Sigma / 2014 / Premium compact
Sigma dp2 Quattro
A deliberately specialised digital compact built around Sigma’s layered Foveon sensor and a normal-angle lens.
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Overview / 概要
Why Sigma dp2 Quattro matters.
The dp2 Quattro shows that a camera can be interesting precisely because it refuses to optimise for every kind of photography.
Design & context
The extended handgrip and flat lens body are shaped around the sensor and the act of slow, deliberate capture.
Buying today
Its workflow is specialised; expect slower operation and choose it for the rendering, not convenience.
Key specifications / 仕様
The details.
- Released
- 2014
- Brand
- Sigma
- Brand country
- Japan
- Format
- Digital
- Film / sensor
- Foveon X3 Quattro APS-C
- Camera type
- Premium compact
- Lens / mount
- 30mm f/2.8 (45mm equivalent)
- Focal length
- 30mm / 45mm equivalent
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- ISO range
- 100–6400
- Autofocus
- Contrast-detect autofocus
- Viewfinder
- Optional optical finder
- Weight
- 465g
- Battery
- BP-51
Still to verify for this record: Production period · Manufacturing country · Made in Japan flag · Shutter range · Flash · Dimensions · Weather sealing · Original MSRP.
Notable features
- Foveon sensor
- 45mm-equivalent lens
- RAW-focused workflow
Known issues
- Condition varies significantly on the used market.
Source record
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Sigma dp2 Quattro reference record
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Sigma archive / product context
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