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Sigma is going to release new camera(s)

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Tom Schum said:
richard stone said:
The good Sigma images are a joy to see.
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I agree.

I'm maybe getting too old for this. I'm no longer willing to do the work to pull a superb image out of my Sigmas. Just me...
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A superb image is in the eye of the beholder; and also: what you think may be an ordinary image, or even a test shot, might be the image other people love the most. This has happened to me several times. Lol.

What I do like about the Q camera is DNG; it may sound sacrilegious here, but for the sake of expediency, I find it much easier to process an image, and still get excellent result. Too bad you cannot shoot a DNG and a XF3 at the same time. Is there a button on the SDQ I can program to switch? So you could take one DNG shot followed by a RAW shot? Then you could develop the XF3 RAW file in case DNG isn't giving you good results. I got to look into that. We need file format bracketing. :-)
 
D Cox said:
It's too soon for a new camera. I haven't finished the sdQH yet.
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Absolutely! I still haven’t got around to buying it yet!
 
D Cox said:
It's too soon for a new camera. I haven't finished the sdQH yet.
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You haven't finished it? lol

Maybe you better hurry up.

;)
 
FatVegan said:
We will see. Would be nice if they can update it and have usb type c charging.
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Yes, I think USB-C is the future of hard wired connectivity, and with all that power they could include charging . . . though I already have charging via USB-2 in my Sony A7. I don't think Sigma will do it, since they haven't done it yet. Maybe they'll do USB-3 though, which is compatible with the widest variety of computers, and fast enough for every memory card available today. They could make the camera charge via USB-3. That would be cool.

Faster response and reaction times would be very welcome too. So would Wi-Fi. It would be a nice addition that shouldn't cost much to add to each camera . . . though Sigma would have to add that functionality to Sigma Capture Pro and develop an app for iOS and Android, I guess, huh? That would probably cost a pretty penny to develop, which is probably why Sigma didn't include Wi-Fi in their previous cameras. Still . . . I hope they add it and include Wi-Fi in all their future cameras. Presumably they're going to do it . . . eventually. I think it's about time, and with as many cameras as they sell, it would probably only add $2 or $3 to each camera, if they amortize the cost of software development over all those new cameras they will end up selling for the next five years or so. It will bring customers too, just like DNG recording capability and HDR capability no doubt brought new customers.
 
Somewhere Mr. Yamaki was quoted as saying they were working on a new camera and that was a while ago. Photokina is moving to May and the next one will b a 3-day show probably not a good choice. Sigma does not do CES. A much better choice would be an announcement at CP+ and WPPI both at the end of February. In Japan it is a huge show and is still 5 months away. WPPI takes care of the US. Give me the right odds and I might even bet on it. :-)
 
adegroot said:
Tom Schum said:
richard stone said:
The good Sigma images are a joy to see.
Click to expand...
I agree.

I'm maybe getting too old for this. I'm no longer willing to do the work to pull a superb image out of my Sigmas. Just me...
Click to expand...
A superb image is in the eye of the beholder; and also: what you think may be an ordinary image, or even a test shot, might be the image other people love the most. This has happened to me several times. Lol.

What I do like about the Q camera is DNG; it may sound sacrilegious here, but for the sake of expediency, I find it much easier to process an image, and still get excellent result. Too bad you cannot shoot a DNG and a XF3 at the same time. Is there a button on the SDQ I can program to switch? So you could take one DNG shot followed by a RAW shot? Then you could develop the XF3 RAW file in case DNG isn't giving you good results. I got to look into that. We need file format bracketing. :-)
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Yes . . . It would be nice if Sigma just added the option to save an X3F and a DNG instead of just X3F and JPG. In fact, it would be cool to have X3F+DNG+JPG mode. I mean the jpeg isn't going to fill the memory card much, right? Sure, that would mean the battery will go flat faster, but they go flat pretty fast anyway, right? If I can shoot 250 photos instead of 350 photos, but get all three file formats each time, I'll just carry another extra battery and be happy. I carry at least one extra battery all the time anyway.
 
rick decker said:
Somewhere Mr. Yamaki was quoted as saying they were working on a new camera and that was a while ago. Photokina is moving to May and the next one will b a 3-day show probably not a good choice. Sigma does not do CES. A much better choice would be an announcement at CP+ and WPPI both at the end of February. In Japan it is a huge show and is still 5 months away. WPPI takes care of the US. Give me the right odds and I might even bet on it. :-)
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What made me think there was a show somewhere this month?
 
Tom Schum said:
I'd love to see a Sigma camera with a modern Bayer sensor.
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Intresting,,,

I have really never thought about this possibility due to Sigma having the patent on the Foveon sensor: it is their in house technology.

Then again, what would Sigma have stand out against other companies with bayer sensors? The ability to make small kits with a legendary lens, like the Fuji does?

I can't think of any other things Sigma stands out with camera building par the foveon and the lens...

Last month I played with a Sony qx10. A small, lens with sensor which wifi's his EVF to phone or tablet. I had a cool time with it, beingt able to place the lens on locations that are hard to get in with a camera, and due to the wireless connectivity, the shutter time can be quite long. All in all, this could be a golden oppertunity for Sigma, something like the Sony qx-10 or qx-100 with Foveon would be my dream.
 
Scottelly said:
rick decker said:
Somewhere Mr. Yamaki was quoted as saying they were working on a new camera and that was a while ago. Photokina is moving to May and the next one will b a 3-day show probably not a good choice. Sigma does not do CES. A much better choice would be an announcement at CP+ and WPPI both at the end of February. In Japan it is a huge show and is still 5 months away. WPPI takes care of the US. Give me the right odds and I might even bet on it. :-)
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What made me think there was a show somewhere this month?
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Photokina is still the end of September this year:

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www.photokina.com

It's next year that it moves to May (which is strange to me, I thought Photokina was just ever other year?). But it does seem like a new release at CP+ is a good timeframe.
 
Innocentius said:
Tom Schum said:
I'd love to see a Sigma camera with a modern Bayer sensor.
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Intresting,,,

I have really never thought about this possibility due to Sigma having the patent on the Foveon sensor: it is their in house technology.

Then again, what would Sigma have stand out against other companies with bayer sensors? The ability to make small kits with a legendary lens, like the Fuji does?

I can't think of any other things Sigma stands out with camera building par the foveon and the lens...

Last month I played with a Sony qx10. A small, lens with sensor which wifi's his EVF to phone or tablet. I had a cool time with it, beingt able to place the lens on locations that are hard to get in with a camera, and due to the wireless connectivity, the shutter time can be quite long. All in all, this could be a golden oppertunity for Sigma, something like the Sony qx-10 or qx-100 with Foveon would be my dream.
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That would require a very efficient system, which is why Sony makes it and few others. Sigma's version would have to have an interchangeable battery, no doubt. I think the Sony charges by USB, if I'm not mistaken. It would require a lot of development, for probably very few sales. Would it be cool? No doubt. But I don't think it would be practical for Sigma to do, just like I don't think it would be practical for Sigma to make a Foveon sensor camera for a microscope or telescope . . . even though such cameras can go for few grand.

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telescopes.net
 
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rick decker said:
Yes as far as PK goes with less than 2 weeks to go, it won't be at PK.
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Why not? Do you get a personal heads-up in advance of camera announcements? Sigma tend to launch cameras very close to trade show start. It's usually at CP+, though.
 
I do not get a personal heads up. With CES gone and PK going, only WPPI which is generally a big show for Sigma esp USA, and CP+ which is very big in Japan are left. They will kill two birds with one stone. Next show after that is in May and is 3-day PK. If I am wrong, you should post a "You were wrong" thread and I will eat crow (figuratively speaking).
 
rick decker said:
I do not get a personal heads up. With CES gone and PK going, only WPPI which is generally a big show for Sigma esp USA, and CP+ which is very big in Japan are left. They will kill two birds with one stone. Next show after that is in May and is 3-day PK. If I am wrong, you should post a "You were wrong" thread and I will eat crow (figuratively speaking).
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I hope you're wrong, and they introduce it (at least show it off) this month Rick.

;)
 
rick decker said:
I do not get a personal heads up. With CES gone and PK going, only WPPI which is generally a big show for Sigma esp USA, and CP+ which is very big in Japan are left. They will kill two birds with one stone. Next show after that is in May and is 3-day PK. If I am wrong, you should post a "You were wrong" thread and I will eat crow (figuratively speaking).
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SD14 was announced on the first day of Photokina 2006, DP2 on the first day of Photokina 2008, SD1 on the first day of Photokina 2010. Basically, if Sigma does launch something at Photokina, we wouldn't know before September 25 or 26, just in time for crow season ;-)

My bet is on CP+ as well, which is where all Quattros and most Merrills were announced.
 
Innocentius said:
Tom Schum said:
I'd love to see a Sigma camera with a modern Bayer sensor.
Click to expand...
Intresting,,,

I have really never thought about this possibility due to Sigma having the patent on the Foveon sensor: it is their in house technology.
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Oh it is definitely going to happen! I can even give you the timing: one month after Nikon release a top pro body with a Canon EF mount. And for the same reasons, too.
 
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