“Well duh,” you say.
Sigma’s long-anticipated DP1, the first compact camera with an APS-C sized sensor (the same size that is in most sub-$2,000 DSLRs), is slated to enter the US market at $1,000. As it happens, the innovative new 60 fps Casio EX-F1 is the same price (although it’s not a small compact camera).
Small and portable almost always costs more, but I would’ve liked to see these units priced in the $750 to $850 range. That’s the price one pays for being on the edge–bleeding edge, that is. Still, I and many others hope the DP1 lives up to its hope: a compact camera with manual DSLR-like control that produces quality files (pictures).
I’m cautiously optimistic, but for a grand, it has to really earn my cash.
Amazon in the USA are selling it at $799. This can vary depending on how you find it in Amazon (some third party suppliers are selling it at $899).
I live in Dublin (Ireland) and had to import it from France at Euro 800 (plus) and I believe that it was worth every cent.
visit http://www.flickr.com/groups/sigma-dp1/ to see some photographs and comments.