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The next Foveon camera?

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Doppler9000 Senior Member • Posts: 1,573
Re: A couple of points and then I'll run

tarmov wrote:

abera wrote:

JPG compression results are hardly a good measuring metric of anything. Not only it's not meant for that, but also there are too many unknown variables. Not all encodings are created equal.

One can convert from raw (in SPP) to tiff to png. The conclusion would still support my argument, not yours.

More importantly since image processing is involved the results will tell even less about the image sensor itself, more about differences in processing the data.

One can apply minimum processing in SPP before export.

And my conclusion still stands: the Foveon extra information is real, not imaginary.

Have a look at the imaginary false detail here…

https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/0286305481/photos/1747782

Within specific circumstances (usage scenarios), of course - given enough light.

The subjective impact of extra noise is subjective - some eyes are better and some brains can better impute some noise to its liking.

Which brings us to the cruz of the differences in opinion: you believe that the Foveon market niche is too small to be sustainable in the long run, while most of the Sigma forum participants

Indeed. A small group with no information about the financial realities of the proposition.

(and the CEO of Sigma) think otherwise.

The CEO of Sigma is developing the camera to honor the legacy of his father, it seems. Given that they have no idea of the ultimate costs of development or production, imputing sustainability is a stretch.

-Tarmo

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