tonymidd
24th March 2007, 05:50 PM
This classic little camera looks a winner for street togging, shame the lens ain't a bit faster say f2.8 or even f1.8...f4 ain't a lot of use on the streets in poor light. Why oh why are the, to me, essential accesories options? Looks as if the marketing boys are pandering to the lowest common denominator, low price, yet again. spoiling the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar. Wonder how much it is as I'm looking for a pop in the pocket camera.
http://sigma-dp1.com/
I was thinking of this
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ricohgrd/
exceptional quality and value for money at around £375 shame it ain't got a viewfinder but that gorgeous lens is f2.4. There's nothing more obvious than standing with a camera at arms length and nothing more certain to induce camera shake. The other down sider is the sensor size 1 1/8" a lot smaller than the Sigma so more prone to noise. These are the things that rule out the small Leica's for me.
http://sigma-dp1.com/
I was thinking of this
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ricohgrd/
exceptional quality and value for money at around £375 shame it ain't got a viewfinder but that gorgeous lens is f2.4. There's nothing more obvious than standing with a camera at arms length and nothing more certain to induce camera shake. The other down sider is the sensor size 1 1/8" a lot smaller than the Sigma so more prone to noise. These are the things that rule out the small Leica's for me.