Greetings dellaaa and all the Sigma gang
I do not think this is a troll question. It's good to rehash things over from time to time.
I was just thinking of the recent crop of 60MP + cameras that will be coming out soon (Leica fpL)
Leica FL what's that ?
alonng with the constant postponement of the FFF
Ya, it makes one wonder doesn't it.
and it dawned on me is it possible that FFF will not be able to compete with these new high MP Bayer cameras,
Ya, I believe it could be done if done right, but maybe not a FF Foveon, but a crop of 1.2 or 1.3.
hence the reason for the delay and eventual scrapping of the project?
If they scrap the project it won't be because of the new mp Bayer sensors, it will because of declining sales do to Cell Phones and the declining market. There will be a lot of changes/companies going down do to cell phones and the every shrinking market demand. One person predicted that with in the next few years only Canon, Sony and maybe Nikon will be left standing.
Sigma announced they scrapped the initial attempt at the FFF and restarted from scratch.
Do to production issues. The company that was suppose to make the sensor couldn't do the design.
They then introduce a 60 MP Bayer camera.
Yaaaaaa, go figure. Why? I said in the past or asked the question would you buy a Sigma with a Bayer sensor? I said no, but I did, ya, what can I say. The FP has excellent IQ, but it's no Foveon.
Maybe after some in depth analysis, Sigma concluded that the Foveon advantage is no longer that big an advantage and the much more versatile 60M Bayer sensors have put the final nail in the coffin.
No I don't think so or I hope not. My SD1M and my SDQ-H will match or beat a 60 mp Bayer sensor. The SD1m has way more depth.
Let's face it, Foveon cameras are a niche camera in a niche camera market.
Yes they are that's why they need to produce the new Foveon if they have the resources.
In their day they were outstanding and still produce beautiful images under very limited conditions.
Yes they were and still are outstanding, but the cameras come up short. Why didn't they put live view in the SD1M? Like the Nikon D700 or the D600?
As for limited conditions like what? I shoot mine in any conditions.
I shoot my Fuji XPro2 effortless at very high ISOs with great results, something impossible with my SDQ and SD1.
How high? I shoot my SD1M and my SDQ-H from ISO 200-6400 without issues.
Sadly, unless there is a huge breakthrough I'm thinking we have seen the end of Foveon.
You maybe right, but I hope your wrong or I'm sure your wrong. We'll have to see something soon or Sigma will be back to being just a lens company.
