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Amazing quality

Started Sep 28, 2016 | User reviews thread
danski0224 Senior Member • Posts: 1,465
Re: Amazing quality
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james123 wrote:

I am astonished by the quality of the image. I took exactly the same shot with it and with a 450D (APS-C, 10MP) and upscaled it to the same size as the 450D. Details are on par, maybe even "more pleasant" better than on the 450D. What is remarkable is the absence of "blotch" in dense foliage, which is unpleasant on the 450D.

I think sigma was really bad at marketing its foveon sensors cameras. If they had used a mount that could have been easily interfaced to canon lenses (as Sony did, and that could have been very easy for Sigma, as canon and sigma lenses share almost everything, from the lens-sensor distance to the electronic signals) these cameras could have been a hit.

WIth the SD1 now around 800€, I seriously think about buying one...

In my opinion, better marketing would be a double edged sword.

Those that are looking for an "easy to use" camera would be extremely disappointed.

Those that are looking for unique and often excellent images and color rendition would be very happy.

Odds are, the first group of people would outnumber the second group.

Not knowing if SIgma intends to keep a DSLR in the product mix... or if they plan to bring back the Merrill sensor design... might be a decent idea if the camera is discontinued.

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