Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]*Paul Roark wrote: *>A friend came by yesterday to show me his new Sigma DP1 Merrill >(see http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sigma_dp1_merrill.shtml ). >It has a 28mm equivalent lens on an APS-C Foveon sensor. He also brought a flash drive >with an un-altered Tiff file. Consistent with the reviews, the pixel sharpness was just amazing. >We'll be taking some comparison shots against the M9 with Leica 28mm soon. >If Sigma and Foveon can get the low light speed of that Foveon chip competitive, >the Bayer pattern chips are dead meat. The Sigma DP1 and DP2 have quite a loyal following on the GetDPI forum. http://www.getdpi.com/forum/other-cameras/ What really had me interested however, is a SD1 with a Sigma Cum Laude conversion of the native Sigma mount to a Leica R mount. http://sigmacumlaude.com/products.html Unfortunately, I just discovered that the SD1 is "no longer available", according to the B&H Photo website. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/736546-REG/Sigma_SD1_Digital_SLR_Camera.html Does anyone here know of someone who has done this and/or has much experience with the SD1? Gary Benson Eagle River, Alaska