Stumbled on the adorable Sigma DP2 recently in my quest to find an adorable camera.
A 2008 camera with a 41mm equivalent f/2.8 fixed lens, 1.7x crop Foveon sensor, and pocket-able size; it's the definition of cute!
Especially since Foveon is more than a marketing buzzword. It's some neat sensor tech that does away with Bayer filters in favor of stacked image sensors that measure color by how far light travels through the silicon.
Now, the ugly, the high ISO performance is dreadful and necessitates 400 ISO or below. Preferably only shooting at 50 or 100. The battery only lasts for around 50 shots. The screen is no more than 240p. And the auto-focus misses.. a lot (see street photo above). Did I mention it's only 4.69 mpix?
But, when (if) you get the settings right, it can take some really pretty shots with impressive colors. The lens is quite sharp, and has reasonable depth of field. And even that aforementioned high ISO noise is strange and can be a bit of an aesthetic of it's own.
Going to take it out into the city tomorrow night! (With a tripod of course)
