Sigma dp2 Quattro

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Sigma's cameras won't suit snapshooters and many basic photo enthusiasts will find them difficult to accept, given their very extensive limitations. The DP2 Quattro is very much a niche camera – that operates in a rather small niche. And its price tag...

Lots of old school charm, compact size, high quality lens and sensor, great colour reproduction

Small, low-res screen, sloth-like autofocus, lacks the flexibility of a zoom lens

Too limiting for most snappers, but definitely capable of achieving top class results in the right conditions

Foveon X3 sensor is phenomenal Great colour reproduction in daylight shots Good build quality

No video No image stabilisation of any sort Slow shot-to-shot performance Not great for low-light photography

The Sigma dp2 Quattro costs a whopping Rs. 79,990 in India. The fact that it is a lot of money for a compact camera feels quite like an understatement actually. This compact camera cannot do video, doesn't have image stabilisation, and images taken in...

The Quattro sports a radical design that will turn heads and the optical quality of the 30mm f/2.8 prime lens is seriously sharp. But at £899, we wouldn’t expect anything less. The DP2 isn’t a camera with many bells or whistles; there’s no video, only...