Hi!!

[Peter Spader]

Welcome. I am an old 35mm film user who loves WA landscapes best. I thought digital would take many more years of development before I shifted. Then I saw the IQ of the SD9 and I have not looked back.

Nancy loves flowers and taking pictures of them. It was not until the SD10 that she shifted, since she hates tripods and waited for the iso200 low noise of the SD10 so she could handhold closeups. We both like the SD14.
Pete and Nancy

 

[Ed_S]

Welcome. I am an old 35mm film user who loves WA landscapes best. I
thought digital would take many more years of development before I
shifted. Then I saw the IQ of the SD9 and I have not looked back.
Nancy loves flowers and taking pictures of them. It was not until the
SD10 that she shifted, since she hates tripods and waited for the
iso200 low noise of the SD10 so she could handhold closeups. We both
like the SD14.
Pete and Nancy

Peter,

Sounds like we have very similar photographic experiences. Some years of 35mm then to the wonderful I! of SDs. I identify with Nancy a bit here too. I have enough tripods to trip over in the dark but don't especially care to lug them on lunch hours or coach tours. Even roadside shooting doesn't invite setting up the Manfrotto along our narrow, county routes. So being able to macro or landscape handheld is often a practical necessity.

Always love your and Nancy's photos and commentary.

Kind regards,
--
Ed_S
http://www.pbase.com/ecsquires

 

[Just Looking]

Hi, I don't hang here as much as I used to, but I drop in now and then to argue, I mean contribute, about technology issues. I have an SD10 and an SD14, and somewhere around here is an old disused SD9, too. I usually avoid the personal stuff, discussions of opinions on photos, etc. But I prefer to not let technical BS stand, whether positive or negative.

I've heard someone mention this Sigma "yellow glass" idea before, but I never understood what was meant by it. It seems to me that I have adequate control over color balance, and if the lens is doing some coloration, I don't see it. Is this something you've experienced from film days?

j

I'm relatively new hear and I'n not really sure I understand the
social dynamics.

I regret that my first ever post was a direct request for answers to
questions that were troubling me. In the really real world I would
have, at very least, said hello first.

I ride motorbikes and am even newer to http://www.superbikeforums.com but
over there, there is a dedicated board for nebies to say hi. Over
there the atmosphere is much more friendly regardless of which bike
you ride (which is not to say that I personally have encountered any
animosity here).

So, anyway, I just wanted to say hello and post a little bit about
myself. I'm hoping 149 other users will do the same and that we can
all be friends!

I'm 26 and have been a photographer for almost 7 years. My first
camera was a Yashica, I loved it but after that I was always a Nikon
kid!

When I finally joined the digital revolution I kept my Nikon lenses
but whent to a Fuji body as I liked the extended DR and Fuji 'pop'. I
was alwyas dissapointed by what I now know to be bayer mush but at
the time thought was the Fuji's inability to focus correctly!

I came to Sigma/Foveon by chance; all my gear was stolen from a
rented studio and I had to start afresh. After some research I liked
the sound of the foveon sensor but had misgivings about the
performance of the SD9/10. Fortunately the SD14 had just been
released and I like taking chances so here I am! I admit its not the
easiest camera to use but I do think it produces sharper images than
Bayer.

I liked the SD14 so much I bought an SD9 and SD10! i don't like
Sigma's yellow glass and need to learn about converting lenses to SA
mount - that was, originally why I joined this forum.

I currently specialize in event work and model portfolio's. i also
shoot weddings. My favourite things to photograph are lanscapes,
skyscapes and loe light city scapes - I just need to figure out how
to get paid for it!

I am in the process of setting up a website so I can provide links to
my pictures.

Thanks for reading, please tell me about yourself too =D)

Dan