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The Silicon Eye: How a Silicon Valley Company Aims to Make All Current Computers, Cameras, and Cell Phones Obsolete (Enterprise) $0.98 Thanks to the digital technology revolution, cameras are everywhere-PDAs, mobile phones, anywhere you can put an imaging chip and a lens. Battling to usurp the market is a Silicon Valley company, Foveon, whose technology not only produces a superior image but also may become the eye in artificially intelligent machines. Behind Foveon are two legendary figures who made the personal computer possibl… |
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Triple-decker chip provides full color for every sensor pixel: Foveon X3 array offers many advantages for digital camera designs.(Product Announcement): An article from: Digital Imaging Digest $5.95 This digital document is an article from Digital Imaging Digest, published by Photo Marketing Association International on June 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1448 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.C… |
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Foveon Intro’s Film-Quality Sensor.: An article from: Electronic Materials Update $5.95 This digital document is an article from Electronic Materials Update, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 589 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser…. |
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Sigma DP2S 14MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital Camera with 24.2mm f/2.8 and 2.5 inch LCD $940.00 14 Megapixel FOVEON X3 Image Sensor 24.2mm (41mm equivalent) f/2.8 Lens 2.5 LCD Display ‘True II’ Image Processor Power Save Mode High Speed Auto Focusing Visible Labeling of Buttons Records JPEG & RAW Files Built-in Flash & Hot Shoe Includes Sigma Photo Pro 4.0 Software… |
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NEW Sigma Dp2x Digital Camera Black $625.48 14 MP – CMOS – FOVEON X3 DIRECT IMAGE SENSOR… |
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Sigma SD15 14MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0 inch LCD $1,500.00 Sigma’s SD15 SLR camera is the latest model in Sigma’s SD series. Powered by the 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor it can capture all primary RGB colors at each and every pixel location arranged in three layers. The new SD15 incorporates the “TRUE II” image processing engine which processes the large amount of data from the 14 megapixel direct image sensor. It also provides high resolutio… |
Sigma SD14 Digital Camera Resolution/Print Size/Foveon Sensor?
Does anyone have a Sigma SD14 camera? Can you describe the quality of the pictures. Also, approximately how large can you print the images and still preserve the quality? I am seriously considering purchasing this camera and would like more information. I am not familiar with the foveon sensor either.
I don’t own a Sigma camera so I can’t speak from experience. However I’d like to give you something to think about.
Sigma makes cameras for stuff like fashion photography. So the camera algorithms are designed for that kind of thing. That means softer contrasts and focus since this produces a better fashion picture. Now that’s not a problem if this is all you want to do but it can be a problem if you want to do other stuff as well. Just about any SLR will give you similar capabilities, you simply have to configure them accordingly.
The other issue is that Sigma cameras only take Sigma lenses. If you went for a Nikon or a Canon SLR you’d have the manufacturer’s lenses available to you as well as lenses from Sigma and Tamron for instance. That gives you much wider choices in terms of later options. Both Nikon ahd Canon also have professional bodies that are far superior to the Sigma so if you ever need to upgrade your camera body later at least you have a growth path to follow, something that you don’t have with Sigma.
Personally, I’d take a serious look at the Nikons and the Canons. At the entry level the Nikons have an edge, higher up however both makers produce incredible cameras though many insist that Nikon is more rugged and nicer to hold and use. You’d have to hold each to decide for yourself.
I use a Nikon D200 and before I bought that I did look at Sigma. There was no comparison. The Nikon has considerably more functionality built in and its control layout is second to none. However I’ll admit that the high end Canons are pretty well equal to that too.
In terms of your other question, a ten megapixel resolution will easily get you 11 x 14 prints with no loss in quality. You can go higher too but that would require some tweaking with something like Photoshop.
I’m sorry to not be able to speak to the Sigma directly, but I think if you look at the features of the other two makers you’ll be as impressed as I was.
I hope this helps a little.