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Sigma DP-1s Foveon Camera Available

Amazon UK are selling the new Sigma DP-1s (for £549) - the camera is a slight update to the DP-1 and features RAW and JPEG shooting, quick set button, and improved backlit subject shooting, the camera using a Foveon 14 megapixel sensor, and features a wide angle 28mm lens.

Labels: Announced, DP-1s, Foveon, Sigma

Sigma DP2 Review at DPReview

DPReview have reviewed the new Sigma DP2 - it features a new f2.8 41mm lens (35mm equiv) - a 14 megapixel foveon sensor, a new TRUE II Image Processing Engine, RAW support and 2.5" screen. The Sigma DP2 is available for £480

"Now, just over a year after the DP1 finally appeared, we have the DP2. Although the outward appearance is very similar to its forebear, much has changed inside. The most obvious difference is the lens - now offering a perhaps more flexible 41mm equivalent focal length and a faster maximum aperture of F2.8."

Labels: DP2, Sigma

Sigma DP2 Video Review at BoingBoing

BoingBoing.net have posted a video review of the new Sigma DP2 - it features a new f2.8 41mm lens (35mm equiv) - a 14 megapixel foveon sensor, a new TRUE II Image Processing Engine, RAW support and 2.5" screen. The Sigma DP2 is available for £532

Labels: DP2, Foveon, Sigma

Sigma DP2 Review at TOP

The Online Photographer have reviewed the new Sigma DP2 - it features a new f2.8 41mm lens (35mm equiv) - a 14 megapixel foveon sensor, a new TRUE II Image Processing Engine, RAW support and 2.5" screen. The Sigma DP2 is available for £599

"Frankly, I was not as impressed with the DP2’s Foveon technology as I was with its lens and the fact that it has such a relatively large sensor in such a small camera. After using the DP2 daily for over a week I found it to be a sluggish, noisy, unreliable, and generally charmless device which I ultimately decided to return for a refund. That’s the bottom line of my opinion."

Read more Sigma DP2 Reviews: PhotoReview, Lensist

Labels: DP2, Sigma

Sigma SD15 Digital SLR Announced

Sigma have announced the new Sigma SD15 Digital SLR prototype - and update to the SD14 - the camera features the same 14 megapixel foveon sensor, a new TRUE II Image Processing Engine, High Resolution 3.0 inch LCD monitor, and RAW support:

"The developing SD15 incorporates the “TRUE II” new image processing engine. It provides high resolution power and reproduces high definition images rich in gradation and impressive threedimensional detail. Incorporation of the large 3.0 inch LCD monitor and improved processing speed provide ease of operation of the camera."

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Labels: Announced, DSLR, Photokina 2008, SD15, Sigma

Sigma DP2 Prototype Announced

Sigma have announced the Sigma DP2 prototype - and update to the DP1 - the camera features a new quicker f2.8 41mm lens (35mm equiv) - and features the same 14 megapixel foveon sensor, a new TRUE II Image Processing Engine, RAW support and 2.5" screen:

"Building on this success, the DP2 is equipped with a 24.2mm F2.8 lens, equivalent to 41mm on a 35mm SLR camera, for increasing creative possibilities and superior image quality, improving handling and performance."

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Labels: Announced, DP2, Photokina 2008, Prototype, Sigma

Sigma DP1 Foveon Digital Camera Review

David Pogue (NYTimes) have reviewed the new Sigma DP1. The Sigma DP1, first shown at Photokina, features the same full size 14 Megapixel Foveon sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) as featured in the Sigma SD14 Digital SLR, the camera has a 16.6mm lens, equivalent to 28mm, a 2.5" screen and a pop-up flash. The camera is available for £425:

"The camera companies would like you to believe that the megapixel count is the most important measure of a camera, but that’s just not true. Lens quality, circuitry speed, in-camera processing — lots of things are more important. The best overall predictor of image quality, though, is the size of the sensor inside. Big sensors absorb more light, so you get better color and sharper low-light images."

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Labels: DP1, Sigma

Sigma DP1 Review at Cameralabs

Cameralabs have reviewed the new Sigma DP1. The Sigma DP1, first shown at Photokina, features the same full size 14 Megapixel Foveon sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) as featured in the Sigma SD14 Digital SLR, the camera has a 16.6mm lens, equivalent to 28mm, a 2.5" screen and a pop-up flash. The camera is available for £459:

"Detailed images, sharp lens and manual control – sounds great so far, right? Well it is, but now for those caveats. We hoped that having a DSLR-sized sensor would allow the DP1 to deliver DSLR-type quality at higher sensitivities. Sadly not. While the output at 400 and 800 ISO is considerably superior to modern compacts, it’s marred by significant chroma noise that’s below what you’d expect from a DSLR."

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Labels: DP1, Sigma

Sigma DP1 Review at ThinkCamera

ThinkCamera have reviewed the new Sigma DP1. The Sigma DP1, first shown at Photokina, features the same full size 14 Megapixel Foveon sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) as featured in the Sigma SD14 Digital SLR, the camera has a 16.6mm lens, equivalent to 28mm, a 2.5" screen and a pop-up flash. The camera is available for £535:

"The Sigma DP1 is not a pleasant camera to use. In many ways it feels like a throw-back to the bad old days when compacts were in their infancy. Responsive is not a word you would use for this unit. But then, just as you are ready to throw the camera away you see the picture and you love it. RAW files have astonishing latitude for post camera processing and the included software does a good job of turning RAW into TIFF or JPEG files."

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