If you wanted to research this, the very first step is to prove that those who say they do, actually do (as opposed to imagining that they do).
In a decade and thousands of posts on this forum, I've still not seen anything that comes near demonstrating that a Foveon fan will always pick a foveon image as the best, if they are preventing from knowing which images are foveon and which aren't.
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always pick a foveon image" ?? no one has said that, to my recall.
usually prefer foveon images because they usually look less digital, ie more pop, versimilitude, depth, 3D-ness, whatever? emphasis on usually.
that is, I think, what most people write
I'd love James Randi to arrange a test. I don't really care whether a test proved conclusively that Foveon fans really do prefer Foveon images or that they do no better than random. Both results would be equally fascinating.
not exactly off-topic... I recently had new close-up eyeglasses made. First time I'd had any eye tests in about 15 years. Luckily no glaucoma, which runs in both sides of my family. My late father was slightly color-blind, it was the less extreme form, but we family were used to some of his more 'interesting' color combinations in clothes. Obviously peoples' color perceptions differ greatly.
I thought it interesting that they did a
contrast ie
depth perception test too at the eye doctors 2 weeks ago. I ran through all lines of that one ... easy to hard to see...with flying colors. I've personally thought there is something about the
depth and
contrast of Foveon photos. Sharp edges, all that, you know I've written numerous times that this is apparently what the late **** Merrill also thought.
I've never opposed your tests... I just think that tests won't prove much, as your test would just be about.. .those particular test images. Most of us who shoot multiple cameras systems I think can see differences in the output of those cameras.
Also I find it interesting that the folks who seem to complain most about Sigma/Foveon MPs, benefits, cameras, whatever, are folks who have never
used the Sigma/Foveon cameras (based on my recent readings in the News and Open forums).
FWIW, I want the SD1 for the additional resolution, for fine detail, for nice grass, leaves, foliage; pebbles, rocks, mountains, all that detail in landscapes. My 4.7(x3) MP SD14 equates easily to my "12MP" K20D in the field. So the SD1 has 3X the detail capture of the SD14... that's what I'd like to have.
Best regards, Sandy
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