SIGMA DP1 This nifty little digicam is marketed as “the world’s first and only truly high-performance compact digital camera”. Is it true? Well the big deal here is that it flaunts an SLR-sized image sensor, something no other compact can boast. It also has a 28mm prime lens designed for top performance, and a minimised automatic element in its capture setting. The idea is to avoid the generic, flat look created by most compact cameras that have made photography for dummies failureproof, but which don’t allow for anything really spectacular. The SIGMA DP1’s conception arose from a desire for a compact camera that can produce works of art, not just replicable happy snaps; a camera that allows the artistic eye behind the lens to express its vision without being overridden by auto-functions. This lightweight, pocket-sized digicam creates images with remarkable pixel detail, even compared to DSLRs. It’s undeniably in a category of its own. www.sigma-dp1.com
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Young Guns 6 and The Undiscovered Letter An interesting two-volume set from The Art Directors Club (ADC) Young Guns, a New York-based showcase of exceptional new professional talent from all fields of media and design, who are 30 years of age and younger. The first volume, Young Guns 6, is a compilation of the work of finalists from the ADC annual design challenge. The challenge serves to benefit lettera27, an Italian non-profit organisation dedicated to eradicating global illiteracy. The second volume, The Undiscovered Letter, is filled with participants’ visualisations of a 27th letter of the alphabet. Packaged as two small Moleskines bound with the signature bellyband, the bundle is quirky and attractive. (LH) by The Art Directors Club with lettera27 Chronicle Books, produced by Moleskine
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