Excellent, Tom! At least someone cares ...In this DPR review, on page 6
Sigma SD Quattro H Review: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
it seemed that the Quattro DNG and the SPP-processed X3F delivered different colors.
So, processing seems to matter.
Processing matters.
Maybe we would all be better off shooting only black and white.
Yes, that is exactly right. I forgot about that limitation in my explanation.
No problem, Scott. So, with a Merrill being 14.75MP, you are still saying that the new sensor will be 14.75 x 1.35 = about 20MP.
I think that would depend on what is meant by "detail". My money would put them almost even.
Hmmm ...
--In fact, I wonder what side of the fence [Noël] will eventually fall on. He seems to have really embraced the Quattro.
Resolution aside, I believe the new sensor will be sort of a new beginning for the world of Foveon-style sensors. It should be interesting.
It's hard to choose between these two examples. I prefer the FP L sky. Regarding the rest of the image, a very slight preference for the quattro.I went out this morning to Great Falls with a tripod and both cameras.
The fp L has a TTartisan 21mm F1.5 manual lens on it.
Both were set to F8. Color palettes are different, but is the fp L better?
Basically I made minimal adjustments to the dp0 image and spent time working the fp L image to get it close to the color balance of the dp0 image.
fp L version, downsized to nearly match the pixel count of dp0 lo-res. 5.6mb download. Developed from DNG using SPP.
dp0 lo-res. 5.3mb download. Developed from X3F in SPP.
In my mind, the colors out of the fp L look better to me.
I prefer the quattro. The FpL photo, there seems to be a slight cast.This time it looks like the dp0 image is better.
fp L version, downsized to be nearly the same pixels as the dp0 Hi-Res. 19mb download.
dp0 Hi-Res. 21mb download.
When I download the SD14 raw, the photo does not appear, even with SPP.Here are two images taken (X3F raw) this morning with the same lens, the first one with my sd Quattro H and the other one with my SD14:
sd Quattro H
SD14
If you want to play with them, here are links to the raw files:
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM1280.X3F
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM8279.X3F
Cheers!
Abbazz
With my settings for FireFox/Windows 7, the browser refuses to download either the SDqh or the SD14 X3F saying "potential security risk". Not saying there is anything wrong with either file ...When I download the SD14 raw, the photo does not appear, even with SPP.Here are two images taken (X3F raw) this morning with the same lens, the first one with my sd Quattro H and the other one with my SD14:
sd Quattro H
SD14
If you want to play with them, here are links to the raw files:
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM1280.X3F
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM8279.X3F
Cheers!
Abbazz
Thank you very much for taking a look at these images! I prefer the fp L sky also.It's hard to choose between these two examples. I prefer the FP L sky. Regarding the rest of the image, a very slight preference for the quattro.I went out this morning to Great Falls with a tripod and both cameras.
The fp L has a TTartisan 21mm F1.5 manual lens on it.
Both were set to F8. Color palettes are different, but is the fp L better?
Basically I made minimal adjustments to the dp0 image and spent time working the fp L image to get it close to the color balance of the dp0 image.
fp L version, downsized to nearly match the pixel count of dp0 lo-res. 5.6mb download. Developed from DNG using SPP.
dp0 lo-res. 5.3mb download. Developed from X3F in SPP.
In my mind, the colors out of the fp L look better to me.
I also had the same warning with the SD14 file. I downloaded it anyway, but I can't view it.With my settings for FireFox/Windows 7, the browser refuses to download either the SDqh or the SD14 X3F saying "potential security risk". Not saying there is anything wrong with either file ...When I download the SD14 raw, the photo does not appear, even with SPP.Here are two images taken (X3F raw) this morning with the same lens, the first one with my sd Quattro H and the other one with my SD14:
sd Quattro H
SD14
If you want to play with them, here are links to the raw files:
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM1280.X3F
http://www.lallement.com/images/SDIM8279.X3F
Cheers!
Abbazz
Je suis désolé Noël, it seems there had been a glitch when I uploaded the file to the server. It should be working now.
You can safely ignore the security warning. It appears just because it's a shared file server hosting different domain names so you get a certificate name mismatch error.
Thank you for the advice, Abbaz.
