I'm beginning to doubt that Foveon will ever make the grade.
Chuck Norcutt
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> I have to say that I got caught up in the excitement over the Sigma-
> DP1, a small pocketable camera with the potential for image quality on
> a par with a DSLR. The lack of a modest zoom was disappointing, but
> maybe understandable to keep the size small and if the little lens is
> a really good one... A viewfinder was a big plus, but not being
> built in was a minus. Oh well. It may snag every time you put it into
> a pocket, but at least it has a cute retro look like a camera from
> sixty years ago. Sure pricey though.
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> Then I saw some images, preproduction admittedly, and saw with some
> careful looking that, although sharp, the Foveon high ISO noise
> problem had not been dealt with and was considerably worse than that
> on any DSLR.
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> This morning dpreview passed on the info of an update to the Sigma raw
> processing software to correct the color reproduction by removing the
> green in the corners of DP1 images. Wonderful. An image peculiarity
> that can only be corrected by the maker's software. Also announced
> was firmware which will add "composition grids for most shooting
> modes." Apparently marketing schizophrenia has seized Sigma and they
> expect to sell a camera with entry level features for 5 times the
> price without a zoom lens and a noise level no better(and maybe worse)
> than a Fuji point and shoot.
>
> Excitement gone and skepticism high, at least for now.
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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