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By admin, on April 17th, 2024
The CEO of Sigma Corporation recently stated in an interview regarding the Foveon X3 sensor: “Unfortunately, there has been no significant progress in the development of the Foveon X3 sensor since 2023”. Although a prototype of the Foveon X3 sensor has been developed, some design errors were discovered, leading to the need for modifications. The modified design has been submitted to the manufacturing factory, and we are currently awaiting the next-generation prototype.
We are still in the design phase of the new image sensor, which may require the development of new manufacturing processes and further research. Therefore, it may take more time to develop the new sensor.
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By admin, on May 30th, 2015
 We already published this news July 30th, 2014 that Sigma CEO said they will use DP2 Quattro camera in upcoming Sigma SD2 camera..
Now today Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki again said that Sigma is planning to use the Foveon X3 Quattro Direct sensor of the DP2 Quattro camera in upcoming SD series camera..
First, we started with the sensor development. We had already been discussing what kind of sensor we make with the Foveon, Inc. and we as SIGMA wanted to improve image quality (resolution) by increasing the number of pixels. The Quattro image sensor was born to deal with the increased data. As the first camera to have the new sensor, we chose the dp because of the shockless body and the dedicated lens optimized for the ultra high-resolution capturing. Of course, we’re planning to use the sensor for the SLR SD body.
The first sigma SD1 DSLR was announced on 2012 and it was using the the same sensor of Sigma ‘Merrill’ camera, Sigma SD1 was announced at Photokina 2010.
I was actually hoping for something more better from Sigma for the upcoming SD2 series camera, share your thoughts with us in the comment box…
via – photo.yodobashi.com
By admin, on January 1st, 2015
Sigma finally changed its mood , since on December 27th, 2013 sigma representatives told to that (see the full article here), Sigma have no plans to Introduce FullFrame Camera
At Sigma we truly do not see the point of a 24x36mm sensor unless you absolutely must have the 2×3 aspect ratio. The Foveon sensor of both the SD1Merrill and the DP Merrill lines of cameras is superior to the 24x36mm sensors of our competitors.
Now according to a interview published on DC.watch, Kazuto Yamaki CEO of Sigma said
We receive many request to make a Full Frame Foveon. And we are aware the tendency now is to make larger sensors and with even more Megapixels.
other important points of the interview
– He believes time will come when Mirrorless will outsell DSLR. But DSLR will always exist as a niche product.
– We aim to achieve medium and large format quality with our foveon sensor tech
– Sigma has no plan to make an interchangeable mirrorless system camera yet.
– There is no plan yet to make a DP camera with zoom lens
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By admin, on October 13th, 2014
The Sigma DP2 Quattro high ISO test published, the camera features 29MP Foveon X3 Quattro Direct CMOS Image Sensor & TRUE III Image Processing Engine, but does the multilayer sensor technology really helping Sigma… let’s take a look
Image quality RAW (source at the end)
 The Sigma DP2 Quattro vs Nikon coolpix A – The coolpix old 16.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor producing better images than the Sigma DP2 Quattro…
Nikon Coolpix A from Amazon | B&H |
Continue reading Sigma DP2 Quattro HIGH ISO TEST
By admin, on December 11th, 2013
 According to latest rumors Sigma mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera is due to be announced in 2014 + Sigma is also working on a Foveon Fullframe sensor.
We also have list of lenses floating on net from early 2013 and expected to be announced on first half of 2014,
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art
Sigma 24-70mm f/2 OS Art
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 OS Art
Sigma 300mm f/2.8 OS Sports
Sigma 400mm f/2.8 OS Sports
Sigma 500mm f/4 OS Sports
Sigma 600mm f/4 OS Sports
An ultra-wide prime lens?
Take it as grain of salt, we will update you soon as we get any new information.
src – sigmarumor
By admin, on February 9th, 2012
Sigma renames the SD1 and cuts price, Now Sigma SD1 is known as SD1 Merrill and cost is approx $2,299, Sigma SD1 46 megapixel APS-C X3 direct image sensor
The SD1 can be used with more than 40 Sigma SA mount lenses such as ultra-wide, ultra-telephoto, macro and fisheye.
Major Features of SD1
- 46 megapixel – Foveon X3 image sensor, True II Image processing engine
- 11 point twin cross sensor
- Four metering modes – SD1 features 77-segment Evaluative Metering, Center Weighted Average Metering, Center Area Metering and Spot Metering.
- ISO – 100-6400
- continuous shooting speed of 5 frames per second and can capture up to 7 RAW images per sequence in continuous shooting mode.
- Weather resistant, A lightweight yet solid magnesium alloy body designed to withstand rough use and shocks in harsh conditions.
- Large, highly visible 3.0′ TFT color LCD Monitor
By admin, on May 30th, 2011
When Sigma announced its SD1 digital camera its price was $9,700 now listed at $6,899.00 at B&H Store with a tag of “New item – No arrival date known”.
The Sigma COO, Kazuto Yamaki, responded on Twitter to some photographers asking about the SD1 price, This is his Twitter account.
Read What dpreview members talking about Sigma COO Tweet
If this is correct, my interpretation is:
“This really is a £2000 camera, you should judge it as a £2000 camera and compare it to £2000 cameras but owing to our engineering difficulties, it’s going to cost you £6,000. Sorry about that.”
So we are back to: who will buy a camera that is 3 or 4x over-priced owing to engineering problems. It was never meant to be a MF or D3x competitor, yet it ends up going up against them.
Dead in the water, surely?
src-1001noisycameras.com
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