Sigma DP1 at DP Review

Illuminated Stones

I’m back from another trip to Geneva. I had a little more time to photograph this time. Again, I brought just the Sigma DP1. I failed to bring great weather for photography however, with one shooting session in the afternoon made difficult by high contrast sunshine followed by overcast and the second session marked by alternating rain and drizzle. Fortunately, right at the end of the day, the clouds cleared out and I had a few minutes of really nice light. Here’s one happy result.

DP Review has reviewed the DP1. As these reviews run, it’s a fair assessment. However, I don’t look at it as a flawed camera, but rather a specialist’s tool. Every time I get back and start looking through the images, I forget about how I have to adapt to the camera, happy that I can use a compact to get what are consistently some of my best images. I can put up with waiting a few seconds for the buffer to clear before adjusting for the next image. The f/4.0 and ISO 400 settings are good enough for my work.

It’s a great picture taking tool for me.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people.

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