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$3000? DoH!
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Anonymous on 2002-03-01 03:55:31.026628+11
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| At $3000, one might rather buy into a REAL system
like Nikon or Canon, now that the D100 and Canon
D60 are announced. Their older D30 should be a lot
cheaper if you find one. With Sigma, you're stuck
with their lens mount, and their lenses. If they
really want to compete, the SD-9 should be priced
at half that amount. Having used the SA-7, I am
not really impressed by their AF speed - even my
EOS-500 is faster. |
Picture Quality may find Customers for this humble camera
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Bernard
on 2002-03-01 11:03:08.632096+11
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| It will be interesting to see just how good the
Images are, 3 Meg may sound less than 6 Meg but
with Foveons X3 it may be effectively more
accurate given that you need to dived 6 meg by 4
for colour response and by at least 2 for
resolution due to the nature of the mosaic sensor
in CMOS and CCD cameras. Sigma or not, some may
just buy this camera for its picture quality if
Foveons claims are true. It may give a response
like a 9 to 12 Meg CCD!
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Foveon
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Anonymous on 2002-03-03 03:27:12.875767+11
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| Have you seen the sample pics on the Foveon
Website? I'd buy the camera! It is the most
amazing forward step in digital technology, ever.
Read about how Foveon (Dr. Meade?) sprung from
the analog world trying to model the "pixel" after
the human eye. Guess what...if the pics are any
indication...they've succeeded! |
When do the big boys come in.
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Anonymous on 2002-03-13 18:41:05.480767+11
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| If this chip is as good as everyone says then the
argument is not about the quality of the Sigma
unit, but how long until Nikon, Sony, and
everyone else realize that they can't compete
without this sensor. Why buy the D100 when it's
technology is already inferior? Bill Gates sure
has jumped on with XP compatibility in the
works. Whether you like Bill or not (I sure
don't) you must admit that if it is big enough
for him to jump on board there must be something
to it. |
No news bad news?
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Anonymous on 2002-08-09 06:54:22.912163+10
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| Does anyone have "fresh" news about this technology?
I can't find anything new about it since february... Is the company always alive? |
Sigma SD9 D-SLR: Foveon X3 sensor
