The next Foveon camera?

Doppler9000 wrote:

Couldn’t one look at resolution directly to see if resolution was superior?

Yes, but the compression ratio measure is easier as a crude measure.

If Canons and Sonys have a compression ratio of 3.7, while Sigma DPm has a compression ratio of 2.2 AND a person also visually prefers Sigma Foveons then I'd say there is a strong case FOR THAT PERSON to prefer Sigma Foveons.

I don't fully understand why some feel the need to persuade others NOT to buy Sigma Foveons.

There seems to be one such thread every month or every other month.

If there are only a few thousand buyers anyway, then why bother persuading them?

What gives?

5k and 16k are rather different. The latter is 132.7MP, the former 14.7.

Yes, I understand that. Which is why I hope for an 8k Sigma Foveon.

If camera models with production volumes at a few thousand were economical in the early days of digital photography, then it could also be economical in the future.

The competitive landscape is rather different today. Profit margins are squeezed by phones, and the remaining camera makers vying for the shrinking market.

I don't see how mobile phones would be squeezing Sigma Foveon cameras.

I also doubt that the profit margins are much different from the past when digital cameras were in its infancy and production volumes were small. If anything, longer design and production experience should enable to reduce production volumes if necessary, because much of the research and design has already been done.

And as to increased competition among remaining camera makers, should I interpret that in a way that such depressing threads like this one are deliberate attempts by competition to shut down Sigma's Foveon business?

I would let the buyers themselves decide on which camera models they prefer.

And let Sigma decide which camera models they develop and market.

The relative advantages of the Foveon have declined as Bayer sensors have continued to improve.

Yes, I could agree with that assessment. But the advantage is still there and significant to some buyers.

Here, as above, you seem to be basing your assertions on an assumption of a static competitive market.

Why can't we let the actual market decide that by itself, instead of trying to influence others?

In 2023 and beyond, the market for a slow camera with moderate resolution that works only at ISO 100 or 200 seems rather small.

I disagree with that.

-Tarmo