SD1 Merrill at the last days of 2022

Amadeus21 wrote:

A happy new year to you all!

As some of you will remember, I've stopped with buying Sigma Cameras with my good old SD1 Merrill, for it has been the last 1:1:1 Foveon. I am still very happy with its color rendering, and as often as it is possible, I use it even for commercial jobs.

While patiently waiting for the words of Mr. Yamaki that the new FFF will arrive soon I'm out in the landscape with my SD1M. Here I want to show some of my every day-pictures made at the last days of 2022 while hiking with my wife. I'm living in the very south of Germany, but nearly always we are hiking in the Vogesen mountains, France, Elsass. Since many years we use to walk up to a mountain called "Petit Ballon" (1163 m) at Silvester day. This is always our last hike in the year at 31. December. Sometimes in heavy snow storms, at very strong cold – or at sunshine and heavy storm as that year.

I use to develop the .X3F with SPP, do some "optimizations" after own taste. No postprocessing. There is a dust spot in the middle of the sensor.

Leafs of digitalis and beech

It's very interesting, that the initially bright yellow leafes of the birche grow nearly black / anthracite during winter.

Some horses waiting for better weather in a shelter. The color rendering of the SD1M seem for me unsurpassable. I am convinced, that those fine hairs below the chin of the right horse can only depict a 1:1:1 Foveon, no other sensor technology.

The top of the mountain "Petit Ballon" (1163m) at bright weather.

A old drinking trough for cattle as b&w attempt right out of SPP.

Now I wish you a good 2023, health and imploringly peace...

The photographs and the narrative are wonderful!

Thank you for sharing and yes, i am also very positive and hopeful on the the new Sigma Full Frame sensor camera.

You stopped with the SD1...and i just could not move beyond the SD14 and the DP2s 

A worthy upgrade is long due!

Regards,

Sattva