Sigma DP2 (digital camera)

Pros: Image Quality in a portable and fast package

Cons: The back-to-shooting buttons (exit menu buttons) are different for each menu, which is a pain to learn.

Summary: THIS IS NOT A POINT AND SHOOT CAMERA.

However, it can be set up to shoot quickly and efficiently, as fast as a regular non-reflex manual film camera, anyway.

It's not the fastest camera on the planet, but when shooting Foveon RAW images it's more to be compared with medium format film cameras than with 35mm press cameras.

Google "how to make our DP2's AF sing" for the tricks that DP2 users have come up with, and find out why other photographers are so passionate about this and other Foveon sensor cameras.

Having started as a pro photographer in 1975, I have several cameras, not one. I don't use my DP2 for party snaps or pro sports. But then again I don't carry my party camera with me all the time - and I do carry my DP2 instead of my old Leica M2 and use the DP2 for street and quick shots of high Image Quality (IQ).

My party POS camera is quick, easy, and good for postcards and web shots.

None of those shots have made it into my book, whereas DP2 shots are more than half of them.

That should tell you something in itself.

That should tell you something.