Sigma DP1s 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera
From SIGMA
Minor update to the DP1 14MP camera
According to Sigma, there are three main upgrades for the DP1s over the DP1, and they are the quickset function assigned to the digital zoom controls, RAW+JPEG writing, and an improvement to the metering for backlit subjects. The quickset is seen on the Sigma DP2 and Sigma SD14 cameras and it is a very nice shorthand. It speeds and improves common settings for my use. I couldn't evaluate the difference in backlit performance, but will trust Sigma on that one. Simultaneously writing RAW and JPEG files can be a great help to those who want the quick jpeg preview but edit the RAW files (in Aperture for example). Not sure how many people have been clamoring for that, but it is a feature.
Recommendations: Get the DP1s if you are looking at it as a new camera. If you have a DP1, don't feel badly, these updates are useful but not huge. It appears that the DP1s will be the DP1 replacement, so there might be a good price on a DP1 at some point soon... (Oh, and there's a firmware update for the original DP1, you should get it if you have one.)
