Sigma DP-1, buy a DSLR instead

Peter Stavrakoglou wrote:
[]
> Still, at $799 it's too high and $150 for a viewfinder?

... and people keep asking why the optical viewfinder was eliminated from
compact cameras (where a zoom optical viewfinder is required).

David
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In article <Olxqj.2940$XI.1608@text.news.virginmedia.com>, David J
Taylor <david-taylor.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this-bit.co.uk>
wrote:

> Peter Stavrakoglou wrote:
> []
> > Still, at $799 it's too high and $150 for a viewfinder?
>
> .. and people keep asking why the optical viewfinder was eliminated from
> compact cameras (where a zoom optical viewfinder is required).

except the dp1 doesn't have a zoom lens. this is just a simple
viewfinder attachment. in fact, there are entire cameras with optical
viewfinders that cost less than the add-on one for the dp1.
 >> Stay informed about: Sigma DP-1, buy a DSLR instead 

nospam wrote:
> In article <Olxqj.2940$XI.1608@text.news.virginmedia.com>, David J
> Taylor <david-taylor.RemoveThis@blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this-bit.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Peter Stavrakoglou wrote:
>> []
>>> Still, at $799 it's too high and $150 for a viewfinder?
>>
>> .. and people keep asking why the optical viewfinder was eliminated
>> from compact cameras (where a zoom optical viewfinder is required).
>
> except the dp1 doesn't have a zoom lens. this is just a simple
> viewfinder attachment. in fact, there are entire cameras with optical
> viewfinders that cost less than the add-on one for the dp1.

Quite. They need to recoup costs somehow.

David
 >> Stay informed about: Sigma DP-1, buy a DSLR instead 

In article <060220082218081955%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
<nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.invalid> writes
>In article <Olxqj.2940$XI.1608@text.news.virginmedia.com>, David J
>Taylor <david-taylor.RemoveThis@blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this-bit.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>> Peter Stavrakoglou wrote:
>> []
>> > Still, at $799 it's too high and $150 for a viewfinder?
>>
>> .. and people keep asking why the optical viewfinder was eliminated from
>> compact cameras (where a zoom optical viewfinder is required).
>
>except the dp1 doesn't have a zoom lens. this is just a simple
>viewfinder attachment. in fact, there are entire cameras with optical
>viewfinders that cost less than the add-on one for the dp1.

But not with such a large sensor.
--
Ian G8ILZ
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 >> Stay informed about: Sigma DP-1, buy a DSLR instead