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Hemidart

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Looking for a nice small case for the DP1...not using hood or finder, so just a small case that doesn't cost an arm and a leg like the Sigma hard case.

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While not originally designed for the task, this Case Logic hard drive case is an almost perfect fit for the DP-1:

http://www.caselogic.com/neoprene_portable_hard_drive_case/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=106096

And when I want a case that I can hang off my belt, I use a Mountainsmith Focus II (small):

http://www.mountainsmith.com/products.asp?productId=137&categoryId=13&subCategoryId=12&subCategory2Id=0

I could probably have gotten a more precise fit by choosing one of their other camera pouches, but they weren't in stock at the time.
 
 
I have the MapCamera leather case, and yes they do deliver overseas. I live in Australia and got it in a week or so. Their customer registration page is only in Japanese, so that's a bit of a hurdle, but they do have an English inquiry page so you could ask them about English registration.

http://www.mapcamera.com/inf/inqu-e.php

Amazing quality I must say regarding the leather case. I can take shots at slower shutter speeds comfortably compared with holding the bare body of the DP1. Another good thing is you can place it on a rough surface (to use instead of a tripod) without damaging the camera.

One downside is that you can't attach a tripod with the case on. Same goes with accessing the battery and memory card compartments, but I only take the memory card out after a day of shooting so that's not much of a bother to me.
 
Tiffles said:
maybe you can exchange the screw at the bottom of the case. My screw
has a screwhole on its bottom so I can use a tripod with it.
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I'm not brave enough to fiddle with the case, don't wont to break it...!!!

Besides, I've been ok without the need of a tripod since I avoid low light shots as much as possible. Not skilled enough in that area.

Also, the Camera Hirano case ( http://www.camera-hirano.jp/shopdetail/015015000001/order/ ) has a screw hole on the bottom (is this the one you have?) but I read a user reporting that it wasn't usable because of the direction of the tripod screw acting against the screw going into the camera or some reason like that.

I haven't seen the bottom view of Sigma's own case, but it could be the same as the MapCamera case (by the way, designed by ARTISAN&ARTIST, so we should use their name instead).
 
ttaiyo said:
Tiffles said:
maybe you can exchange the screw at the bottom of the case. My screw
has a screwhole on its bottom so I can use a tripod with it.
Click to expand...
I'm not brave enough to fiddle with the case, don't wont to break
it...!!!
Besides, I've been ok without the need of a tripod since I avoid low
light shots as much as possible. Not skilled enough in that area.
Click to expand...
Oh it's sooo easy to shoot lowlight with the DP1! Just use aperture priority, set the exposure compensation to -1EV, adjust aperture to not exceed the 15 second limit. In very weird light, shoot ISO 200 or 400 to avoid channel clipping. Use the 2 second selftimer to avoid camera shake when hitting the shutter button.
ttaiyo said:
Also, the Camera Hirano case
( http://www.camera-hirano.jp/shopdetail/015015000001/order/ ) has a
screw hole on the bottom (is this the one you have?) but I read a
user reporting that it wasn't usable because of the direction of the
tripod screw acting against the screw going into the camera or some
reason like that.
Click to expand...
Yes I have this one. Not sure why the direction of the screw would matter - when I shoot with a tripod, I just leave the camera on the tripod all the time anyways. But that left aside: I am not having the slightest problem with the screw.

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Tiffles said:
Oh it's sooo easy to shoot lowlight with the DP1! Just use aperture
priority, set the exposure compensation to -1EV, adjust aperture to
not exceed the 15 second limit. In very weird light, shoot ISO 200 or
400 to avoid channel clipping. Use the 2 second selftimer to avoid
camera shake when hitting the shutter button.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the tip, shall keep practising :)
light_reaction said:
Yes I have this one. Not sure why the direction of the screw would
matter - when I shoot with a tripod, I just leave the camera on the
tripod all the time anyways. But that left aside: I am not having the
slightest problem with the screw.
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I've no idea too, maybe that person isn't using it properly, or maybe I misread something. But I'm glad the case is working fine for you.
 
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