. I find I can change ISO, aperture, shutter speed as quickly or quicker with the DP2s as with the E-P2. The thing that is noticeably slow about it is the autofocus in less than good light or on low-contrast scenes. This occasionally annoys me, but only occasionally. I can't think of a single occasion when some aspect of the E-P2 was so "slow" that I either got annoyed or missed a picture, by the way.

So ... one either works within a camera's limitations or one buys something one likes better. This is true of any camera (or knife, car, guitar, television, trousers ... ).

I work within very severe limitations in my E-P2's dynamic range, which means rarely shooting above ISO200. It doesn't make me a fool for using it, or make the E-P2 a bad camera, and nor do the limitations of the DP series. The cameras I use makes no impact on how good or bad or indifferent my pictures look.

Sigma don't market it as a P&S to suit all situations (or say that it's fast), so it's not as though anyone gets taken in by ridiculous claims that can't be supported. If you buy one and expect to shoot small children at speed or ice hockey you'll be sorely disappointed. But you also wouldn't have done your homework before putting own your cash.

Originally Posted by lenshoarder

It's been this price on Amazon for a while.

There was a drop to $350 earlier this month: Foveon Curiosity Deal: Sigma DP1x for $350 - 1001 Noisy Cameras

From what I can tell, the drop to $299 happened ~ 3 days ago.