Sigma DP1s

Sound buy for £250 ; Decent wide angle lens ; Advanced exposure options

Fixed lens could be restrictive ; Slow at saving images to card ; Rather basic AF options

Sigma has a solid reputation for making quality lenses for all popular camera makes, but it's less well known as a camera maker per se.

Despite excellent image quality and an outstanding lens, the Sigma DP1s is too slow and unrefined for most photographers to use on a daily basis

With all the excitement surrounding the recent introduction of several small Micro Four Thirds cameras by Panasonic and Olympus, it's hard to raise much enthusiasm for the Sigma DP1s, especially considering that it's to all intents and purposes...

The idea is simple really. Put a large sensor inside a small compact body and you've got a camera that enthusiasts can carry around easily and still secure the same level of quality from their captures as they would from their larger DSLR camera....