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Current crop of graphics cards compared, ranked by price {Engadget}
May 9th 2008 11:41AM Its worth it especially now since the prices on the 8800 gts are really low...$229 at Tiger. SLI two of them and you'll get the same performance as the 9800 GX2 and save about $150 too :)
Current crop of graphics cards compared, ranked by price {Engadget}
May 9th 2008 10:55AM I think the best bargain is the 8800 GT SLI setup (what I have). It benchmarks at just under 15k on 3Dmark05. An even better SLI setup which is just as good as the 9800 GTX, is a 8800 GTS 512mb SLI setup...it performs exactly the same for around 100 bux less. Too bad it's not on that chart...good stuff though.
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 1:28PM Thats about 5MP per color layer>> the same way as film records colors. RAWS, when converted to TIFFS, sit at 15-16MP. If your shooting jpegs, then your screwed...but this camera was never meant to shoot jpegs exclusively ... it's designed as a photographic tool, thus RAWs.
Elitist? Perhaps not. The new trend for an extremely high quality point and shoot camera is not a new idea. The best film P&S camera's are now cult classics that resale for almost the same amount they were retail...I'm talking about the Minolta TC-1's, Ricoh GR1V, Contax T3. Why? Because these camera's produce some of the best images bar none and are camera 101 for journalist shooting, street photography.
The DP1 is not perfect by any means. IT IS another excellent step up to a high quality camera that rivals slr's...this is a professionals dream. To have a backup camera, that fits in your pocket, that will produce excellent results. A good trusty camera.
Is the IQ (image quality) better than any other compact out there...the reviews say so..I've seen them. I don't think this is a boutique item or an overpriced P&S, but a high quality photographic tool that will start a positive trend with other camera makers. I hope to see a revision of this camera soon with a faster lens.
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 12:42PM The glass on the camera, from the reviews I've read is pretty damn amazing. Sharpness can always be controlled in PP, so it's all good.
The writing speed on raw images is pretty good, but the card needs to be at least a class 6 sdhc card (2-2.5 sec write speed). Anything slower, class 4 or 2, will double/triple your write times.
Yup, just enter dp1 or sigma dp1 in search and you'll see thousands of images that have already been posted (Japan had this camera before NA did). Lots of good stuff. Most of the shots look 'SLR' in quality...i'm still amazed by this thing.
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 12:21PM Yeah, flickr has tons of images, search dp1 and you're good to go. The big difference on this camera is the sensor size and raw writing capabilities (when converted to TIFF from raw, it interpolates to 15-16 megapixels). Most compacts don't have this ability...the key here though is shooting in raw to get the mostout of post processing.
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 11:48AM That's very interesting. What other compacts are you comparing it to at full res?
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 11:33AM I've heard that the inexpensive Voigtlander view finders (28mm frame lines) are easy to find and pretty high in quality. Chek it ;)
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 10:59AM Also, there are rumors that Sigma is also working on two other versions of this camera...one of them will be a fixed lens at f 2....that should be nice and snappy for you low light shooters.
Sigma's DP1 with DSLR-sized sensor reviewed, raises bar {Engadget}
Mar 27th 2008 10:53AM Actually, ya'll should flickr this camera, as many of the low light hand held shots are pretty damn amazing. Although it's no Ricoh GRD, it definitely has a following already. ALL of the cameras have sold out for North America...it was released last week. Amazon is back ordered up until May-June...I know because I was on that list of ppl whose preorder was bumped back several months.
Also, if any of you are seriously considering this camera, every review I've come across have been positive and some praising it as revolutionary...check out dpreview and go to the sigma forums. You'll see a lot of sample pics from owners and their opinions...all of which have exceeded my expectations of this camera. Funny thing was that I hated this camera based on it's paper specs...I've commented on it since it was deemed vaporware - slow lens, will have too much grain, blah blah. I was wrong and now I want one. I don't really care to wait until June though to snag one...so I'll probably get me the GRD II since I've had my eye on it for a while.
For those of you who don't use manual controls, and only rely on automatic P&S settings to get good pictures...this camera isn't for you. This camera is made for a niche market aimed towards users who know how to get the most out of different lighting situations, f stops, shutter speeds and enjoy having complete control of their hardware.
Vista SP1 officially released {Engadget}
Mar 18th 2008 4:06PM NIIICEE!! I can see all 4GB of ram now, vs the 3.25 before. Good Stuff MS!~
