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The new FFF has some stiff competition

Started Dec 5, 2021 | Discussions thread
joe173 Contributing Member • Posts: 590
Re: … Sigmas vs general purpose cameras.
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dellaaa wrote:

That's exactly my point. In their day Sigma was a special purpose camera. Just like F1 cars were built for speed at the expense of everything else, Sigmas were designed for image quality at the expense of everything else. In their day, their image quality was much better than the competition, but that's no longer true. The gap between mega pixel Bayer sensors and Foveon has narrowed a lot.

For images with a lot of texture, nothing beats the 3 layer sensor. Also, the color information it can capture is still unmatched. Resolution, yes. It lost that war. But resolution is arguably the least important aspect of image quality. Overall image quality, nothing reproduces the special look of the 3 layer sensor. It has a slide film look which I like.

Image going into a Chevrolet dealership and buying a car that could equal the performance of a F1 racer, but got 60 miles to a gallon, could seat 6, had a trunk etc.. The days of building F1 racers for multi millions would end very quickly. The F1 racer would no long have the superiority it had, neither does the Foveon sensor.

Cameras are not cars. Image quality cannot be reduced to a 0-60 number and gas mileage or trunk space.

I guess my point is Sigma's image quality is no longer THAT big an advantage, I hope I'm wrong, but Sigma's actions seem to point that way.

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